What Is Tonnage?
Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 (I-10-3) of the Constitution forbids states from imposing any “Duty of Tonnage” without the […]
New U.S. House Rule: A Hopeful Sign for an Amendments Convention
As the likelihood of a Convention for Proposing Amendments increases, people are beginning to adjust to the idea. A recent
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What is an “Excise?”
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution reads as follows: The Congress shall have Power To lay and
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Article V Opponents Now Peddling Article 23 Years Out of Date
The latest tactic in Article V opponents’ game of “Whac-A-Mole”* is the circulation of an article 23 years out of
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Update on Article V and the Necessary and Proper Clause
Some people have asked for further clarification on why the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause does not grant Congress power
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Is Obama Violating the “Take Care” Clause?
The Constitution requires the President to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” This “take Care” language came from
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Resisting Federal Usurpation: Comments by Theophilus Parsons
Several years ago, I wrote on this site about the contributions to the American Founding of Josiah Quincy. Another little-known
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Get the Latest Edition of Rob’s popular book: THE ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION!!
Get the latest edition of the popular work, The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant. You can buy
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The Constitution’s Grants To Persons and Entities Outside the U.S. Government
A little known aspect of our Constitution is that it delegates power, not just to the U.S. Government and to
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New II Backgrounder Explains the “Convention of States” Constitutional Amendment Process
A new II Backgrounder contains a brief and clear explanation of how the people, through their state legislatures, can address
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Principles for Drafting A Balanced Budget Amendment
This article originally appeared at The American Thinker. The Article V Handbook, which I authored for the American Legislative Exchange
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More Evidence An Article V Convention is a “Convention of the States”
Earlier this year, I documented one of the reasons we know an Article V convention is a “convention of the
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