by Robert G. Natelson State lawmakers sponsoring an Article V convention application often find that other lawmakers want to add […]
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A persistent constitutional myth has it that (1) Congress called the Constitutional Convention under the Articles of Confederation, (2) the
On April 23, 1787, the Confederation Congress extended the post office franking privilege to all commissioners about to attend the
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This is the full version of an op-ed first appearing in the Detroit Daily News. Advocates for term limits want to
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Last month, Citizens for Self Governance sponsored a simulated convention for proposing amendments in Williamsburg, Virginia. I was an adviser
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On May 11, 1787, the Samuel Huntington, the governor of Connecticut, addressed his state legislature about the pending Constitutional Convention.
As we move closer to holding a “convention for proposing amendments” to restrain federal overreach, naysayers have not been silent.
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This article was first published by CNSNews. How would an Article V “convention for proposing amendments” work? What would be
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People who claim that states may, through state law, dictate the wording of amendments to the interstate “convention for proposing
I extend my sincere condolences for the death of Phyllis Schlafly to her family and followers. Mrs. Schlafly could rise
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The authors affiliated with the Compact for America (CFA) would have us believe that states may use their ordinary law-making
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Recently a professor teaching constitutional law at a prestigious university wrote in one of the nation’s top newspapers that we
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