Drafting a Balanced Budget Amendment: It’s tougher than you might think
Of course, it is one thing to criticize, but another to try to craft something better.
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With due respect to the Supreme Court, some campaign finance laws are unconstitutional
But Citizens United included a second decision, one rarely mentioned. In this part of the case, the court upheld federal laws requiring contributors to political ads to publicly reveal their names. Unlike the first ruling, the second was a constitutional mistake. Although the court has since reaffirmed its position, it should promptly reconsider.
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Supreme Court’s Ruling Against the PC Police
The Supreme Court’s decision this week in Matal v. Tam sent a clear warning to government officials who seek to curtail speech
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The Define and Punish Clause doesn’t authorize vast federal power either
Legal commentators have spread a good deal of ink trying to show that the Constitution authorizes the enormous expansion of
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Fake News: How Leading Liberal Newspapers Spread the “Runaway Convention” Story
Although there were scattered antecedents, “runaway convention” claims and certain associated myths were first distributed widely during the 1960s and
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The Convention of States in American History
In this short essay, constitutional historian Rob Natelson thumbnails the three-centuries long history of “conventions of the states.” When delegations
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Convention Rules for a Convention of the States
The convention of the states meeting in Phoenix, Arizona in September will need a set of rules. Moreover, that convention
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How Progressives Promoted the “Runaway Convention” Myth To Protect the “Warren Court’s” Judicial Activism
You may have heard alarms that if we hold a national convention for proposing constitutional amendments the gathering would be
Scalia Probably Favored An Amendments Convention — But Does It Matter?
A majority of state legislatures have voted to trigger the U.S. Constitution’s most important procedure for reforming the federal government.
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First National Convention of States in 150 Years!
Americans finally have a real chance to “clean up the mess in Washington.” That’s the implication of the news that
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The Relationship Between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
I’m sometimes asked about the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Their connection is not difficult to
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