Idaho considers an amendments convention
Today no recognized Article V scholar takes the “runaway convention” objection seriously.
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Who Called the Constitutional Convention? The Commonwealth of Virginia
The Virginia legislature, not Congress, called the Constitutional Convention.
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An Amendments Convention is a “Convention of the States”—the Evidence Continues to Pile Up
The Founding-era evidence on this point is both massive and uncontradicted.
Some Constitutional Takeaways from the 2024 Presidential Election
From the standpoint of those who favor freedom and constitutional government, the new presidential administration will be better than the last, but lasting change will require adoption of constitutional amendments proposed by a convention of the states.
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Biden’s Supreme Court Term Limits Proposal
Term limits on the Supreme Court are justified, but must be balanced by term limits on Congress.
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It’s a “Convention of the States”—Three More Founding-Era Documents Confirm It
Three new North Carolina documents from the Founding confirm that an amendments convention is a “convention of the states.”
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Does the Constitution Have a Hidden Flaw That Could Create Tyranny? About “Gödel’s Loophole”
Is there a hidden flaw in the Constitution that, when leveraged legitimately, could create tyranny? If so, what is it?
The Constitution and Elections, Part IV: Adopting an Election-Protection Amendment
History shows that the relentless trend toward federalizing our elections will continue unless we amend the Constitution to stop it.
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Even Constitutional Conventions are Limited
A constitutional convention can be limited and an Article V convention has even less scope than a constitutional convention.
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The D.C. Circuit’s Convoluted Opinion on the “Equal Rights Amendment”
With one exception, neither the judges nor the parties in the case seemed to understand any of the basic principles of amendment law listed here.
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The Founders and the Constitution, Part 11: George Mason
Mason impacted the Constitution both by helping to draft it and helping to oppose it.
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Scholar Finds that Congress’s Power over Amendments Conventions is Strictly Limited
Dr. Wieciech is to be commended for examining an important constitutional issue and arriving at generally well-based conclusions.
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