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On “Federal Functions,” the 2020 election, the Necessary and Proper Clause & con law courses

Article V, CONSTITUTION, Supreme Court | February 19, 2022

It is perverse to spend so much [constitutional law] class time on areas of recurrently-shifting jurisprudence, while neglecting constitutional principles that are just as central and far more enduring.

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Understanding the Constitution: Can the 25th amendment be used to remove Biden?

CONSTITUTION | September 12, 2021

The 25th amendment is seriously ambiguous. It creates uncertainties that discourage using its procedure.

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New article relevant to the 2020 election, amendments, & much more!

Article V, CONSTITUTION | February 5, 2021

The Constitution’s “federal functions” are almost totally overlooked in law school courses. Yet they are hugely important.

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New article shows how amendments conventions and other “federal functions” are regulated

Article V, CONSTITUTION | April 21, 2020

“[A]nother mistake is that because an amendments convention executes a federal function, Congress can control it. But . . . the rules and protocols for carrying out federal functions come from the Constitution, not from Congress.”

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Two new briefs in the Supreme Court’s Electoral College case

Article V, CONSTITUTION | March 6, 2020

[The integrity of presidential electors] has taken on great urgency as “progressive” state legislatures increasingly meddle with free elections.

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Update on Article V and the Necessary and Proper Clause

Article V, CONSTITUTION, Supreme Court, Uncategorized | January 16, 2015

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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No, the Necessary and Proper Clause Does NOT Empower Congress to Control an Amendments Convention

Article V, CONSTITUTION, Uncategorized | August 23, 2014

A few days ago I heard a presentation by a spokesman for a group that claims to defend the Constitution

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