Congress’s power to regulate immigration comes from the law of nations—the meaning of which many constitutional commentators are unfamiliar.
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You may have heard alarms that if we hold a national convention for proposing constitutional amendments the gathering would be
A majority of state legislatures have voted to trigger the U.S. Constitution’s most important procedure for reforming the federal government.
Scalia Probably Favored An Amendments Convention — But Does It Matter? Read More »
Americans finally have a real chance to “clean up the mess in Washington.” That’s the implication of the news that
First National Convention of States in 150 Years! Read More »
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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Since Election Day, the stock market has soared. The benchmark Standard and Poor’s 500 index, which reflects the stock price
There is an adage—restated many times and by many authors—that you can tell more about a person’s character by how
The Constitution’s Postal Clause grants Congress power to “establish Post Offices and Post Roads.” There is a fascinating history behind
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Conservatives traditionally have supported the Senate filibuster because, supposedly, it puts the brakes on expansion of government. I’ve long thought
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A frequent argument against a convention for proposing constitutional amendments is that there are “no precedents” for determining the rules
The 1889 St. Louis Convention of States Read More »
The Independence Institute has specific reason to celebrate the nomination of Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. In 2011, a
Judge Gorsuch and the Independence Institute Read More »
