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

August 24, 2014 Rob Natelson 0

A few days ago I heard a presentation by a spokesman for a group that claims to defend the Constitution and revere the Founders. Yet the spokesman trashed the Constitution’s framers for allegedly exceeding their authority and claimed they added a provision that largely rendered another […]

Failure to Call Amendments Conventions Helps Explain Modern Federal Overreaching

August 18, 2014 Rob Natelson 0

This Article is a modified version of one appearing in the American Thinker.
If President after President failed to veto bills, would it surprise you if congressional power grew at the expense of the presidency? If the Senate never blocked the President’s appointments, would it surprise you if presidential power expanded at the […]

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Month: August 2014

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

Failure to Call Amendments Conventions Helps Explain Modern Federal Overreaching