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Month: October 2016

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This Resolution Suggests Congress Did Agree to a Broad Constitutional Convention

October 27, 2016 articlev_admin2 0

On April 23, 1787, the Confederation Congress extended the post office franking privilege to all commissioners about to attend the Constitutional Convention. In other words, […]

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May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not

October 20, 2016 articlev_admin2 0

Originally posted Sept. 12, 2013; amended and reposted Oct. 20, 2016. Some constitutional scholars believe state applications for a convention for proposing amendments may limit […]

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Changed Conditions May Justify Term Limits

October 18, 2016 articlev_admin2 0

This is the full version of an op-ed  first appearing in the Detroit Daily News. Advocates for term limits want to amend the Constitution to add […]

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What should you remember when drafting a constitutional amendment?

October 16, 2016 articlev_admin2 0

Last month, Citizens for Self Governance sponsored a simulated convention for proposing amendments in Williamsburg, Virginia. I was an adviser for the project, and just […]

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What Connecticut’s Authorizing Documents Tell Us About the Constitutional Convention—and About Modern Misinterpretations

October 11, 2016 articlev_admin2 0

On May 11, 1787, the Samuel Huntington, the governor of Connecticut, addressed his state legislature about the pending Constitutional Convention. Shortly thereafter the legislature adopted […]

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Who Called the Constitutional Convention? Answer: The Commonwealth of Virginia

October 7, 2016 articlev_admin2 0

This entry, first published on Oct. 7, 2016, was updated on April 14, 2023. A “call” to an interstate convention is an invitation for state […]

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Simulation Shows What An Amendments Convention Would Be Like

How would an Article V “convention for proposing amendments” work? What would be its agenda? What about its procedures? How would voting be conducted?

History and constitutional law provide the answer to most of those questions, but it also helps to have a specific modern example. That is why Citizens for Self Governance sponsored a simulated convention of states at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia on September 21 through 23.

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Curing Federal Dysfunction by Constitutional Amendment:
A Primer

By Professor Rob Natelson

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