The Last Convention of States Held Before Phoenix in 2017: The Upper Colorado River Commission
I recently obtained the records of what may be the last convention of states held before the gathering in Phoenix in 2017. A “convention of […]
Month: June 2017
The Runaway Convention Myth: How Two Leading Newspapers Promoted It
Although there were scattered antecedents, “runaway convention” claims and certain associated myths were first distributed widely during the 1960s and 1970s. A previous Article V Information […]
The Story of Conventions of States in American History
In this short essay, constitutional historian Rob Natelson thumbnails the three-centuries long history of “conventions of the states.” When delegations from the states assemble in […]