New scholarly article explains amendments conventions
To amend the Constitution, approval of an amendment by three fourths of the states (now 38 of 50) is required. But before that, the amendment […]
Articles by Rob Natelson
Tennessee Supreme Court, like the U.S. Supreme Court, says an amendments convention is a “convention of the states”
This blog previously has noted that in the 1831 case of Smith v. Union Bank, the Supreme Court referred to an Article V convention as […]
Newly published founding-era documents confirm that an amendments convention is a traditional “convention of the states”
The editors of the Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution recently released two volumes of documents covering the Constitution’s ratification in North Carolina—the last state […]
John Paul Stevens’ greatest legacy
By clarifying constitutional amendment law, Stevens made it more accessible to citizens who now seek to use it to cure our dysfunctional federal government.
Amending the U.S. Constitution: a basic guide
Widespread public dissatisfaction with the federal government has sparked interest in recalibrating the system.
New Information on the Convention Process from Recently Published Founding-Era Documents
Scholarly research over the past decade has fairly well discredited the factual assertions made by the opponents. However, the latest three volumes of the Documentary History of the Ratification contain fragments of information buttressing what we already know.