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How key framers explained their authority to propose a new Constitution

January 25, 2023 Rob Natelson 0

A common argument against a convention for proposing amendments is that the 1787 Constitutional Convention delegates were a bunch of lawbreakers who disregarded their trust. […]

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No, a Convention of States Could Not Change the “One State/One Vote” Rule

January 22, 2023 Rob Natelson 0

Could a convention of states could change the “one state/one vote” rule to one based on population? The short answer is “No.” In at least […]

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The Nature of an Amendments Convention: How We Know It Is a “Convention of the States”

December 28, 2022 Rob Natelson 0

During the 20th century, many Americans suggested that constitutional amendments might address several festering problems. They also suggested triggering the convention procedure to propose such […]

A successful convention of states: The 100th anniversary of the Colorado River Commission

July 13, 2022 Rob Natelson 0

by Rob Natelson This year is the centennial anniversary of the Colorado River Commission, the “convention of states” that negotiated the Colorado River Compact. The […]

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Who invented the anti-convention talking points?

April 27, 2022 Rob Natelson 0

As explained in several posts on this website—here, for example, and here—the principal talking points exploited today by both right-wing and left-wing convention opponents were […]

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Two New Conventions of States Discovered!

February 20, 2022 Rob Natelson 0

They negotiated Rio Grande Water Rights in 1928-29 and in 1937. As readers of this site know, several conventions of affected states have negotiated western […]

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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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