First-Ever Legal Treatise On the Constitution’s Amendment Process!
Independence Institute Senior Fellow Rob Natelson has written the first legal treatise covering constitutional amendment law. The work, published by Apis Books, focuses on the […]
amendment applications
Are recent “rescissions” of Article V applications valid?
Many recent state legislative Article V rescissions suffer from defects the courts call “material mistakes.” A material mistake can void some legal documents. Article V […]
The Founders Pointed to Article V as a Cure for Federal Abuse
I recently came across one of those silly websites in which a writer largely ignorant of the Constitution’s background purports to lecture us about it. […]
A Response to the Runaway Scenario
Many lawmakers and activists, and most of the public, now favor constitutional amendments to impose financial restraints on Congress, impose term limits, and adopt some […]
Comparing an Article V Convention to a National Party Convention is Absurd
This article first appeared at the Independence Institute Constitutional Studies website. Some alarmists are comparing an Article V convention to the Republican and Democratic National […]
Missouri court gets it right on constitutional amendment law
This article originally appeared in The Hill on July 17, 2018. Amid all the false claims distributed about the Constitution’s amendment-convention process, it is refreshing […]