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More Founding-Era Evidence that Some State Functions Derive Only From the Constitution (With Some Comments on the Amendment Process)

August 12, 2016 articlev_admin2 0

In prior posts, I’ve discussed two key elements of constitutional law: 1. The Constitution grants some powers to persons and entities other than the federal […]

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Proposed Rules for An Article V Convention!

July 17, 2016 articlev_admin2 0

If 34 state legislatures forced Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments, what would the rules look like? The Convention of States movement (CoS) […]

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New Edition of the Article V Handbook Now Available!

July 1, 2016 articlev_admin2 0

In 2011 a national trade group of state lawmakers asked me to summarize Article V research for state legislators around the country. The group, the […]

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Report on the Constitutionality of the “Compact for America” Plan Expanded

June 25, 2016 articlev_admin2 0

The Article V Information Center has updated and expanded Rob Natelson’s report on the constitutionality of the “Compact for America” (CFA) plan to amend the […]

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What the 1777 Georgia Constitution Tells Us About the Article V Convention Process

June 17, 2016 articlev_admin2 0

When interpreting a legal document, you often can get clues from looking at any predecessors to the document. For example, what did earlier drafts say? […]

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Is the “Compact for America” Procedure to Amend the Constitution Constitutional?—An Update

May 10, 2016 articlev_admin2 0

Because of widespread interest in the Article V Information Center’s report on the legality of the “Compact for America” approach to amending the Constitution, we are […]

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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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