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The D.C. Circuit’s Convoluted Opinion on the “Equal Rights Amendment”

June 5, 2023 Rob Natelson 0

by Rob Natelson Advocates of the long-dead Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) have lost an effort to get their amendment “certified” by the Archivist of the […]

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New Videos Explain the Article V Convention Process

March 21, 2023 Rob Natelson 0

The American Legislative Exchange Council, a trade organization of state legislators, recently created three new videos that explain the Article V convention process for state […]

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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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How to reform our dysfunctional federal government

March 13, 2019 Rob Natelson 0

Over the 230 years since our Constitution went into operation, amendments have proved to be powerful instruments of reform.

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What Madison REALLY said about holding a second convention

January 20, 2019 Rob Natelson 0

Opponents of a convention for proposing amendments frequently cite a passage in a 1788 letter written by James Madison to create the impression that Madison […]

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Interstate negotiations regularly occur outside conventions also

January 4, 2019 Rob Natelson 0

Article V authorizes interstate negotiation through a convention, but other forms of interstate negotiation occur very frequently. One form is represented by the long-lived Uniform Law […]

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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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