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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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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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Correcting Hillary Clinton’s Misconceptions About the Article V Movement

February 21, 2018 articlev_admin2 0

In recent months, Hillary Clinton has made numerous inaccurate statements about those Americans working for what the Constitution calls a “convention for proposing amendments.” Because […]

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How We Know an Amendments Convention is a “Convention of the States”

October 24, 2017 articlev_admin2 0

Because the Constitution does not explicitly call a convention for proposing amendments a “convention of the states,” some convention opponents still argue that its nature […]

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How the States Have Used the “Convention of States” Procedure

September 1, 2017 articlev_admin2 0

This article first appeared Aug. 15, 2017 in The Hill. Representatives of state legislatures from across the nation will converge in Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 12 to […]

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What should you remember when drafting a constitutional amendment?

October 16, 2016 articlev_admin2 0

Last month, Citizens for Self Governance sponsored a simulated convention for proposing amendments in Williamsburg, Virginia. I was an adviser for the project, and just […]

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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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