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The Montgomery Convention of 1861

April 24, 2018 articlev_admin2 0

In 2015, I obtained the journal for still another convention of states: The convention that met in 1861 in Montgomery, Alabama. Although some have claimed that […]

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It’s Been Done Before: A Convention of the States to Propose Constitutional Amendments

April 17, 2016 articlev_admin2 0

Note: This article was first published in 2013. In 1861, the states held a dry run for an Article V “convention for proposing amendments.” The […]


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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