How the States Have Used the “Convention of States”
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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List of Conventions of States and Colonies in American History
Introduction Conventions of states, and before Independence of colonies have met frequently over the past three centuries. A “Convention for proposing Amendments” held under the […]
Drafting a Balanced Budget Amendment: It’s tougher than you might think
The idea of a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution (BBA) has been highly popular since the 1970s. Yet Congress has failed to propose […]
The last convention of states ever held? It Centered on the Upper Colorado River
I recently obtained the records of what may be the last convention of states ever held—records demonstrating that states were meeting in convention well into […]
Fake News: How Two Leading Newspapers Spread the “Runaway Convention” Story in the 1960s & 1970s
Although there were scattered antecedents, “runaway convention” claims and certain associated myths were first distributed widely during the 1960s and 1970s. A previous Article V Information […]
The Convention of States in American History
In this short essay, constitutional historian Rob Natelson thumbnails the three-centuries long history of “conventions of the states.” When delegations from the states assemble in […]