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Responding to Fears of an Amendments Convention

March 23, 2018 articlev_admin2 0

This article was first published in the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press Do you think our political system is working great? If your answer is […]

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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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Where the Constitution’s Word “Convention” Came From

February 4, 2018 articlev_admin2 0

“The Congress . . . shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid . . . when ratified by […]

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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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List of Conventions of States and Colonies in American History

August 10, 2017 articlev_admin2 0

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 […]

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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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