Article V Convention

We know that any proposal for change, including reforms, will meet with opposition. 

When one reviews the culture of the American colonies in the late 18th century and compares it to the United States today, it is surprising that the Constitution that was ratified in 1788 is still largely intact and our republic has survived.

Back in 2011, I wrote a law review article discussing concerns that a limited convention for proposing amendments called under Article V could propose one or more amendments outside the…

Having reviewed the most prominent cases regarding the justiciability of Article V claims, today I will analyze how a court would approach the hypothetical lawsuit discussed in an earlier post.…

In my last post on the justiciability of Article V cases, we discussed the Supreme Court’s 1939 decision in Coleman v. Miller and whether that decision would be applied broadly…

There are ins and outs of politics  — the inside game, and the outside.  The outside comes from the voters  — public pressure.  With millions of dollars at its disposal,…

Following on my last post, our analysis of the justiciability of claims related to the Article V convention will begin with Coleman v. Miller, 307 U.S. 433 (1939) and the…

As you may know, there is increasing chatter about the possibility of Congress calling an Article V “convention for proposing amendments” (sometimes referred to, inaccurately, as a “constitutional convention”). Recently…

The remote northern edge of the American Rocky Mountains, in northern Idaho and western Montana,  is the last stronghold of the John Birch Society.  These two States are where passage…

All Article V proposals face a common enemy, the frightening spectre of a “runaway” Convention that somehow subverts our Constitution.  This fantasy was originally ginned up in the 60’s by,…

In this Heartland Daily Podcast, Heartland’s government relations coordinator Lindsey Stroud talks with Dr. Barry Poulson on his constitutional reform efforts through Article V of the United States Constitution. Article…

On May 13, delegates to the state convention for the Republican Party of Texas approved a plank in the party’s platform that supports an Article V convention. The plank received…

The Delaware General Assembly on May 3rd became the first state since 2010 to rescind an application for an Article V convention. The state’s Senate approved House Concurrent Resolution 60…