constitutional reform

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.

Heidi Holan, Illinois state director of ParentRights.org, joins the show to discuss the parental rights amendment and why it is needed today more than ever.

Republicans were counting on $1 trillion in savings from Obamacare Repeal and Replace, and that money would help pay for massive tax cuts.  I expect them to pass the tax…

A guest post from Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey, who is emerging as a leader in the Article V movement. P.S. – In my guest column in The Commercial Appeal,…

You can look long and hard for facts, as opposed to opinions.  In the media, the absence of actual facts to report is a void, filled by opinion.  I’m getting…

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,…

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 Article V movement owes a debt of gratitude to Mark Levin.  His book, The Liberty Amendments, published in 2013, brought the issue to the attention of the conservative reading…

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,…

Can an Article V convention for proposing amendments be limited to considering a single amendment specified by the state legislatures in their applications? Even within the relatively sparse literature on…

In today’s edition of the Heartland Institute’s education podcast, your host, education research fellow and managing editor of School Reform News, Teresa Mull, spoke to Heartland’s own Kyle Maichle, project manager for Constitutional Reform.