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An Article V Convention Would be the US Constitution’s Death Blow
by Nancy Thorner April 26, 2021This article shows that it is Congress which has the power to determine how Delegates to an Article V convention are selected – Congress may select themselves.
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In The Tank – Game of Thrones Libertarian Fan-Fiction, the “Good Ending”
by Donald Kendal August 25, 2017In this special episode of the In The Tank Podcast, host Donald Kendal, Director of Communications Jim Lakely, Executive Editor Justin Haskins and Intern Andy Singer craft a “fan-fiction” scenario where our Game of Thrones protagonists destroy the wheel and form Westeros’ first Constitutional Republic.
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Budgets/TaxesFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Kyle Maichle: The Article V Convention Road Map
by Donald Kendal April 19, 2016In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Kyle Maichle, project manager for constitutional reform joins the show to talk about the rules that govern a potential Article V Convention.
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EducationFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Bruno Behrend: Homeschooling Blazing the Trail for Education Choice
by Bruno Behrend April 14, 2016In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, we listen in as Bruno Behrend, Heartland Senior Fellow for education policy, speaks in front of the Great Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. He discusses Education Choice and How Homeschooling is blazing the trail.
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Budgets/TaxesFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Kyle Maichle: The Article V Convention Movement
by Kyle Maichle March 21, 2016In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, we listen in to a presentation given by Kyle Maichle – Project Manager of Constitutional Reform. Maichle is speaking to a tea party group based out of Princeton, Illinois, about an Article V Convention approach to reining in the national debt and the federal government.
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Despite its reputation for freedom, the U.S. has the world’s highest prison population rate, 716 inmates per 100,000 people. More than half the countries of the world have rates less than one-fifth of that. The United States’ rate is six times that of Canada and six to nine times greater than the rates of Western European nations, with whom we have the most cultural and historical ties. Why is criminality so much higher here than in those countries? The U.S. has less than 5 percent of the world’s population but 22 percent of its prison population.
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Budgets/TaxesFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Neal Schuerer: Mock Article V Convention
by Donald Kendal February 24, 2016In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Neal Schuerer, Executive Director of Campaign Constitution joins Hosts Donny Kendal and Kyle Maichle to talk about the importance and potential impact of holding a mock Article V convention of states.