a constitutional republican mortal state protecting a liberal democratic mortal society with welfare capitalism – and o yes, consenting adults with drugs, guns, etc. nonviolence, avoiding aggression, ...

National Park Service Park Ranger Matthew Ifill tells the story of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutional Convention from the room inside Independence Hall where the events took place.

Freed of this constitutional check, the Supreme Court issued still more overreaching decisions and Congress’s dysfunction got worse and worse. These events triggered renewed convention sentiment ...

They think the status quo is defective, that constitutional fixes need to be applied and that a convention ostensibly called for the purposes of a balanced-budget amendment might, once in session ...

Today’s proponents of a constitutional convention brazenly assert that they should be able to add together 12 state resolutions passed in recent years to the 16 passed decades ago.

It's troubling to read polls about widespread support for the Constitutional Convention that will be on the New York ballot this November, even though most respondents admit that don't know very ...

Some Republicans have said that a constitutional convention is overdue. Many Democratic-led states have rescinded their long-ago calls for one, and California will soon consider whether to do the ...

A conservative legal scholar predicts a 50% of a constitutional convention in five years.; Rob Natelson has written prolifically on Article V of the Constitution and the convention movement.

One of the hottest proposals on the scene to constrain the growth of Washington DC is an Article V constitutional convention to produce a balanced budget amendment. It’s a really bad idea. And ...

Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a new constitutional convention to pass a gun safety amendment and California lawmakers backed his plan. Now, some Democrats fear the specter of a right ...

In short, a constitutional convention would be a Pandora’s Box and no one knows what institution might supervise or limit its scope. For just one example, ...