The Anti-Constitution
A common concern among Article V opponents is fear that a convention of the states to propose constitutional amendments will result in an oppressive constitution. Instead, all we need to… Read more »
Tag: Article V
The Necessity of Confederal Government
The first objection from Anti-Federalists was that the extensive territory of 1780s America could not support republican government. Citing a widely respected Charles De Montesquieu, republican government requires the consent… Read more »
Join Convention of States
In late 2012, I found myself interested in the 17th Amendment a few months before its hundred year anniversary in April 2013. Having earlier read James Madison’s often sketchy notes… Read more »
Men of Little Faith: Anti-Federalists and Article V Opponents
There is a parallel conservatism shared by the framing era Anti-Federalists and today’s Article V opponents. Conservatism in this sense is the tendency to hold on to what is known… Read more »
To Retrieve Free Government, Part II
From yesterday’s post regarding thoroughly corrupted republics, Machiavelli* found that even when a few wise laws are passed, corrupt institutions in society and government will turn the law away from… Read more »
Where the Presumption of Liberty?
Should I be charged with a felony, I know that as an American I am presumed innocent. This presumption of innocence means I will remain in possession of my God-given… Read more »
Article V and The Federalist No. 1
In my April 20th post, I connected our existing and dire situation with that of 1787. Despite the differences between then and now, there is at least one commonality: the… Read more »
If Two States Convened
What if just two states set a time and place for delegates to discuss amendments to our Constitution? Several states have submitted applications to congress that call for limiting the… Read more »
Pity the Poor Rino
How often at your workplace have you held your tongue out of fear of saying something that could get you fired? Everyone looks out for their interests. We naturally try… Read more »
Burning Down our Constitutional House
The Constitution was to be our republican house, our shelter from tyranny. Its four load bearing walls were the three federal branches plus the state governments. This structure in turn… Read more »