Article V to Avoid a General Convention, or Worse
From a study of the debates at the 1787 Federal Convention and contemporary discussion in the States, our Framers anticipated Article V would be employed far more often than has… Read more »
Author Archives: Rodney Dodsworth
Article V and the Question of Sovereignty Part I
As President Trump works to undo the outrages of the Pen and Phone President, he will issue executive orders, consult congress, and instruct his cabinet secretaries to reverse the mess… Read more »
The Constitutional Crisis at Hand Part II
Subtitle: The Establishment Strikes Back. “I like thinking big. I always have. To me it’s very simple: If you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.”—… Read more »
Governor Greg Abbott Unveils Texas Plan
Early last month, Texas Governor Greg Abbott delivered the keynote address to the Texas Public Policy Foundation. My heart skipped a beat when I read the title to his press… Read more »
The Constitution Annotated
Subtitle: Just Enforce the Constitution We Have. Article V opponents often ask, “Why amend a Constitution that’s ignored?” The easy retort is, “If amendments make no difference, then an Article… Read more »
The Constitutional Crisis at Hand Part I
Subtitle: Judge James Robart vs. the Constitution. Whenever men become sufficiently dissatisfied with what is, with the existing regime of positive law and custom, they will be found reaching out… Read more »
Banned by The New American
The John Birch Society (JBS) can thank itself for this post. A few days ago, the JBS unintentionally put a smile on my face when I attempted to comment on… Read more »
Some Notes on the State of Virginia
There’s a tendency among 21st century patriots to assume the foundation of republican free government, conventions of the sovereign people, was known from the moment of independence in 1776. While… Read more »
Just a Little Tyranny
By an eyelash, portions of my community avoided a ban on housecats. I am not kidding. Last Saturday, my wife and I attended a meeting of county commissioners, civic groups,… Read more »
This is an American
Amidst the manufactured angst over President Trump’s enforcement of immigration law, I recalled a few passages from Locke in America1, by Jerome Huyler. As opposed to today’s social justice nonsense,… Read more »