The John Birch Society v. We the People Part I
Subtitle: Correct the Defects. When it comes to its talking points, The John Birch Society (JBS) is thick with assertions and thin with evidence and history. For instance, the JBS… Read more »
Tag: Amendments
Article V Congressional Amendments or a Convention of States?
In the latter half of 1788 the man whom history praised as the “Father of the Constitution” opposed an Article V general convention of the states. Recall from last week’s… Read more »
Between the Confederation and the Constitution
Subtitle: Take This or Nothing. At the close of last week’s squib, James Madison and Federalist supporters of the Constitution carried the day in the Confederation Congress. Although Congress did… Read more »
The Constitution and the Confederation Congress
Subtitle: When to Amend? Congress, that poor substitute for an actual government, was on the verge of collapse in 1787. Not a single state complied with the tax requisition of… Read more »
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 »