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: Article V
Article V – Assert our Sovereignty
Use it or lose it. Article V opponents believe America is too corrupt to be trusted with a Convention of the States. They believe We The People fulfilled Ben Franklin’s… Read more »
Jaywalking with Convention of States Opponents
When did a republic extricate itself from imminent tyranny through the election of better or more virtuous people? Perhaps Article V COS opponents will point to the election of President… Read more »
Civil Rights, Scotus, and Article V
Subtitle: Judge Bork’s Inkblot. Who or what is the source of civil rights? What are civil rights? They must be important or there wouldn’t be a US Commission on Civil… Read more »
Article V – Dynamic Federalism
Over a long radio career, Rush Limbaugh regularly slammed the Congressional Budget Office for its static analysis of tax cuts. It is natural to think in linear terms. If Congress… Read more »
John Locke on Trust and Government
Subtitle: Toward an Annual Article V Convention. To most historians of the 17th Century Stuart era, John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government rationalized the Glorious Revolution of 1688. At least… Read more »
After President Trump
If President Donald J. Trump (PDJT) keeps up with the winning, he’ll be the toughest presidential act to follow since George Washington. Like General Washington, PDJT didn’t come up through… Read more »
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 »
Article V Saved the Constitution
Among the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation was the near impossibility of amending them to meet pressing needs regarding taxation and commerce. In 1787-1788, the lower threshold to amend… 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 »