Category: constitutional convention

We Need to Embrace the Hopeful Story of America’s Founding

August 4, 2022
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Commentary Many of us have favorite stories we can recite by heart. They may be bedtime stories we heard as children—stories we repeat to the young people in our lives. We may know the stories of our families—where we came from and how we arrived where we are now. Some of these stories are fairy…

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Defending the Constitution: The Framers Did Not Violate Their Trust

April 12, 2021
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Commentary This is the fifth in a series of essays defending the U.S. Constitution against common accusations against it. This essay examines the claim that that the framers—the Constitution’s drafters—staged a coup d’état by proposing a new Constitution. As usually stated, the allegation is that: The Confederation Congress adopted a resolution calling a convention limited…

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Constitutional Convention Is Not the Solution to Big Government

February 24, 2021
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Commentary Millions of Americans are understandably frustrated at the inexorable growth of governmental power, especially at the federal level. This frustration has caused many to look for solutions, many of which will either do nothing or have the potential to make the problem worse—much worse. The proposal for a constitutional convention to supposedly rein in…

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