Legislators to Meet for First-Ever Simulated Convention of States
State legislators from across the country will meet in for a simulated Article V convention of the states for the purpose of proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The gathering, hosted by Citizens for Self-Governance, will take place [...]
Mock Article V Convention of States To Be Held in Colonial Williamsburg
Actors in colonial garb walk by the courthouse on Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg, VA. (AP photo) ( CNSNews.com ) – Legislators from 45 states will participate in a simulated Article V Convention of States in [...]
Iran Ransom–Short Note
The federal government loves word games. The Obama administration has stated repeatedly that the $400 million cash payment to Iran was not (definitely not!) a ransom. And yet, according to State Department spokesman John Kirby himself, the United [...]
2016 Platforms Include Conventions
Parties Include Amending Conventions An excerpt from the August ASL newsletter: Article V Caucus [editor’s note: this article posits that both major political parties are interested in amending conventions covering different subjects. We’ve heard candidate Clinton call for a [...]
New Executive Rules every three days
Obama breaks regulatory record, imposes new rule every three days Posted by Convention of States Project on August 09, 2016 The federal government has imposed a new major regulation every three days since President Barack Obama took office, [...]
Saturday Q&A: The outlook for constitutional reform
Robert Natelson is a scholar in constitutional jurisprudence at The Heartland Institute — an Illinois public policy think tank — and a constitutional expert whose research has been cited by U.S. Supreme Court justices 17 times since 2013. [...]