My occasional annoyance with constitutional defects is pretty well-known. I believe that we’ve several major amendments that should be immediately passed, and I’m sure I’m not alone in this. This ...
The General Assembly appears poised to take a small but significant step to prevent the unintended convening under Article V of the U.S. Constitution of a national convention to enact amendments to ...
Over the past few decades, conservative activists have patiently set their sights on organizing the first constitutional convention since 1787, invoking a never-used provision of the Constitution that ...
The U.S. Constitution is more than two centuries old. It hasn't been amended for three decades. Is it finally time for a rewrite? Democrats worry about a "'runaway convention' where anything and ...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gives his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives in Tallahassee, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. WLRN has partnered ...
Over a half-century ago, as secretary and elected delegate to the 1973 Constitutional Convention, I drafted and helped secure the enactment of the present Rhode Island Constitution’s provision Article ...
Last summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom made a splashy announcement on a nationally televised morning show. As millions of Americans tuned in over their breakfast and coffee, California's Democratic governor ...
John was Vice President for the Institute for Constitutional Government, Director of the Meese Center, and the Ed and Sherry Gilbertson Senior Legal Fellow. The Framers envisioned Article V of the ...
The once-a-decade question – whether the time is right to reopen the state Constitution – is moving toward an appearance on the November ballot. The House of Representatives Thursday introduced ...
Opponents warn that a convention could produce another attempt to restrict abortion rights, but advocates say the convention could secure education rights and usher in term limits PROVIDENCE — Every ...
Backers of the proposed Louisiana constitutional convention are considering a new timeline for the event, one that doesn’t coincide with the state lawmakers’ ongoing legislative session. That’s ...
Voters supported the statewide bond questions for higher education facilities, housing, the environment, and the arts, all of which were widely expected to be approved PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island voters ...