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Towards A More Perfect Union: Some Thoughts On Amending The Constitution, Thomas E. Baker
Towards A More Perfect Union: Some Thoughts On Amending The Constitution, Thomas E. Baker
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The Proposed Twenty-Seventh Amendment: A Brief, Supportive Comment, William W. Van Alstyne
The Proposed Twenty-Seventh Amendment: A Brief, Supportive Comment, William W. Van Alstyne
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The Limited Constitutional Convention—The Recurring Answer, William W. Van Alstyne
The Limited Constitutional Convention—The Recurring Answer, William W. Van Alstyne
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Does Article V Restrict The States To Calling Unlimited Conventions Only? - A Letter To A Colleague, William W. Van Alstyne
Does Article V Restrict The States To Calling Unlimited Conventions Only? - A Letter To A Colleague, William W. Van Alstyne
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From time to time, various state legislatures have adopted resolutions designed to require Congress to call a limited convention in which one or another possible amendments to the Constitution might be proposed. In 1967, thirty-two states, two short of the requisite two-thirds filed such resolutions requesting a convention for the purpose of considering an amendment to "overrule" the Supreme Court's principal reapportionment decisions. In 1971, Senator Ervin of North Carolina introduced a bill to provide guidelines to be followed upon a state call for a convention. This year, approximately twenty-eight states have adopted some kind of resolution for the purpose …