This is not a grassroots uprising. It is a top-down, money-driven operation led by political operatives that could lock an ...
North Carolina legislators voted this month to ask Congress to call for convention of states to suggest changes to the U.S. Constitution. Some Republican legislators have been pushing to file an ...
The U.S. Senate and the nation's history might different if the Constitutional Convention had structured the chamber ...
Stock photo from Getty Images. Ohio is one of the states where legislators are pushing for conventions that could make constitutional amendments related to term limits and other issues, but advocates ...
THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT 430. A DEMOCRATIC STATE LAWMAKER NOW HAS SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A U.S. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION AND WANTS THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE TO WITHDRAW ALL OF ...
In theory, Question 1 on Rhode Island's November ballot − asking whether the state should hold a constitutional convention − is nonpartisan. There's no reason a convention would necessarily favor ...
J.H. Snider is the editor of The Rhode Island State Constitutional Convention Clearinghouse. Many have correctly said that Donald Trump has weird obsessions with crowd sizes and other matters. Well, ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Rhode Islanders get to make a once-in-a-decade decision: Should the state hold a constitutional convention? If voters approve Question 1, elected ...
Rhode Island constitutional conventions past have taken on many shapes and sizes, from the 1973 convening that lasted a month to the 1964 affair that lasted four years. If voters in November say yes ...
"It's a little scary,” he said, “because we've had this this government for so long, it's hard to get away from. But maybe it ...
Two of California’s last three governors have wanted to help organize and promote constitutional conventions, either on the state or federal level. They’ve both been dangerously wrong about this.
Laws govern people; constitutions govern governments. Legislatures write laws; constitutional conventions write constitutions. A constitutional convention, an ingenious invention, is a meeting of ...