Whether at the state or federal level, such a gathering would be a delight for people who like to tinker with or brainstorm ...

Today, the Articles are ignored as a false start. That’s a mistake. The Constitution was an explicit attempt to form a union ...

The reason this provision was added to the Constitution, just two days before the close of the 1787 convention, was a concern raised by George Mason. In keeping with the checks and balances of the ...

A proposed amendment must pass a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress, or if two-thirds of the states petition Congress, a new constitutional convention can be called to consider amendments.

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Ohio Republicans are pushing for a convention of states to amend the U.S. Constitution. Their goal is to impose term limits on federal lawmakers and curb government spending. Critics argue that a ...

The Indiana House approved a joint resolution by a 66-30 vote on Monday calling for a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution ― a proposal that requires identical resolutions to pass 33 other ...

Hamilton, who served as one of three New York delegates to the Constitutional Convention, had spent years pondering the issues the delegates would confront. As an aide to Commander-in-Chief George ...