The Article V Convention
- Article V of the U.S. Constitution Gives Both Congress and the State Legislatures Equal Authority to Propose Amendments
- The Framers Rejected Giving Article V the Power of a Constitutional Convention
- The Difference Between an Article Convention and a Constitutional Convention
- The Original Intent of Article V is a Limited Convention
- Alexander Hamilton in Federalist 85 Clearly Explains an Article V Convention is Limited
- The 1787 Federal Convention was NOT Called to Solely Revise the Articles of Confederation
- James Madison Refutes the Charge that the 1787 Federal Convention Exceeded their Authority (Runaway Convention)
- James Madison Quotes in Support of the Article V Convention
- We Have a Long Rich History of Conventions
- In 1861 the States Held a Convention to Propose Amendments. We Do Have Precedent for How a Convention Works!
- The Uniform Law Commission Functions Virtually Identical to an Article V Convention
- Congress Has Introduced Over 12,000 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution Compared to ZERO from the States
- In 2021, the 117th Congress Has Introduced Over 50 Amendments to the Constitution
- The Over 400 Article V Applications Passed by the State Legislatures Prove an Article V Convention is Limited
- Many Amendments were the Result of the State Legislatures Applying for an Article V Convention
- The First Debate in Congress in Regard to Virginia’s Application Proves an Article V Convention is Limited
- Tench Coxe from Pennsylvania was the 1st Person to Suggest an Article V Convention for Term Limits
- There are Numerous Court Decisions on Article V
- Both State Legislatures and State Conventions Have Used the Ratification Process
- Although Article V Provides No Rules for Ratifying Conventions, the States Successfully Used Them
- Article V Opponents Use the Same Fear Tactics as the Anti-Federalists Did to Oppose the Ratification of the Constitution
- Activist Groups on Both Sides are Harming Our Country by Pulling Apart the Gears of the Constitution’s Amending Provision
- In the 1960s & 70s, The John Birch Society Worked to Have the States Call an Article V Convention
- Congress Cannot Use the Necessary and Proper Clause to Control and Article V Convention
- We Know How an Article V Convention Will Function Because the States Have Used Convention Rules Numerous Times Before
- The States Have Proposed Over 6,000 Amendments to their Constitutions in Conventions.
- Antonin Scalia Opposed a Constitutional Convention NOT an Article V Convention
- Antonin Scalia was a Strong Supporter of the States Calling an Article V Convention to Propose a Single Amendment
- Did James Madison Really Tremble at the Thought of an Article V Convention?
- The American Bar Association and the Department of Justice Both Issue Reports that an Article V Convention Can be Limited
- Harvard Professor Larry Lessig on the Importance of the States Using the Article V Convention to Propose Needed Reforms
- A Comparison Between The U.S. Term Limits and the Convention of States Action Article V Applications
- Why Should a Legislature Pass the USTL Application When It Has Already Passed the COS Application?
- The 4 Point Test for a Federal Amendment to the Constitution by Professor Rob Natelson
Term Limits for Congress
- U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton: The Reason Why We Need the State Legislatures to Pass our Article V Application
- Term Limits Were Governing Principles Dating Back to Ancient Rome and Greece
- Voters Overwhelmingly Support Term Limits for Congress
- A 2021 Poll Shows that 82% of the American People Support Term Limits for Congress
- The American People Have Consistently Disapproved of the Job Performance of Congress
- Imagine What Would Happen If We Had Term Limits for Congress Today
- Term Limits for Congress Will Reduce the Amount of Time Members Spend Dialing for Dollars
- Members of Congress, are Overall, Getting Older
- The Age of Congressional Leaders and Constituent Median Age
- Do Term Limits on GOP Leadership Account for Democrats Being Older Than Republicans in Congress?
- You Wouldn’t Settle for a One-Star Hotel Room for One Night, So Why Settle for a One-Star Congress?
- Term Limits Will Not Eliminate Institutional Knowledge in Congress
- Term Limits Provide Voters More Choices at the Ballot Boxes
- Term Limits Will Allow More People from a Variety of Backgrounds to Participate in Our Federal Government
- Only Term Limits for Congress Can Overcome Incumbent Advantages
- States That Have Term Limits On Their Legislatures and Governors
- 4 of the Top 5 Fiscally Ranked States Have Term Limits On Their Legislature While None of the Bottom Do
- Term Limits are Fiscal Restraints
- Term Limits are Campaign Finance Reform
- Term Limits Will Not Make Lobbyists, Staffers, and Bureaucrats More Powerful
- Lobbyists Hate Term Limits Because it Forces Them to Start All Over to Influence Members of Congress
- Term Limits for Congress Will Provide Fair and Competitive Elections
- Elections are NOT Term Limits
- Term Limits for Congress Will Help Level the Playing Field Among the States
- Term Limits Will Help Reduce Big Money in Elections and Politics
- If Term Limits are Good Enough for Four-Star Generals Then They Should Be Good Enough for Congress
- If Term Limits are Good Enough for Marine Sergeants Then They Should Be Good Enough for Congress
- Thomas Jefferson Disliked that the Constitution Did Not Have Term Limits (Rotation of Office)
- George Mason was a Strong Advocate for Term Limits (Rotation of Office)
- Presidents that Supported the State Legislatures Using Article V to Propose Amendments
Read Madison’s Notes on September 15th
Read An Article V Convention is Not a Constitutional Convention
Read Charles Pinckney: The Forgotten Framer and Originator of the Article V Limited Convention
The development of Article V at the 1787 Federal Convention
Read The Article V Limited Convention Part 1. The Framers Intent by Ken Quinn
Read Federalist 85 by Alexander Hamilton
Read the commissions from the state legislatures granted authority to their delegations
Read Federalist 40 by James Madison
Read FOUNDING-ERA CONVENTIONS AND THE MEANING OF THE CONSTITUTION’S “CONVENTION FOR PROPOSING AMENDMENTS”
Robert G. Natelson
Watch Videos About the Uniform Law Commission
Uniform Law Commission Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules of Procedure
Commissioner Delegations of Each State
Runaway Convention? Meet the ULC: An Annual Conference of States Started in 1892 That Has Never Run Away
Download All of the Amendments Introduced by Congress Since 1789 (updated in 2016)
View the Amendments Introduced by the 117th Congress
View the Article V Application Library
Read the Debate in Congress in Regards to Virginia’s Article V Application
A Friend of Society and Liberty by Tench Coxe – July 23, 1788
Ratification of the twenty-first amendment to the Constitution
Read Letter from George Washington to Bushrod Washington, 9 November 1787
See the evidence proving that The John Birch Society not only supported an Article V convention but made
it one of their top goals in the 1960s & 70s to have the state legislatures propose The Liberty Amendment.
The John Birch Society Denies Its History and Betrays Its Mission
Watch Video The Incredible Hypocrisy of The John Birch Society
Watch Video of American Enterprise Institute Forum
Watch Video of American Enterprise Institute Forum
Read James Madison’s Quote in the Context in Which He Wrote It
Read American Bar Association Amendment of the Constitution by the Convention Method Under Article V
Watch Video Larry Lessig Testifies in Support of an Article V Convention
Read U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton
M&A POLL: VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT TERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS
82% FAVOR TERM LIMITS FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Watch Senate Testimony for Term Limits on Congress by Nick Tomboulides from U.S. Term Limits
Are members of Congress becoming telemarketers? by Norah O’Donnell
How Old is the 117th Congress?
Early retirements: the debate over committee leader term limits
Read How Term Limits Enrich Democracy by Nick Tomboulides
Ranking the States by Fiscal Condition 2018 Edition
Term Limits and State Budgets – Authors: Holcombe, Randall G.; Gmeiner, Robert J.
Watch Video New push to ban Congress members from asking for money
