“It, moreover, equally enables the general and the State
governments to originate the amendment of errors, as they may be pointed out by the experience on one side, or on the other.”
- James Madison
Article V Constitutional
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“It, moreover, equally enables the general and the State
governments to originate the amendment of errors, as they may be pointed out by the experience on one side, or on the other.”
- James Madison
Article V Constitutional
With all the controversy coming from the
Mark Levin argument that Liberty Amendments could be enacted by using Article V, which allows for individual States to use
a convention for proposing amendments, to the U.S. Constitution, it is worth an examination. A good primer is offered by the
Tea Party Patriots in a webinar symposium, in a four- part session. The first was held online, 1/7/14, was attended for this report. The next
three are scheduled for 1/14/14. 1/21/14 and 1/28/14. Those who view this approach as a viable option might want to engage
in the Tea Party Community discussion.
outset, there are two amendment methods named in Amendment V.
Article V amendment process provide for a constitutional convention. It provides for two methods of amending the Constitution.
The first method, where two-thirds of Congress passes a proposed amendment and then forwards it to the state legislatures
for possible ratification by three-fourths of the states, has occurred on twenty-seven occasions. The second method,
involving the dir