The Sierra Club, with over 700,000 members nationwide, is the oldest grassroots environmental organization in the United States. It sees its purpose as preservation, protection, and enhancement of the natural environment.
Article IV, Section 4. This section is called the Guarantee Clause, because by its terms the federal government makes certain guarantees to the states. One of theseâprotection from foreign invasionâcontinued Congress's prior obligation under the Articles of Confederation.
There are two important things to know about Article V, the part of the Constitution that spells out how to amend that document. The first is that itâs hard to amend the Constitution. The second is that amendments matter a lot less than most people think.