https://wikiprod.qacos.com/ 2026-07-04T13:11:03+00:00 https://wikiprod.qacos.com/ https://wikiprod.qacos.com/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2022-01-01T13:11:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:absurdity-of-inaction&rev=1641060674&do=diff The Article Five solution – the absurdity of inaction Posted by Rita Dunaway on March 10, 2015 source fear runawayconvention five_part 2a 2nd_amendment epa jbs This is the second installment of a five-part series on Article V, written by staff counsel Rita Dunaway. The first part was originally published on TheBlaze.com and garnered 7,100 Facebook shares and was viewed 14,511 times. Read the first part on The Blaze text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:an_open_letter_concerning_the_2nd_amendment&rev=1614114875&do=diff An open letter concerning the 2nd Amendment and the Convention of States Project source Posted by Charles J. Cooper on October 09, 2015 2a 2nd_amendment Charles J. Cooper is a founding member and chairman of Cooper & Kirk, PLLC. Named by The National Law Journal as one of the 10 best civil litigators in Washington, he has over 35 years of legal experience in government and private practice, with several appearances before the United States Supreme Court and scores of other successful cases… text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:article_five_solution-courage_is_the_price_of_liberty&rev=1614114869&do=diff The Article Five solution – courage is the price of liberty Posted by Rita Dunaway on March 13, 2015 (source) declaration application five_part fear This is the last installment in a five-part series on Article Five of the U.S. Constitution published on TheBlaze.com. Please check back every day this week for new content and click  text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:article_five_solution-the_founders_would_want_us_to_use_it&rev=1614114871&do=diff The Article Five solution – The Founders would want us to use it Posted by Rita Dunaway on March 12, 2015 (source) declaration five_part This is the fourth installment in a five-part series on Article Five of the U.S. Consitution. Please check back every day this week for new content and click  text/html 2022-01-01T12:10:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:can_we_trust_the_constitution_answering_the_runaway_convention_myth&rev=1641057046&do=diff runawayconvention Can We Trust the Constitution? Answering the Runaway Convention Myth Posted by Michele Musto on March 13, 2014 (source) Some conservatives contend that our Constitution was illegally adopted as the result of a “runaway convention.” They make two claims. 1. The delegates were instructed to merely amend the Articles of Confederation, but they wrote a whole new document. 2. The ratification process was improperly changed from 13 state legislatures to 9 state ratification con… text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:convention_of_states_opponents_deny_history_to_spread_fear_and_misinformation&rev=1614114874&do=diff Convention of States opponents deny history to spread fear and misinformation Posted by Rita Dunaway on April 28, 2016 source rfra 1st_amendment religion constitutional_convention eagle_forum natelson originalist I know I'm not the first to complain about the tendency of conservatives to give in when they should be standing their ground. For a classic example of the problem, think back on the text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:demystifying_a_dusty_tool&rev=1614114871&do=diff The Article Five solution – demystifying a dusty tool Posted by Rita Dunaway on March 09, 2015 (source) federalism fear one_vote five_part This is part one of a five-part series by Rita Dunaway. Click here to read the original article on TheBlaze.com. Perhaps the most unifying conservative trait is the conviction that our Founding Fathers designed an ingenious federal system that we ought to conserve. But as federalism lies dying and our society spirals toward socialism, there is dissension… text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:english_convention&rev=1614114870&do=diff How a famous English convention clarifies the role of a Convention of States Posted by Convention of States Project on September 28, 2015 convention magnacarta declaration proposing supreme_court (source) The following article was written by Prof. Rob Natelson, one of the nation's leading Article V experts, and originally published in text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:george_mason_gives_states_a_fighting_chance&rev=1614114870&do=diff Col. George Mason gives states a fighting chance george_mason Posted by Jordan Sillars on November 25, 2013 (source) Col. George Mason knew the federal government might one day become drunk with power. As Bob Menges (our SC State Director) explains, George Mason's wisdom and foresight during the 1787 Constitutional Convention gave the states the ultimate tool to halt federal abuses: text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:hilarious_video-the_best_bad_arguments_against_a_convention_of_states&rev=1614114869&do=diff Hilarious video: The best bad arguments against a Convention of States <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x55UzplPxQ> Posted by Convention of States Project on April 20, 2016 We've heard some fantastically bad arguments over the years, but these state legislators take the cake. Here are some of the best of the worst. text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:how_the_convention_for_proposing_amendments_became_the_subject_of_popular_mythology&rev=1614114876&do=diff How the 'Convention for proposing Amendments' became the subject of popular mythology Posted by Laura Scala on December 16, 2015 (source) proposing convention constitutional_convention The following article is the fifth edition of a 6-part series by Prof. Robert Natelson addressing conventions for proposing constitutional amendments. Prof. Natelson retired a few years ago from the University of Montana School of Law and is now senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence … text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:how_the_founders_inserted_the_amendments_convention_into_the_constitution&rev=1614114871&do=diff How the Founders inserted the amendments convention into the Constitution Posted by Convention of States Project on December 11, 2015 (source) constitutional_convention madison hamilton george_mason In the second installment of his six-part series, Prof. Rob Natelson explains how the Founders struck upon the Convention of States option in Article V. text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:how_the_judiciary_s_decision_shed_light_on_the_federal_amendments_convention&rev=1614114872&do=diff How the judiciary's decision shed light on the federal amendments convention Posted by Rob Natelson on December 15, 2015 (source) proposing congress_role The following article is the fourth edition of a 6-part series by Prof. Robert Natelson addressing conventions for proposing constitutional amendments. Prof. Natelson retired a few years ago from the University of Montana School of Law and is now senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute; his work has been … text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:how_the_procedures_for_a_modern_amendments_convention_may_unfold&rev=1614114875&do=diff How the procedures for a modern Amendments Convention may unfold Posted by Convention of States Project on December 17, 2015 (source) proposing amendments convention constitutional_convention The following article is the final edition of a 6-part series by Prof. Robert Natelson addressing conventions for proposing constitutional amendments. Prof. Natelson retired a few years ago from the University of Montana School of Law and is now senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Indepe… text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:how_the_states_have_used_conventions_and_the_amendment_process_to_promote_reform&rev=1614114873&do=diff How the states have used conventions and the amendment process to promote reform Posted by Convention of States Project on December 14, 2015 (source) ratification convention proposing In the third edition of his 6-part series on Article V, Rob Natelson explains how Article V conventions have impacted national reform efforts. text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:index&rev=1614114872&do=diff text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:john_birch_society_denies_its_history_and_betrays_its_mission&rev=1614114872&do=diff John Birch Society Denies Its History and Betrays Its Mission Posted by Ken Quinn on April 15, 2015 (source) jbs john_birch_society constitutional_convention proposing In a recent article entitled “Falsehoods Mark the Campaign for a Constitutional Convention,” the John Birch Society (JBS) President John McManus, paints a picture of longstanding, consistent JBS opposition to the use of Article V's convention mechanism. He states: text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:justice_scalia-constitutional_convention_horrible_idea&rev=1614114874&do=diff Justice Scalia: A constitutional convention is a horrible idea Posted by Rita Dunaway on May 13, 2015 (source) supreme_court consitutional_convention amendments convention So where does U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia actually stand on the Convention of States Project’s effort to use Article V to rein in federal power? It’s hard to say. text/html 2022-01-01T13:09:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:madisons_resort&rev=1641060562&do=diff Madison's Final Resort runawayconvention defend madison jefferson kercheval (source) Posted by Robert Menges on September 29, 2014 The Convention of States (COS) Project is a nationwide effort to bring about an amending convention under Article V of the United States Constitution. The historically accurate term for such a convention is a text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:make_the_feds_play_by_the_real_rules&rev=1614114873&do=diff Make the feds play by the real rules Posted by Rita Dunaway on December 23, 2015 (source) supreme_court I recently watched, flabbergasted, as two of my nieces played a game of chess outdoors with giant chess pieces. What astounded me was not the size of the pieces, but rather the fact that they appeared to be playing two different games, and yet purported to be competing. When I inquired about this, my suspicions were confirmed. While my older niece attempted to compete at chess according to … text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:the_10th_amendment_doesn_t_give_states_power_to_amend&rev=1614114869&do=diff The 10th Amendment doesn't give states power to amend Posted by Convention of States Project on December 18, 2015 (source) 10th_amendment supreme_court Some advocates of a convention for proposing amendments are endangering the Article V movement by claiming the states can use the Tenth Amendment to control the convention process. They are doing so even though the judiciary, including the U.S. Supreme Court, has held that state legislatures' Article V powers come from the Constitution directl… text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:the_history_you_need_to_know_to_understand_the_article_v_process&rev=1614114872&do=diff Back to the basics: The history you NEED to know to understand the Article V process Posted by Convention of States Project on December 09, 2015 (source) proposing ratification convention The following article was written by Prof. Rob Natelson, one of the nation's leading Article V scholars. It's the first in a six-part series that will explain everything you need to know about the Article V process. Prof. Natelson begins the first installment by reviewing the current movements to call a Conv… text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:the_way_to_implement_the_10th_amendment&rev=1614114870&do=diff The Article Five solution – the way to implement the 10th Amendment Posted by Rita Dunaway on March 11, 2015 (source) 10th_amendment nullification madison everett five_part This is the third installment in a five-part series on Article Five of the U.S. Constitution published on TheBlaze.com. Please check back every day this week for new content and click text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wikiprod.qacos.com/doku.php?id=blog:time_for_the_states_to_declare_liberty&rev=1614114874&do=diff It's time for the states to declare liberty from a tyrannical federal government Posted by Rita Dunaway on July 07, 2015 (source) rights jefferson declaration supreme_court equality This article was originally published on TheBlaze.com. Click here to read it there. Americans today still celebrate the concept of liberty, but most neither appreciate nor enjoy it in the way envisioned by those who signed the