constitutional amendments

The Double Crisis of the American Political System

By Dan Nexon

On September 7, 2018

Michelle Goldberg writes some important things about what connects the anonymous "senior administration official" op-ed to the fact that Kavanaugh is almost certain to be confirmed. You've seen the line of argument before, but Goldberg makes it exceptionally well. Since this dystopian regime began, I’ve...

Dave Brockington

Breaking: Mississippi Ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment

By Dave Brockington

On February 21, 2013

This bold step into the latter third of the 19th Century was declared official by the National Archivist on February 7. Of this year. As in, precisely two weeks ago:.

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Back-of-a-Napkin Constitutionalism

By Scott Lemieux

On April 1, 2011

I generally don't pay a lot of attention to proposed constitutional amendments. Given the near-impossibility of anything even mildly controversial surpassing the Article V barrier they're just rube-running. And for.

A Few Thoughts on the Repeal Amendment

By Scott Lemieux

In General

On December 20, 2010

The proposed amendment that would allow 2/3rds of the states to repeal federal legislation is getting a surprising amount of attention. A few points: What would we be without wishful thinking: "Randy E. Barnett, a law professor at Georgetown who helped draft the amendment, argued...