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- | //“There can, therefore, be no comparison between the facility of affecting an amendment, and that of establishing in the first instance a complete Constitution.”// | ||
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===== An Article V Convention Is Not a Constitutional Convention ===== | ===== An Article V Convention Is Not a Constitutional Convention ===== | ||
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- | //“Should the provisions of the Constitution as here reviewed be found not to secure the Govt. & rights of the States agst. usurpations & abuses on the part of the U. S. the final resort within the purview of the Constn. lies in an amendment of the Constn. according to a process applicable by the States.” | ||
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- | — James Madison, Letter to Edward Everett, August 28, 1830// | ||
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**Text of Article V Unequivocally States “Convention for Proposing Amendments”** | **Text of Article V Unequivocally States “Convention for Proposing Amendments”** | ||
- | Article V could not be any clearer in regards to the powers a convention is given. Here is the relevant portion of text: //“The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, | + | [[clips: |
**Text of Article V Does Not Allow For a New Constitution to Be Drafted** \\ | **Text of Article V Does Not Allow For a New Constitution to Be Drafted** \\ |
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