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====== Article 10 - Final Constitutional Option ====== | ====== Article 10 - Final Constitutional Option ====== | ||
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The problem, which hardly needs stating, is that the federal government has become the very monster the Founders anticipated. | The problem, which hardly needs stating, is that the federal government has become the very monster the Founders anticipated. | ||
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The critics would have none of it. | The critics would have none of it. | ||
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- | + | As preposterous as this notion was, the accompanying | |
- | The new reformers would do well to press on with the case for state-initiated amendments and ignore the tired conspiracy theories of the past. | + | |
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- | left out any mention of the ratification process by three-fourths of the states — the implica-tion being that once the proceedings began, there would be nothing that could be done to hold it back when, inevitably, extreme ele-ments moved to dissolve the Constitution. When challenged on this, the foes weaved the assertion into their conspiracy theory that the out-of-control assembly would simply declare its own sovereignty and dispense with the rati-fication process altogether! | + | |
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- | As preposterous as this notion was, the ac-companying | + | |
As a postscript to this sad chapter, it should be noted that by the late 1980s, the national debt had just topped < | As a postscript to this sad chapter, it should be noted that by the late 1980s, the national debt had just topped < | ||
- | The Professor | + | **The Professor** |
- | In 2009, an academic from the University of Montana was surveying opportunities for re-search. Of particular interest to Professor Robert G. Natelson were areas of constitu- | + | In 2009, an academic from the University of Montana was surveying opportunities for re-search. Of particular interest to Professor Robert G. Natelson were areas of constitutional scholarship characterized by a scarcity of research, poor research, or, optimally, both. |
- | tional scholarship characterized by a scarcity of research, poor research, or, optimally, both. | + | Intrigued by the vestigial Convention for Pro-posing Amendments mentioned in Article V, Natelson was struck by the paucity of modern-day scholarship on the topic, despite an abundance of original source material. |
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- | Intrigued by the vestigial Convention for Pro-posing Amendments mentioned in Article V, Natelson was struck by the paucity of mod-ern-day scholarship on the topic, despite an abundance of original source material. | + | |
Quietly, he set to work. | Quietly, he set to work. | ||
- | Before long, Natelson had acquired nearly all of the journals of founding-era conventions. This was added to his existing collection of material from each state’s ratification | + | Before long, Natelson had acquired nearly all of the journals of founding-era conventions. This was added to his existing collection of material from each state’s ratification |
- | Casting a wider net, he pulled in over 40 gen-erally | + | Casting a wider net, he pulled in over 40 generally |
- | The research quickly became the gold stan-dard | + | The research quickly became the gold standard |
- | {{article_10-finalconstitutionaloption_Image_0.jpg}} | + | Natelson held that, far from being a self-destruct mechanism, the Founders meant for the process to be used in parallel to the congressional method as yet another “check and balance” within the framework of the newly constituted federal government. |
- | Natelson held that, far from being a self-de-struct mechanism, the Founders meant for the process | + | Most importantly, Natelson drew a strong distinction between the assembly mentioned in Article V and the oft-mentioned Constitutional Convention. For this reason, he is quick to correct anyone mistakenly referring |
- | Most importantly, | + | Natelson’s research trove smashed the conspiracy |
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- | Natelson’s research trove smashed the con-spiracy | + | |
The new reformers would do well to press on with the case for state-initiated amendments and ignore the tired conspiracy theories of the past. Having been marginalized to an almost comic degree, the foes of yesterday have been effectively dispatched. | The new reformers would do well to press on with the case for state-initiated amendments and ignore the tired conspiracy theories of the past. Having been marginalized to an almost comic degree, the foes of yesterday have been effectively dispatched. | ||
- | When a battle is won, it is wise to move to the next battle, for the waiting opponent is formi-dable | + | When a battle is won, it is wise to move to the next battle, for the waiting opponent is formidable |
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