Don't Mess With Our Constitution

David Lewis Schaefer, Professor of Political Science, College of the Holy Cross America’s Constitution, by far the longest continuously operative one in the world, is under attack from both sides of the political spectrum. On the right, conservative Texas Republican congressman Jodey Arrington has introduced legislation directing the U.S. archivist to tally petitions from state governments for a constitutional convention, following a never-used clause of Article V that authorizes Congress, upon application from two-thirds of the state legislatures, to “call a convention for proposing amendments” to the document. Respected former Republican senator Rick Santorum has been a leading advocate of … Read Full Article »