| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xii, 577 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-548) and index. |
| Contents |
Why a second constitutional convention is needed -- The birth of Article V : amending the Constitution -- The role of courts in "amending" the Constitution : why a second convention must do what judges cannot -- The road to amending the Constitution : the local and statewide meetings, and the national "preconvention" -- The Internet, politics, and the Constitution -- The legal consequences of a second convention : the role of the elected branches and the courts -- Campaign finance reform amendment -- The equal rights amendment -- A crime victims' bill of rights amendment -- Congressional term limits; reducing Senate terms; changing the majority required for approval of treaties -- Abolition of the electoral college -- Protecting the jurisdiction of the federal courts -- Changing how the Constitution is amended -- Repealing the Second Amendment -- If a second convention is never held. |
| Subject |
Constitutional conventions.
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Constitutional law.
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Law reform.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001.
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| ISBN |
0967749875 |
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