Robert Natelson (Independence Institute, formerly Univ. of Montana) is guest blogging at Volokh Conspiracy on the original understanding of constitutional conventions. Here are the posts so far:
How the judiciary’s decisions shed light on the federal amendments convention
How the states have used conventions and the amendment process to promote reform
How the Founders inserted the amendments convention into the Constitution
How past American conventions inspired the Constitution’s ‘Convention for proposing Amendments’
Professor Natelson is the author of (among many things) State Initiation of Constitutional Amendments: A Guide for Lawyers and Legislative Drafters.
UPDATE: Today's post: How the ‘Convention for proposing Amendments’ became the subject of popular mythology.
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