Why Compact for America Fulfills the Founders' Promise by Kevin R.C. Gutzman, Ph.D., J.D.
The standard account of the Virginia Ratification Convention has James Madison carrying the water for the Federalists, who succeeded in winning adoption of the U.S. Constitution by a vote of 88-78. John Marshall, it’s said, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with him. Yet, that’s not right. It seems that the Accepted Version owes more to Madison’s and Marshall’s later eminence than to the actual record. Although Madison certainly did play an important role, his poor health caused
Federalist Society Covers "Article V 2.0:" The Compact for a Balanced Budget!
This article discusses the use of interstate compacts to advance Article V amendments to the U.S. Constitution. As always, The Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy initiatives. Any expressions of opinion are those of the author. The Federalist Society seeks to foster further discussion and debate about the issues involved. #compactmechanics
Louisiana's Pelican Post Covers the Compact for a Balanced Budget!
The Compact movement is gaining traction across the country! Check out this abbreviated scholarly analysis of the Compact for a Balanced Budget, which was published by the Pelican Post. #compactmechanics
Compact for America Asks: Are You Ready to Upgrade? "Article V 2.0" is Here.
The Compact for a Balanced Budget is indeed a new cutting-edge technology for achieving constitutional reform. But some folks reject the Compact's streamlined "Article V 2.0" approach of consolidating everything states do in the Article V process into a single agreement among the states that is enacted once and everything Congress does in a single resolution passed once. To them, saving 10 years or more of time and requiring significantly less resources in terms of dollars an
