List of rescissions of Article V Convention applications

id: list-of-rescissions-of-article-v-convention-applications-221-4217932
title: List of rescissions of Article V Convention applications
text: Article V of the United States Constitution provides that the legislatures of the several states may apply to Congress for a convention to propose amendments to the Constitution. Left unclear, however, is whether a state's legislature which has applied to Congress for such a convention may later change its sentiment and rescind such application. If the purpose of Article V is to give state legislators power over a recalcitrant Congress—and if state lawmakers may indeed limit their applications b
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date created: 2012-01-26T23:25:35Z
date modified: 2024-09-13T22:28:28Z
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