That Provident Article

Today we'll begin a multi-part series concerning the view with which James Madison, considered the father of the Constitution, regarded the State amending convention provision in Article V.

Various interpretations of Madison's views have been presented over many years, in support of multiple positions in regard to the utility, and even the safety, of the Article V provision to the States to hold a "convention for proposing amendments".  We are going to walk through this man's life, through his written record, to construct his position, and the continued consistency of his position, and provide the most accurate representation we can of his thoughts.  We're going to take as many episodes as necessary to thoroughly flesh out his view.

As always, we'll present the latest news in the Convention of the States.  I'll keep the presentation a bit shorter, to allow time for calls

What a busy week for all things Convention of States this has been, and next week promises to get even busier!  And that's good news for patriots around the nation, and for those who hunger to see our federal government restored to functioning as a Constitutional Republic!

We'll cover this week's news as briefly as possible, and we'll preview the upcoming COS activity.

Our presentation will be concentrating on the Framers' (those delegates at the Constitutional Convention) own words in describing the State's authority in exercising their unilateral method of amending he Constitution.  We'll investigate not only Madison's own words, but also Hamilton and George Washington.

And, we'll try to leave time for your phone calls.

Join with us in our quest to restore our republic!

Before our presentation and calls, we'll take a look at just how the result of an amending convention could greatly impact the course of our nation for the better, using a current news topic as a springboard.

We'll continue our discussion concerning the 55 Constitutional Convention delegates (commissioners!) and their previous experiences in conventions of states/colonies.

How did these experiences inform their wording of Article V of the Constitution?

This is Part 2 of a series examining the Framers and their understanding of conventions.

We'll also share the latest news from the Convention of States Project, and reserve some time for your phone calls.

A discussion concerning the 55 Constitutional Convention delegates and their previous experiences in conventions of states/colonies.  How did these experiences inform their wording of Article V of the Constitution?

This is Part 1 of a series examining the Framers and their understanding of conventions.

We'll also share the latest news from the Convention of States Project, and reserve some time for your phone calls

A "Bonus" episode, thanks to a quirk in my work schedule, and the lack of a chance for phone calls during our previous podcast.

A review of our first two podcasts - "An Introduction to Article V", and "Article V in the Constitutional Convention"

Since the presentation in the second podcast went long, we'll open up the phone lines for questions and comments.

A review of Article V as it was developed throughout the 1787 Constitutional Convention, highlighting the original, and overriding, intent of the framers to give the State Legislators the authority over the "National Legislature".

Also, our weekly Convention of States update.

No phone calls this week, as our presentation will take up the entire episode.  Hang on for lots of information!

Our first podcast for the Convention of States Project.

We'll cover the latest news in the Convention of States movement.

And we'll bring about a 12 minute presentation introducing Article V of the U.S. Constitution

Finally, we'll open up the phone lines for questions and your input.