Amending the Constitution

Constitution by Last Best Hope of EarthJune 12, 2016June 5, 2016

Constitution Sunday: A Further Reply to Elbridge Gerry: “A Landholder” [Oliver Ellsworth] V

A Further Reply to Elbridge Gerry: “A Landholder” [Oliver Ellsworth] V Connecticut Courant (Hartford), December 3, 1787 Following are excerpts from Oliver Ellsworth’s article, published in the Connecticut Courant: “The vice-president is not an executive officer, while the president is in discharge of his duty; and when he is called to preside his legislative voice ceases.

Constitution by Last Best Hope of EarthApril 3, 2016April 3, 2016

Constitution Sunday: “An Old Whig” [George Bryan et al.] I

“An Old Whig” [George Bryan et al.] I Independent Gazetteer (Philadelphia), October 12, 1787 Following is a series of excerpts from George Bryan’s article in the Independent Gazetteer: “And after the constitution is once ratified, it must remain fixed until two thirds of both the houses of Congress shall deem it necessary to propose amendments;