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Constitutional Reform
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Michigan Lawmaker Introduces ‘Compact for America’ Bill
Opinion -A Michigan lawmaker has introduced a bill calling for a convention of the states to debate a constitutional amendment that would require a national balanced budget. State Sen. -
North Carolina Lawmaker Introduces Compact for America Bill
Opinion -A North Carolina lawmaker is introducing a bill calling for a convention of the states to consider a constitutional amendment that would require a national balanced budget. State Rep. -
Heartland Institute to Launch New Center for Constitutional Reform at Dallas Event
Opinion -August 26 event will include former Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), former Rep. -
We Need a Constitutional Convention, Part 2
Opinion -In the same way that EPA has extended its control over water—and even land—under clean water laws (See Part 1), it has exceeded Constitutional authority and the intent of Congress under the Clean Air Acts. -
We Need a Constitutional Convention, Part 1
Opinion -Reckless government spending and an uncontrollable federal debt have created an unavoidable monetary disaster ahead. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Missouri Senate’s Passage of the Compact for a Balanced Budget
Opinion -The Missouri state Senate on Monday passed Senate Bill 433, known as a the Compact for a Balanced Budget bill. -
The Founders Wanted a Laser-Targeted Article V Convention (Part 8 of 8)
Opinion -This is part 8 of the 8 part series establishing that the laser-focus of the Compact for America approach to organizing an Article V convention with the specific job advancing and ratifying a pre-drafted, specific federal Balanced Budget Amendment is -
The Founders Wanted a Laser-Focused Article V Convention (Part 4 of 8)
Opinion -This is part 4 of the 8 part series establishing that the laser-focus of the Compact for America approach to organizing an Article V convention with the specific job advancing and ratifying a pre-drafted, specific federal Balanced Budget Amendment is -
The Founders Wanted a Laser-Targeted Article V Convention (Part 3 of 8)
Opinion -This is part 3 of the 8 part series establishing that the laser-focus of the Compact for America approach to organizing an Article V convention with the specific job advancing and ratifying a pre-drafted, specific federal Balanced Budget Amendment is -
The Founders Wanted a Laser-Targeted Article V Convention (Part 2 of 8)
Opinion -This is part 2 of the 8 part series establishing that the laser-focus of the Compact for America approach to organizing an Article V convention with the specific job advancing and ratifying a pre-drafted, specific federal Balanced Budget Amendment is -
The Founders Wanted a Laser-Targeted Article V Convention (Part 1 in a Series of 8)
Opinion -This is part 1 of the 8 part series establishing that the laser-focus of the Compact for America approach to organizing an Article V convention with the specific job advancing and ratifying a pre-drafted, specific federal Balanced Budget Amendment is -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Congress’ Omnibus Spending Bill
Opinion -The House and Senate this week are expected to pass a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through September 2015. -
A Plan to Compel Congress to Amend the Constitution for a Balanced Budget
Opinion -In the 225 years since the Constitution of the United States of America became the guiding law of the land, it has been amended 27 times (including the first 10 amendments that make up the Bill of Rights). -
America’s Constitutional Crisis
Opinion -President Obama famously has a pen and a phone. And if he had the same powers that Hugo Chavez had, that would be all he would need to impose Hugo Chavez’s programs on America, unilaterally by decree. -
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Heartland Institute Reaction to Obama’s State of the Union Address
Opinion -Below you can read the reaction of staff, fellows, and policy advisors at The Heartland Institute to President Obama's State of the Union Address. The comments may be used for attribution. -
Cafeteria Constitutionalism
Opinion -GREEN LAKE, Wis.--For the past few years, some judges in Wisconsin have been rewriting state law from the bench. Now it's possible that they soon may go even further by rewriting the Wisconsin constitution. -
A Constitutional Quiz
Opinion -Although 84 percent of the people responding to the National Constitutional Center’s recent Constitutional Knowledge Poll believe that our system of government depends on active and informed citizens, only 5 percent could correctly answer ten -
Cleveland Plan Is Constitutional
Opinion -In 1996, six years after Milwaukee, Wisconsin implemented a school choice program that included private but not parochial schools, Cleveland, Ohio started the nation’s second major school choice program.