But current Gov. Gavin Newsom is more ambitious, seeking the first national constitutional convention since 1787, even before George Washington was elected president. Newsom thinks he can confine ...

After all, the men who gathered in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787 were ... But the convention process isn’t exactly a silver bullet for anyone wanting a constitutional do-over.

Constitutional scholar Robert G ... George Mason, during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, said that “no amendments of the proper kind would ever be obtained by the people, if the Government ...

Why is the United States Constitution the world’s longest surviving written charter of government in the world? Could it be because of the three branches of government, mapped out in Articles, I, II ...

So. is a new constitutional convention a good idea to tackle questions that have emerged since 1787’s first (and, so far, only) constitutional convention, or a recipe for trouble, expense and ...

has never happened in U.S. history since the very first constitutional convention in Philadelphia in 1787. The other method of amending the U.S. Constitution, which has been applied 27 times ...

Seventh graders at Weber Middle School brought history to life by reenacting the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Students auditioned for roles like George Washington and Alexander Hamilton ...

Beckwith’s town hall in Zionsville saw heated exchanges between Beckwith and protesters, including Monty Hulse from the ...