https://coswiki.qacos.com/ 2026-06-02T18:03:59+00:00 https://coswiki.qacos.com/ https://coswiki.qacos.com/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2023-02-14T13:16:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://coswiki.qacos.com/doku.php?id=documents:cosproject:surge:allsurgedocs&rev=1676398599&do=diff All Surge Documents in one page (slow load, ~86 pages) /* */ Article 1-Solution As Big As Problem Download PDF, Article_1-Solution As Big As Problem surge [The protection of liberty requires a strict adherence to the principle that power is limited and delegated.] ---------- A Solution As Big As The Problem Michael P. Farris, JD, LLM, Convention of States Action — Senior Fellow for Constitutional Studies text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://coswiki.qacos.com/doku.php?id=documents:cosproject:surge:article_1-solutionasbigasproblem&rev=1614114897&do=diff Article 1-Solution As Big As Problem Download PDF, Article_1-Solution As Big As Problem surge [The protection of liberty requires a strict adherence to the principle that power is limited and delegated.] ---------- A Solution As Big As The Problem Michael P. 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In fact, amendments have had a major impact on American political life, mostly for good.] ---- ===== The Lamp of Experience: Constitutional Amendments Work ===== Robert Natelson, Independence Institute’s Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence and Head of the Institute’s Article V Information Center text/html 2022-01-01T12:07:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://coswiki.qacos.com/doku.php?id=documents:cosproject:surge:article_3-answeringtherunawayconventionmyth&rev=1641056865&do=diff surge runawayconvention Article 3 - Answering the Runaway Convention Myth Download PDF, Article 3 - Can we trust the constitution? Answering the “Runaway Convention” Myth {{:documents:cosproject:surge:surge-3-1.png?800|We can’t walk boldly into our future, without first understanding our history.}} Can We Trust the Constitution? 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How the Courts have clarified the Constitution’s Amendment Process surge {{:documents:cosproject:surge:surge-6-1.png?800|One source of security we have... is the courts’ long history of protecting the integrity of the [amendment] procedure.}} text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://coswiki.qacos.com/doku.php?id=documents:cosproject:surge:article_7-mythrunawayamendconvention&rev=1614114894&do=diff Article 7 - The Myth of a Runaway Amendments Convention Download PDF, Article 7 - The Myth of a Runaway Amendments Convention surge {{:documents:cosproject:surge:surge-7-1.png?800|The Founders created the convention for precisely the kind of situation we face now.}} The Myth of a Runaway Amendments Convention Robert Natelson, Independence Institute’s Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence and Head of the Institute’s Article V Information Center text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://coswiki.qacos.com/doku.php?id=documents:cosproject:surge:article_8-alreadyadoptedabalancebudgetamendment&rev=1614114895&do=diff Article 8 - 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Final Constitutional Option Download PDF, Article 10-Final Constitutional Option surge {{:documents:cosproject:surge:article-10-top.png|The problem, which hardly needs stating, is that the federal government has become the very monster the Founders anticipated.}} The Final Constitutional Option text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://coswiki.qacos.com/doku.php?id=documents:cosproject:surge:article_11-battleovercoal&rev=1614114897&do=diff Article 11 - Battle Over Coal Download PDF, Article 11-The Battle Over Coal and the War on States’ Rights surge epa coal [The Environmental Protection Agency’s Battle Over Coal is part of a larger War on Federalism.] ---------- The Environmental Protection Agency’s Battle Over Coal is part of a larger War on Federalism. ---------- The Battle Over Coal and the War on States’ Rights Rita Dunaway, Esq., National Legislative Strategist for the Convention of States Project text/html 2021-02-23T16:14:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://coswiki.qacos.com/doku.php?id=documents:cosproject:surge:article_12-articlevsolution&rev=1614114896&do=diff Article 12 - 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