Avoiding Secession Through an Amendments Convention

Avoiding Secession Through an Amendments Convention
A flag is waved outside the White House in this Sept. 2017 file photo. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo
Rob Natelson
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Commentary
The national divide has gotten so deep that even the brilliant Roger Simon has broached the subject of succession: “I never thought I’d be writing about secession or anything close. Not in a million years.”
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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