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Understanding the Constitution: Constitutional Amendments Work

Understanding the Constitution: Constitutional Amendments Work
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“Why should amendments make any difference, since they’re not following the Constitution now?”

Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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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” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.” He also researched and wrote the scholarly article “Virgil and the Constitution,” whose publication is pending in Regent University Law Review.
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