May 23, 1979: This AEI Public Policy Forum from 1979 discusses the prospects for the first federal constitutional convention in the United States since the Constitution was drafted in 1787.
Article V of the Constitution provides for amendments to the Constitution to be proposed either by Congress or by a convention, but thus far this convention procedure has never been used. Such a convention is now a possibility – a wave of petitions from state legislatures have called for one to consider a balanced budget amendment. This prospect raises numerous questions: How valid are the petitions from the state legislatures? Could a convention be limited to the consideration of a balanced budget amendment, or would it be broader or even unlimited in scope? What is the power of the states in making that decision? Can Congress establish the procedures for the convention? What role should the courts play?
Panelists:
Paul Bator – Professor of Law, Harvard University
Walter Berns – Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Gerald Gunther – Professor of Law, Stanford University
Antonin Scalia – Professor of Law, University of Chicago
Moderator:
John Charles Daly
Host:
Peter Hackes
The issues and questions raised in this video are relevant even in 2018, as organizations like the Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force are attempting to use a constitutional convention to establish a balanced budget amendment.
In 1979, transcripts were available by mail for a small fee. Today, they're available to you for free at this link: [ Ссылка ]
AEI began hosting a series of Public Policy Forums in 1977, and they continued through the mid-1980s.
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