Article V Amendatory Constitutional Convention

This book is the first full-length entry into the academic debate about Article V by an author with judicial credentials. It includes the proposal of a plan to conduct an Article V convention. The work will generate reactions and commentary from scholars, as well as from elected officials whose positions might be affected by convention proposals.

Thomas E. Brennan is former Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and founder of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He is also founder of Convention USA, a citizens' initiative to promote an Article V convention.

Part I The Problem Chapter 1: Congress Shall, but Congress Won't Chapter 2: We Can and We Will Chapter 3: The Ayes and Nays Chapter 4: Reasoning Together Part II The Agenda Chapter 5: Legislative Reform Chapter 6: Executive Reform Chapter 7: Judicial Reform Part III The Solution Chapter 8: Federalism Chapter 9: The Convention