[Publius]

Technically, this is not an article about a Convention of States for proposing amendments to the Constitution. But in various Article V threads, versions of this fascinating story come up. This is the first time I've seen the entire story in print, and it's an object lesson.

Madison proposed 17 amendments as his Bill of Rights project. Congress reduced those 17 to 12. A good 10 of them were slam-dunked through the ratification process. This particular amendment proposal, known at the time as "Madison's Salary Grab Amendment," languished for two centuries. This is the story of how it was finally ratified.

[Repeal The 17th]

Very interesting.

[TEXOKIE]

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