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Following the headlines about a possible impeachment inquiry regarding President Trump’s phone conversation with the President of the Ukraine, KGVO reached out to Constitutional scholar Dr. Rob Natelson. Natelson, the Constitutional Fellow at the Independence Institute in Denver provided clarification about the possible charges against the President. “In order for there to be grounds for impeachment, the President must have committed treason, or bribery or another felony, or what’s called a high misdemeanor, which means a breach of fiduciary duty or breach of trust,” said Natelson. “There are pretty clear standards for what that means in our law and chatting...

A response to Rob Natelson’s Article V Constitutional Convention speculations 9-1-2013 | johnwk Posted on 9/3/2013, 5:31:15 PM by JOHN W K

The Bundy stand-off in Nevada has induced several people to ask me about the extent to which the federal government can own land, at least under the Constitution’s intended meaning. As it happens, in 2005 I studied the issue in depth, and published the following article: Federal Land Retention and the Constitution’s Property Clause: The Original Understanding, 76 U. Colo. L. Rev. 327 (2005). In a nutshell, here’s what I found: (1) Most commentators on the issue have staked out one of two polar positions. One position, which is current U.S. Supreme Court doctrine, is that the federal government may...

The following is in response to Rob Natelson’s article “The Myth of a Runaway Amendments Convention which appeared in American Thinker on August 29th, 2013. The truth is, Mr. Natelson does a whole lot of speculation himself, ignores historical facts which exhibit there is real cause to be concerned about calling a constitutional convention to re-write our Constitution, and purposely paints a misleading picture regarding Mark Levin’s call for an Article V convention. Mr. Natelson wrote:“The Founders bequeathed Americans a method to bypass the federal government and amend the Constitution … “ This is factually incorrect. After the required number...