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On May 6, Routledge published my book, Periodic State Constitutional Convention Referendums: Their Development Since America’s Founding. This article summarizes its content. It introduces the institution of the Periodic Constitutional Convention Referendum (PCCR) and then outlines its history, contemporary politics, and need for reform. This is a revised version of an article published in
May 26, 2026 Addendum
The constitutional convention question is on Michigan’s ballot this fall not because Michigan’s framers were idiots or hated democracy — as some influential convention opponents would have you believe — but because they considered the convention process the gold standard for constitutional change.
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