Legislative Memos
The Goldwater Institute has gathered the best research and key explanations about implementing principled, conservative solutions to challenges facing the states.
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Restoring the Constitution through an Amendments Convention
How the states can use Article V of the U.S. Constitution to compel Congress to call an amendments convention.
The Facts and Law on Article V
A point-by-point rebuttal of criticisms against states using the Article V amendments convention power.
What is an Interstate Compact?
Key questions – and answers -- about the Interstate Health Care Freedom Compact.
Interstate Compact Research Memo
The constitutionality of the Interstate Health Care Freedom Compact.
Explaining Interstate Compacts
Key advocacy points for interstate compacts, such as the Interstate Health Care Freedom Compact.
Constitutional Defense Councils
An overview of these state agencies, which review the constitutionality of federal laws and authorize legal challenges to unconstitutional federal laws.