Closing reflections on reform paths

In this episode, the National Constitution Center launches our Article V Project, a new initiative examining the founders’ vision for Article V and an historical look at the use of the Article V process from 1789 to the present. Project contributors and constitutional law scholars Gerard Magliocca, Sanford Levinson, Michael Rappaport, and Stephen Sachs explore the origins, debates, and ongoing challenges surrounding Article V, as presented in their essays.  Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. This conversation was originally streamed live as part of the NCC’s America’s Town Hall program series on December 3, 2025. The Article V Project was made possible with the support of Democracy Restated. 

Resources 

• Article V: Amending the Constitution 
• Gerard Magliocca, Report: Article V Constitutional Conventions 
• Sanford Levinson, Reflections on the Possibility of a New Constitutional Convention 
• Michael B. Rappaport, The Convention Method for Proposing Amendments: Essential, Misunderstood, and Broken 
• Stephen E. Sachs, Restoring Conventions, One Amendment at a Time 

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