Articles written by Nathan Winter & Ray Peterson

Nathan Winter and Ray Peterson, State legislators|Jan 31, 2017

Several of our fellow Wyoming legislators have argued against the effort to reign in the federal government using Article V of the Constitution, claiming that it is too risky. We want to set the record straight for Wyomingites who might hear it said that this essential part of our Constitution, the ability for states to push back against Washington, could harm that most sacred founding document. Article V is the section of the Constitution that allows for amendments. One method, which has been used 27 times in our nation’s history, is for a t...