Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Vile John R. Rewriting the United States Constitution : an examination of proposals from Reconstruction to the present / John R. Vile. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-93842-5 (alk. paper) 1. United States--Constitutional history. I. Title. KF4541.V55 1991 342.73'029-dc20 [347.30229] 90-20854 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1991 by John R. Vile All rits reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 90-20854 ISBN: 0-275-93842-5 First published in 1991 Praeger Publishers, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |