The Constitutional Convention of 1863

• In Event: Legal Devolution and Evolution: Discretion, Implementation, and Change in Practice

Brief Overview

The paper describes an imaginary Constitutional Convention in 1863. It is part of a larger project that asks the question: what would U.S. Constitutions have looked like if Jefferson had won the famous debate about generational constitutional reform?

Author

• Beau Breslin, Skidmore College