Want to Understand the Constitution? Don’t Ask a Lawyer!
By: Mike Maharrey Most Americans say the Constitution is important. Most Americans say it’s crucial for the government to stay within its constitutional bounds. But what exactly are the constitutional ...
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James Madison Rebukes Nullification Deniers
By Publius Huldah This is The Age of Ignorance. Our “intellectuals” can’t think. Our “scholars” parrot each other. Ignorant people pontificate on constitutional issues or fixate on idiotic theories. Our ...
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250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre
By: Joe Wolverton, II You can still see the spot. If you take the Freedom Trail tour in Boston, a uniformed park ranger will let you stand right on the ...
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Today in History: James Madison Vetoes “Bonus Bill” as Unconstitutional
By: Dave Benner Today in 1817, President James Madison vetoed the Bonus Bill of 1817 – a plan that called for the federal construction of various roads, bridges, and canals ...
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Is Early Impeachment Practice Relevant to Original Meaning?
by Michael Stokes Paulsen In my most recent several posts in this series, I set forth the nearly overwhelming case for a broad understanding of “high Crime and Misdemeanors” as ...
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The Original Meaning of “High Crimes and Misdemeanors,” Part I
by Michael Stokes Paulsen I am in the midst of a series on the constitutional power of impeachment. A quick review: My first post set forth my core thesis – ...
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The Ratification-Era Understanding of “High Crimes and Misdemeanors”
by Michael Stokes Paulsen Yesterday, I set forth Alexander Hamilton’s treatment of the scope of the constitutional power of impeachment in The Federalist: the broad range of offenses embraced by ...
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Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist, and the Power of Impeachment
by Michael Stokes Paulsen In my most recent posts, I set forth the evidence from English legal history and from the records of the Constitutional Convention supporting a broad understanding ...
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Alabama Bill Would Bar Enforcement of any Federal Red-Flag Laws
By: Michael Boldin MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Feb. 5, 2020) – A bill filed in the Alabama House would prohibit state enforcement of any federal “red-flag” laws, setting the foundation to nullify ...
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Ignoring the Constitution
By: Jacob Hornberger Constitutional violations have become so commonplace in American life that when they occur, the reaction among many Americans is ho-hum. There are two classic examples of this ...
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