Suspending The Constitution: In America Today, The Government Does Whatever It Wants
We can pretend that the Constitution, which was written to hold the government accountable, is still our governing document. The reality we must come to terms with, however, is that ...
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Judge Andrew Napolitano: Have we forgotten that only Congress can declare war?
Today's topic: presidential war-making powers. A popular way to begin the first day of class in constitutional law in many American law schools is to ask the students what sets ...
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Why Supreme Court Opinions Are Not the “Law of the Land”, and How to Put Federal judges in Their Place
By Publius Huldah Central to the silly arguments made by the “Convention of States Project” (COSP) is their claim that 200 years of Supreme Court opinions have increased the powers ...
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It’s time to truly test the constitutionality of Obamacare
Court challenges to the facetiously named “Affordable Care Act” — “Obamacare” — are more important than ever. Asked about the constitutional basis for Obamacare, Democratic Michigan Rep. John Conyers — ...
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Real Purpose of the Senate: To Check the Actions of the House
Niccolò Machiavelli was one of the principal architects of American constitutionalism. A heterodox thinker in his day, Machiavelli observed in his Discourses on Livy (1531): “Those who blame the quarrels ...
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Mainstream Media Still Stupid on Nullification
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve had the opportunity to take apart a mainstream news report on nullification. You probably won’t be surprised when I tell you that after ...
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Perpetual Inflation vs. Sound Money
by Alex J. Pollock Among the most important financial forces in the world are fashions in central bankers’ ideas. The dominant central bank fashion in recent years is the notion ...
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10 Myths About the U.S. Constitution Most Congressmen Believe
A recent article on MSN is headlined: “10 Myths About the U.S. Constitution Most Americans Believe.” Here are the ten myths: The Constitution is on hemp paper. The Constitution has ...
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In The Case of “Birthright Citizenship”
Concerning the 14th Amendment, like the rest of the Constitution, the so-called "Progressives" don't mind the rest of us upholding the Constitution, so long as they are the only one who gets ...
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Due Process Clause – 5th Amendment
The Due Process Clause of the 5th Amendment to the United States Constitution promises that no one can have their life, liberty or property taken away without Due Process. What ...
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