Vermont Bill Would Ban “Material Support or Resources” for Warrantless Federal Surveillance
By: Mike Maharrey MONTPELIER, Vt. (March 15, 2019) – A bill introduced in the Vermont House would ban “material support or resources” for warrantless federal surveillance programs. This is an essential step every ...
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Congress Checks the President, But Only Kinda:
By: Michael Boldin In two votes this week, on the war in Yemen and on Emergency Powers – Congress appears to be checking the power of the executive branch. But ...
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Competing Conceptions of Union and Ordered Liberty in The Webster-Hayne Debate
by Aaron N. Coleman Herman Belz’s The Webster-Hayne Debate on the Nature of the Union is the first document collection included in Liberty Fund’s series of Liberty Classics. This is ...
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McCulloch: A “Rule of Construction” Too “Broad and Pliant”
by Kevin Gutzman On October 22, 1819, Chief Judge Spencer Roane of the Virginia Court of Appeals (now the Virginia Supreme Court) dashed off a quick cover letter to former ...
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Finally Exposed: BiPartisan Cover Up For Clinton
by KrisAnne Hall Finally, vindication for what I have been saying for almost a year, but worse is the fact that we have proof of Bipartisan cover up for Hillary ...
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Kentucky Governor Signs “Constitutional Carry” Bill into Law
By: Mike Maharrey FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 12, 2019) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has signed a bill into law making it legal for state residents to carry firearms concealed without a ...
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Jefferson on Debt and Madison on Spending
Michael Boldin Two lessons for today from the 3rd and 4th Presidents. How Jefferson tackled the national debt, and how Madison dealt with Congress passing a bill for infrastructure spending.
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James Madison Vetoes Infrastructure Bill as Unconstitutional
By: Dave Benner On the last day of his administration, March 3, 1817, President James Madison vetoed the Bonus Bill of 1817 – a plan that called for the federal ...
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The President’s Enumerated Powers, Rulemaking by Executive Agencies, & Executive Orders
By Publius Huldah On election night, November 2, 2010, Rep. John Boehner said in his victory speech: “…While our new majority will serve as your voice in the people’s House, ...
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Term Limits Are Not the Answer
By: Laurence M. Vance Franklin D. Roosevelt has the distinction of being the only man to be elected to the office of the presidency four times (1932, 1936, 1940, and ...
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