Trashing the 12th Amendment with the National Popular Vote
By Publius Huldah The compact for a National Popular Vote (NPV) is a destructive scheme. Yet it’s been approved by several States; and is pending in others. Since the text ...
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The Incorporation Doctrine and the Bill of Rights
by Michael Maharrey In my last Constitution 101 post, I established that the Bill of Rights was not originally intended to apply to the states. But lawyers and other supporters ...
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Mark Pulliam and the Old Originalism
by Mike Rappaport Mark Pulliam, who is a frequent contributor to our site, has written a new essay at American Greatness, entitled “The Pernicious Notion of ‘Unenumerated Rights,’” that attacks ...
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National Emergency? Which One?
By: Mike Maharrey So, is there a national emergency or no? The president says yes. Congress says no. Here’s the dirty little secret – no matter how things turn out ...
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Beveridge Loved It; Roane Hated It; Few Today Understand McCulloch Properly
by Kevin Walsh Chief Justice John Marshall’s opinion for the Court in McCulloch v. Marylandis a classic of American constitutional law. That is why we continue debates about its meaning and significance ...
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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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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 Lie of “Separation of Church and State” & the U.S. Supreme Court’s Usurpations of Power.
By Publius Huldah 1. How did it happen that our country became a land where Christian children are forbidden to use the word, “God”, in the public schools; public school ...
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The “General Welfare” Clause
by JOHN W. BUGLER We Americans find ourselves faced with the disquieting specter of a national debt measured in trillions of dollars: a sum truly inconceivable. Many economists and politicians ...
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