The greatly misunderstood Chief Justice John Marshall
- July 16, 2011
A leading Founder pointed out that authority to regulate commerce did not include power to compel it.
READ MOREThe ruling that the mandate was unconstitutional was certainly correct. Whether than means the rest of the law fails is less certain.
READ MOREThe truth is that the quiet death of the ACA would surely be less disruptive than its chaotic life.
READ MOREPrevious Origination Clause plaintiffs lost because they attacked Obamacare’s taxes instead of its regulations. Plaintiffs suing for relief from regulations that harm them may have more success.
READ MORE“Living Constitutionalists” sometimes claim erroneously that recovering the Constitution’s original meaning is impractical.
READ MOREShould freedom advocates support the U.S. Senate’s “filibuster” rule? The traditional answer has been “yes.” But we might want to take another look. The Senate’s filibuster system allows individual Senators to block legislative action by making long speeches (i.e., “filibuster”) on the floor. When several Senators take turns speaking, they can block legislative action indefinitely.
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