Understanding the Constitution: Why Gov. DeSantis Cannot Be Trump’s Running Mate
The Constitution severely discourages single-state tickets.
How to end up with Pence or Kaine in the White House: Suspend the 12th Amendment
This semi-tongue-in-cheek article was first published at the American Spectator. Dissatisfaction with the presidential nominees of both major parties is at record levels, and Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton continue to make embarrassing missteps. By the time the Electoral College meets to choose the president on December 19, the dissatisfaction may be overwhelming. Both Republicans […]
The Framers’ Bloopers
The Constitution’s Framers were very great men, but they were not gods. They made mistakes. By “mistakes,” I’m not talking about matters of political judgment, such as how much to accommodate slavery. I mean drafting errors of the forehead-slapping kind. Consider first a matter of style: The Constitution in its final form was drafted by […]
