Federal court dismisses anti-TABOR lawsuit
The court should have dismissed this lawsuit immediately . . . .[But] we at Colorado’s Independence Institute took it very seriously. We anticipated that unscrupulous liberal jurists might seize on it as a way to destroy TABOR.
Federal Judges Slap Down the Biden Administration—Hard
Several judges commented on the dishonesty of the administration’s legal defenses.
Understanding the Constitution: The 17th amendment and direct election of Senators
“After World War I ended in 1918 every senator had been directly elected. But instead of following the liberal pattern of diverting wartime spending into domestic programs, Congress reduced the size of the government.”
How COVID lockdowns destroy small businesses and aggravate inequality
The “progressive’s” lockdowns . . . increased the gap between rich and poor, and benefited their friends while punishing their opponents.
The Values in the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration’s values surface in every part of the document.
Understanding the Constitution: the 14th Amendment: Part I
This two-part essay is a primer on the longest amendment ever adopted—the 14th.
Abolish the CDC and NIH
All of these are easily accessible examples of CDC and NIH politicization. . . . Only whistleblowers can reveal the full extent of the rot within.
Congress’s new unconstitutional ‘tax mandate’ and its runaway spending power
When you assign fault for our unsustainable national debt, don’t limit the blame to spendthrift politicians. Blame also the Supreme Court justices who enabled them.
Our Quadrennial National Convention: The Electoral College
The baseless argument that a “national convention can do anything” never has had any force with the national convention known as the Electoral College.
The case for Colorado’s Amendment 78
A core tenet of Anglo-American government: Public revenues and expenditures must be under the control of the legislature.
Understanding the Constitution: Constitutional amendments work
The lamp of experience sheds light unmistakably bright and clear: Constitutional amendments work.
Avoiding secession through an amendments convention
We have everything to gain from a convention of states and nothing to lose. . . We have a moral and legal obligation to employ that constitutional tool before splitting up the country.
