Understanding the Constitution: the 14th Amendment: Part I
- November 15, 2021
The committee’s decision . . . may be convenient for its purposes. But it violates both the rule of law and the American constitutional order.
READ MOREIn the 20th century, the Supreme Court cited McCulloch to uphold unprecedented federal spending and regulatory programs. Law school constitutional law courses sometimes treat McCulloch the same way. . . . [But] this approach is the product of historical ignorance.
READ MOREUnfortunately, the new House rules fall far short of even minimal due process standards.
READ MOREAs the framers did with so many other decisions, in allocating authority between states and federal government they balanced competing values.
READ MOREA leading Founder pointed out that authority to regulate commerce did not include power to compel it.
READ MORERebutting discredited charges against the Constitution and the Founders
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