Responding to Professor Bowman’s “Immigration Is Not An Invasion”
The effect of this constitutional provision . . . is only to allow a state to defend itself fully—and without congressional consent—when invaded or about to be invaded.
C.S. Lewis’s “That Hideous Strength” Matches “1984” as a Prognosticator of Progressivism
Unfortunately, Bracton College has been invaded by the self-styled “progressive element”—a group of academics very much like many I encountered during my university years.
Our Article on the Power of States to Combat Illegal Immigration Has Been Published!
This new paper summarizes state war powers and how states may mobilize them against unauthorized immigration.
If Trump Is Disqualified, Leftist ‘Anti-War’ Protesters Are Also
According to the disqualification standard being applied to President Trump, very likely some politicians in office today were guilty of giving “aid and comfort to the enemies.”
How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration, Part V: About Birthright Citizenship
Our research on state war powers and on allegiance clearly points to an answer on whether the U.S. born children of undocumented immigrants are “birthright citizens”
Understanding the Constitution: How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration—Part IV
Some defensive state war powers should not be subject to federal preemption at all.
Understanding the Constitution: How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration—Part III
The state invaded has the right to seek out and kill the invaders and those responsible for the invasion.
Understanding the Constitution: How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration—Part II
Under the Constitution, the states may wage defensive war without federal permission.
Understanding the Constitution: How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration—Part I
What is important for legal purposes is not how we use those words. What is important is how the Constitution uses them.
Even Constitutional Conventions are Limited
A constitutional convention can be limited and an Article V convention has even less scope than a constitutional convention.
Why It May be Impossible to Disqualify Trump from the Presidency
Why would those responsible for the 14th amendment disqualify a former insurrectionary from most other offices, but not from the presidency? . . . The chances of a former Confederate being elected President were effectively “zero.”
What Trump Could—and Couldn’t Do—Under the Insurrection Act
The Insurrection Act might apply if “woke” state university officials look the other way while mobs prevent conservative students from exercising their constitutional right to free speech.
