original intent

Busting the Myths About Article V Conventions 0
- October 23, 2024
During the 1970s, a handful of liberal writers with privileged media access spread disinformation about the amendment process, apparently to protect an activist Supreme Court.
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Insights into the Constitution from English Social History 0
- October 7, 2024
Eighteenth Century social history helps us understand why the Constitution was written as it was.
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How the New York Bill of Rights Helped Lead to the U.S. Bill of Rights 0
- October 3, 2024
John Lansing, Jr. used the New York Bill of Rights as one basis for the proposed constitutional amendments consulted by James Madison.
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Direct Taxes and the Founders’ Originalism 0
- August 29, 2024
If the Framers had believed the Constitution would be construed by any rules other than those then prevailing, they would have worded it very differently.
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United States v. Abbott and State War Powers 0
- August 6, 2024
A federal court of appeals has upheld the right of Texas to defend itself against illegal immigration by erecting a barrier in the Rio Grande River.
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The Constitutional Line on Direct Taxes 0
- August 2, 2024
Although some judges and other writers have been confused about direct and indirect taxes, when the Constitution was adopted the definitions were, as John Marshall said, “clearly understood.”
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