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Convention of States a path to restoring constitutional government 0
- January 7, 2019
The amendment procedure is not a partisan device. It is a valuable constitutional right available to all Americans who want to improve their federal government.
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What impeachment requires and why it wouldn’t be wise for Dems to push it 0
- December 28, 2018
The political difficulty for the Democratic House if it tries to impeach the president is that the last time that party was in control, its own conduct fell far short of fiduciary standards.
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Problems with Excessive Federal Land Ownership 0
- December 17, 2018
The fact is that real estate socialism doesn’t work any better than most other kinds of socialism.
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It’s time to truly test the constitutionality of Obamacare 0
- December 3, 2018
Previous Origination Clause plaintiffs lost because they attacked Obamacare’s taxes instead of its regulations. Plaintiffs suing for relief from regulations that harm them may have more success.
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The Feds have a constitutional duty to stop the caravan at the border 0
- November 19, 2018
[T]he caravan is an “invasion” within the meaning of the Constitution’s Guarantee Clause. Moreover, that Clause does not merely empower federal officials to repel an “Invasion.” It commands them to do so.
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William Penn’s Charter of Liberties—one of our Constitution’s ancestors 0
- November 11, 2018
The Charter of Liberties and Frame of Government granted by William Penn to his colony on May 5, 1682 . . . was . . . a true colonial constitution.
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