Problems with Excessive Federal Land Ownership
The fact is that real estate socialism doesn’t work any better than most other kinds of socialism.
It’s time to truly test the constitutionality of Obamacare
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.
The Feds have a constitutional duty to stop the caravan at the border
[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.
William Penn’s Charter of Liberties—one of our Constitution’s ancestors
The Charter of Liberties and Frame of Government granted by William Penn to his colony on May 5, 1682 . . . was . . . a true colonial constitution.
This Supreme Court term will show that there is no 5-4 “conservative majority”
The more traditional justices differ significantly in their legal methods and often reach liberal results.
What does it mean for the Senate to give Its “Advice and Consent?”
“During the 18th century, when “advice” . . . appeared in the same phrase with the preposition “with,” the word meant deliberation or consideration.”
II Court Brief Uphold’s Founders’ View of Electoral College
But a “friend of the court” brief filed by the Independence Institute has shredded one of the key defenses.
New article shows how 18th century law helps us understand the Constitution
“Living Constitutionalists” sometimes claim erroneously that recovering the Constitution’s original meaning is impractical.
Why constitutional commentators need to know Latin
The lack of a Latin requirement . . . has encouraged people to become constitutional commentators who are more interested in advancing political agendas than sound constitutional law.
Impeachment: What did the Founders mean by “High Misdemeanors?”
A president . . . is subject to impeachment and removal for dishonesty, disloyalty, negligence, and the like. But he is not impeachable merely for mistakes in policy or reasonable disagreements over interpretation of the law.
The Founders’ promises about what the Federal Government could NOT do
Functions outside the federal sphere were to include “social services, education, criminal law, civil justice, land use, and others.”
The U.S. Post Office: the Constitution’s odd nod to socialism
What does the Postal Power tell us about congressional delegation to administrative agencies?
