The Most Radical Decision Ever?
This article first appeared in The American Thinker. A complete commentary on the same sex marriage case would take far […]
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The Supreme Court Uses Magna Carta to Curb Federal Property Grabs
This article was first published at CNSNews. The Fifth Amendment provides that “private property” shall not “be taken for public
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A Liberal Supreme Court Majority Grants Businesses Bill of Rights Protection
This article was first published on the American Thinker website. Some on the left now argue that only individuals—not businesses
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Now Available: Regular Updates on Progress Toward An Amendments Convention
The drives for one or more convention of states to reform the dysfunctional federal government are proceeding apace, and Georgia
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The Underselling of Magna Carta
This article first appeared at CNSNews. The exhibition on Magna Carta at the British Library in London is certainly worth
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The Necessary and Proper Clause Grants Congress No Power
In a recent post, I pointed out that, despite superficial appearances, the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause—clarifying that Congress has authority to make laws “necessary and proper” to carrying out its other enumerated powers—actually grants Congress no power.
The Necessary and Proper Clause is representative of one of four related kinds of provisions found in 18th […]
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The Necessary and Proper Clause Grants Congress No Power
In a recent post, I pointed out that, despite superficial appearances, the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause—clarifying that Congress has
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Evidence on the Powers the Constitution Leaves Exclusively to the States
This column also appears at CNSNews. The Constitution enumerates the powers of the federal government. But has anyone listed the
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Two Overreaching GOP House Bills Show Why We Need a Convention of States
Two bills introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives show that whatever they may say on the campaign trail, many
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More Evidence That Warren Burger Was Defending Roe v. Wade When He Opposed A Convention of States
More evidence has turned up that the late Chief Justice Warren Burger was defending his Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade when he wrote three letters opposing the Article V convention process.
Burger’s letters frequently are cited as authority by opponents of a “convention of states.” However, in an earlier posting I noted that the […]
More Evidence That Warren Burger Was Defending Roe v. Wade When He Opposed A Convention of States
More evidence has turned up that the late Chief Justice Warren Burger was defending his Court’s decision in Roe v.
New Origination Clause Article Now Published
The Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy has now published my article on the Origination Clause. That’s the article
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