When you write a constitutional amendment, the devil is in the details. “Cut, Cap, and Balance” prescribed some details for […]
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One of the most enduring myths in American constitutional history is that Chief Justice John Marshall was a judicial activist
The greatly misunderstood Chief Justice John Marshall Read More »
There is growing sentiment that one or more constitutional amendments may be necessary to rein in the runaway Congress. The
Reining in Congress: An Enforceable Balanced Budget Amendment Read More »
As Tom Woods points out on his blog, advocates of Obamacare have dug up a 1798 federal statute that, they
Several readers sent me for comment a lengthy cover article in Time Magazine by managing editor Richard Stengel. Stengel’s piece
Time Mag’s Constitutional Baby Babble Read More »
Two years ago, I posted an item on the Tenth Amendment Center website entitled, “It’s the People’s Right.” My point
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In my last post I showed how pre-Revolutionary colonial pamphlets espousing the American cause tend to rebut a favorite theory
More evidence the Constitution limited federal power Read More »
Writers on the Constitution frequently overlook valuable aids to interpreting the document. I previously have mentioned the example of eighteenth-century
The Independence Institute has filed amicus briefs in two of the anti-Obamacare cases. The briefs focus specifically on the Necessary
Obamacare is NOT “necessary and proper” Read More »
Despite what you may have heard, allowing people to vote on taxes and other laws is completely consistent with the
Yes, you can vote on taxes and laws in a republic! Read More »
There has been much attention recently on the Republican decision to block President Obama’s nomination of law professor Goodwin Liu
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Probably no part of the Constitution has been so misunderstood as the Necessary and Proper Clause, which is located at
