Between 1764 and the Declaration of Independence in 1776 Americans produced a rich series of pamphlets and resolutions listing their […]
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Just as Congress has stretched its Interstate Commerce Power into authority over the entire national economy, so it has used
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As I’ve pointed out before in this column, there is a sort of cottage industry among “progressive” law professors that
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“Criminals!” “Frenzy!” Does this sound like the abuse that apologists for Big Government fling at the modern Tea Party? It
A section located deep in President Obama’s proposed “American Jobs Act” would suspend part of the U.S. Constitution. The proposed
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My book, The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant is—believe it or not—the first book EVER to explain
One way apologists for the modern federal monster state attempt to justify it constitutionally is to argue that the Necessary
Common sense tells us that an out-of-control Congress is not going to rein in its own power. The American Founders
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On September 8 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed two suits challenging Obamacare without ever reaching
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The Independence Institute, through Dave Kopel as legal counsel, has submitted an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief opposing
II Submits Brief Destroying Basis for Suit against Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights Read More »
On August 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit struck down Obamacare’s mandate that individuals buy insurance,
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