Corrective Constitutional Amendments?
“A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation. Without such means it might […]
Corrective Constitutional Amendments? Read More »
The U.S. Budget Situation is Worse than Even You Imagined
Last week, Senator John Kerry (D.-Mass) was unhappy with a Republican plan to cut as much as $61 billion out
The U.S. Budget Situation is Worse than Even You Imagined Read More »
Supreme Court’s New First Amendment Decision Unrelated to the First Amendment
Commentators and journalists sometimes describe the current U.S. Supreme Court as “conservative.” But that’s not true if your definition of
Supreme Court’s New First Amendment Decision Unrelated to the First Amendment Read More »
New paper summarizes rules for amending the Constitution
Our sister institution, The Goldwater Institute in Phoenix, Arizona has just published my paper, Amending the Constitution by Convention: Practical
New paper summarizes rules for amending the Constitution Read More »
Amendments Convention: Answering Those Not-So-Tough Questions
Are you a state lawmaker or reform advocate challenged to answer “tough questions” about a Convention for Proposing Amendments? If
Amendments Convention: Answering Those Not-So-Tough Questions Read More »
How Can Congress Spend All that Money? – Part II
In my last post, I explained that Congress obtains authority to spend money from its enumerated powers. All of those
How Can Congress Spend All that Money? – Part II Read More »
How Can Congress Spend All that Money? – Part I
[For more info on this topic, see Rob’s book, The Original Constitution, or listen to the interview, What in the
How Can Congress Spend All that Money? – Part I Read More »
The latest health care decision
The score is now 2-2: Two U.S. district courts have found that the individual mandates in last year’s federal health
The latest health care decision Read More »
Does Congress really have authority to regulate campaign finance?
[Rob Natelson is the author of the new book, The Original Constitution: What it Actually Said and Meant. To learn
Does Congress really have authority to regulate campaign finance? Read More »
Madison being misread (on an amendments convention)
Sometimes even friends of the Constitution misinterpret the document or the history surrounding it. Throughout the country right now, state
Madison being misread (on an amendments convention) Read More »
Reading the Constitution: What it told us about Congress
[Rob Natelson is the author of The Original Constitution: What It Really Said and Meant – an objective explanation of
Reading the Constitution: What it told us about Congress Read More »
Confused about a constitutional phrase? The law of the Founders often provides the answer
[Rob Natelson is the author of The Original Constitution: What It Really Said and Meant – an objective explanation of