[S]etting minimum consumption ages is not a power the Constitution grants the federal government. The Constitution reserves it to the states.
Where were all the Constitution’s defenders when the feds raised the smoking age? Read More »
Impeachment law is not for amateurs. It rests on English parliamentary history extending at least as far back as the 1300s. . . .
What the “expert” panel should have told you about impeachment—but didn’t Read More »
These witnesses and their congressional sponsors apparently believe the consensus of professionals should control foreign policy. . . . But the Constitution squarely repudiates this “foreign policy by committee” approach.
Under the Constitution the President, not unelected bureaucrats, makes foreign policy Read More »
Nothing in the Constitution gives [the Speaker of the House a presidential-style veto.
[A] whole generation of law students has been trained to think that the 19th century courts were heartless tools of malicious capitalists, and that enlightened reform came only with the virtuous 20th century “progressives.”
Lies law professors tell Read More »
Originalism has been the prevailing method of documentary interpretation in English and American law for at least five centuries.
Real originalism (not the cartoon version some love to attack) explained Read More »
North Carolinians repeatedly—both in official and unofficial documents—referred to an Article V convention as a “convention of the states.”
New information on the Constitution’s ratification—Part IV North Carolina Read More »
The committee’s decision . . . may be convenient for its purposes. But it violates both the rule of law and the American constitutional order.
In the 20th century, the Supreme Court cited McCulloch to uphold unprecedented federal spending and regulatory programs. Law school constitutional law courses sometimes treat McCulloch the same way. . . . [But] this approach is the product of historical ignorance.
Why McCulloch v. Maryland—now 200 years old—is not a ‘big government’ manifesto Read More »
Unfortunately, the new House rules fall far short of even minimal due process standards.
Impeachment inquiry rules skewed heavily against the President Read More »
The fact that many of America’s law schools are one-sided political hothouses further encourages leftist passion at the expense of curiosity and care.
When asked to list Colorado values, Lemon mentions . . . .self-reliance[,] neighborly assistance, personal freedom, local control, love of the outdoors, health and fitness, and friendliness toward strangers. He further emphasizes the state’s tradition of entrepreneurship
“True Colorado”—Educating newcomers about Colorado values Read More »
