Once again, we are threatened with a federal government “shutdown.” Well, this citizen out in the hinterland says, “Bring it […]
Another government shutdown would be great for America Read More »
Fortunately, by the time the Constitution was written, this verbal confusion had been pretty much been sorted out.
Where the Constitution’s Word “Convention” Came From Read More »
Rob’s new research demonstrates that bans on “sectarian” aid were . . . designed to require state officials to discriminate in favor of mainstream Protestantism and against any faiths they deemed “bigoted” or “extreme.”
But let’s face it: The election of almost any of the major presidential candidates other than avowed socialist Bernie Sanders probably would have triggered a similar boom . . . the upsurge would have come because its principal cause has not been who was elected, but who has departed.
The link between Obama’s departure and your increasing wealth Read More »
[T]he Hamilton Electors have good cause to claim the mantle of originalism.
Presidential Elector Discretion: The Originalist Evidence Read More »
Watch this interview and learn what we owe to John Dickinson.
Jon Caldara interviews Rob Natelson on John Dickinson, “The Most Underrated Founder” Read More »
Rob’s research, published in the 2008 article, showed convincingly that Justice Thomas was right to be skeptical.
II Senior Fellow Natelson’s Research Again Relied on by a Supreme Court Justice Read More »
Comments from [the ratification] debates generally show that the ratifiers understood presidential electors were to exercise their own judgment when voting.
The two leading precedents in the English speaking world both reinforced dictionary definitions: Electors were to think for themselves.
The Electoral College is not part of the U.S. government, nor are the electors government officials.
During the founding era, election rules were said to fix the “manner of election” . . . This term embraced . . . five categories.
Electoral College Rules Made Simple (or, rather, less complicated)—2nd in a Series Read More »
The delegates . . . found the question of how to choose the federal executive one of the most perplexing they faced. People who want to abolish the Electoral College usually are unfamiliar with how perplexing the issue was—and still is.
Why Did the Framers Create the Electoral College?—1st in a Series Read More »
