The Independence Institute, through Dave Kopel as legal counsel, has submitted an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief opposing […]
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On August 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit struck down Obamacare’s mandate that individuals buy insurance,
The latest Obamacare case was wrong to uphold Medicaid expansion—Part II Read More »
As noted in my last post, on August 12 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit struck down
The latest Obamacare case was wrong to uphold Medicaid expansion—Part I Read More »
On August 12, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that the insurance mandate in the
Yet Another Court Voids Obamacare’s Insurance Mandates Read More »
As I predicted in this column, Congress’s continued inability to deal effectively with the debt crisis is AGAIN provoking interest
Confused About an Article V Amendments Convention? New Article Provides Answers Read More »
The latest debt deal illustrates Congress’s utter inability to deal with the mess it has gotten itself into. As more
Debt deal shows once more that Congress can’t do the job Read More »
Some people are claiming that if Congress fails to raise the debt limit, the President can raise it himself unilaterally.
Can the President Raise the Debt Limit Unilaterally? Hell no! Read More »
When you write a constitutional amendment, the devil is in the details. “Cut, Cap, and Balance” prescribed some details for
The Unintended Constitutional Mistakes of “Cut, Cap, and Balance” Read More »
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 »
