“Necessary and Proper” = “Necessaria et Opportuna”
To justify the huge growth of federal regulations over the last few decades, lawyers and judges frequently cite the Constitution’s […]
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What now?
The November 6 election outcome has many friends of the Constitution dispirited. As so often before, they hoped that by
The Constitution and One State's "Campaign Finance Reform" Mess
From Montana come valuable lessons about campaign finance “reform.” Montana has a long history of adopting restrictive campaign laws. But
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New II Issue Paper Rebuts Myth that Citizen Review of Laws and Taxes Violates the Republican Form
If you are exposed to enough politics, sooner or later you’ll hear the old saw that the U.S. is “a
Obama's "American Jobs Act" Ploy Convinces Some, Anyway
The Obama administration’s “American Jobs Act”—a token measure forgotten by all but a few—is back in the news. Just over
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Federal “Campaign Finance” Laws are Mostly Unconstitutional
In a recent posting, I wrote: [I]t is dubious whether the Constitution even gives Congress power to regulate the source
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Celebrating Justice O’Connor: Parade Magazine Muffs the Job
Yesterday’s Parade Magazine, the Sunday insert, featured a cover article on former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. It was
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The Supreme Court’s Citizens United Corporate Campaign case Should Be Controversial—But Not for the Reason You Think
If you have any doubt about the ability of the political Left to set the agenda in this country, look
Supreme Court has chance to end state university ethnic discrimination
By granting certiorari in Fisher v. University of Texas, the Supreme Court has a chance to correct one of the
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Ignorance + Depravity –> Slavery + Ruin
“But still the people themselves must be the chief support of liberty. While the great body of the freeholders are
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The Anti-U.S. Origins of a Key Argument Against Letting the People Vote on Laws and Taxes
Opponents of popular government, such as those now challenging Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), argue that when a state
Neat Stuff We Learn About the Constitution When We Go Beyond The Federalist Papers
If you want to know more about the Constitution, don’t rely exclusively—or even primarily—on the Federalist Papers. For a good
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