[T]he statements by Biden, Leahy, and Feingold are flatly incorrect. The current proceedings are neither “unconstitutional” nor “illegitimate” nor an attempt to “steal” anything.
Is the Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett Unconstitutional? Read More »
Most people would recognize the right to travel as an inherent, natural right of free people, and the courts say that it is the Constitution. But is it really there?
The “right to travel” Read More »
“Here’s an important, but widely overlooked, feature: The document doesn’t grant power only to federal officials. It also confers power on persons and entities who are not part of the U.S. government at all.”
Civics 101: How to understand the Constitution Read More »
“[A]nother mistake is that because an amendments convention executes a federal function, Congress can control it. But . . . the rules and protocols for carrying out federal functions come from the Constitution, not from Congress.”
New article shows how amendments conventions and other “federal functions” are regulated Read More »
The Takings Clause in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution . . . reads in part, “nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”
City destroys home without paying: Will the Supreme Court take the case? Read More »
“[Denver] has overreacted and has potentially violated the constitutional rights of city residents and millions of others.
Denver’s COVID-19 house arrest order is probably unconstitutional Read More »
Rob explains why II submitted a Supreme Court brief to protect presidential elector discretion and why the National Popular Vote Compact is a terrible idea
Originalism is not a modern invention “[T]he ‘intent of the makers’ had been the lodestar of documentary construction since at least the 1500s.”
Underselling Originalism Read More »
How academics formed a completely erroneous “consensus” about the convention procedure of Article V.
[The integrity of presidential electors] has taken on great urgency as “progressive” state legislatures increasingly meddle with free elections.
Two new briefs in the Supreme Court’s Electoral College case Read More »
Examples of high misdemeanors . . . were bribery, assault, and attempted murder.
New article: 18th century law shows impeachment requires a crime Read More »
The incentives behind the campaign are obvious. The ERA is poorly drafted and vague (which is why it was rejected). If it became part of the Constitution, the result would be legal chaos. Activists know they would be able to feed off that chaos . . . .
The new ERA campaign: constitutional malware Read More »
