Are recent “rescissions” of Article V applications valid?
“The preambles of seven of the nine rescissions show they were based on material mistakes of law and fact.
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Missouri court gets it right on constitutional amendment law
“The courts have a long record of applying constitutional amendment law accurately and fairly.”
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What does it mean for the Senate to give Its “Advice and Consent?”
“During the 18th century, when “advice” . . . appeared in the same phrase with the preposition “with,” the word meant deliberation or consideration.”
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II Court Brief Uphold’s Founders’ View of Electoral College
But a “friend of the court” brief filed by the Independence Institute has shredded one of the key defenses.
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New article shows how 18th century law helps us understand the Constitution
“Living Constitutionalists” sometimes claim erroneously that recovering the Constitution’s original meaning is impractical.
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Impeachment: What did the Founders mean by “High Misdemeanors?”
A president . . . is subject to impeachment and removal for dishonesty, disloyalty, negligence, and the like. But he is not impeachable merely for mistakes in policy or reasonable disagreements over interpretation of the law.
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What Happens to America’s International Treaty Obligations When States “Legalize” Pot?
….. before the Constitution was signed . . . states passed laws violating the 1783 treaty with Britain . . . .
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The Founders’ promises about what the Federal Government could NOT do
Functions outside the federal sphere were to include “social services, education, criminal law, civil justice, land use, and others.”
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The U.S. Post Office: the Constitution’s odd nod to socialism
What does the Postal Power tell us about congressional delegation to administrative agencies?
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New Study: only one state away from a convention to propose a balanced budget amendment
The Constitution says that “on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, [Congress] shall call
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New information on the Constitution’s ratification — Part I: South Carolina
. . . if you want to apply the Founders’ own rules of interpretation to the Constitution, the understanding of the ratifiers is most important.
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Unconstitutional? Extra-Constitutional? What’s the difference?
An extra-constitutional action may be legal or illegal.
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