In a recent posting, I wrote: [I]t is dubious whether the Constitution even gives Congress power to regulate the source […]
Federal “Campaign Finance” Laws are Mostly Unconstitutional Read More »
If you have any doubt about the ability of the political Left to set the agenda in this country, look
In an earlier post, I reported that the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was far from unique: that during the lifetime
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Little-noticed amid the commentary on the Supreme Court’s health care decision is the decision’s blow to congressional efforts to federalize
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Learn more: Hear a podcast on this subject. As I have noted before (for example, here and here) pamphlets written
The Independence Institute has published my new Issue Paper, Amending the Constitution by Convention: Practical Guidance for Citizens and Policymakers.
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I confess to a several personal emotions in reaction to the Elizabeth Warren case. Elizabeth Warren, if you recall, is
Hey, if Elizabeth Warren is Indian, then maybe I am, too! Read More »
Very few people know that the Constitutional Convention of 1787 only the last of nearly 20 other conventions in which
New History of Founding Era Conventions Read More »
Every so often I’m asked whether the Founders anticipated judicial review. In other words, whether the Founders expected the courts
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Quite a few people have asked me how President Obama, as a “former constitutional law professor,” could prove so ignorant
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It’s a stunning betrayal of all those hardworking, pro-Constitution Americans who gave U.S. House Republicans their majority. Republicans controlling the
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Sometimes a convention for proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution is referred to as a “constitutional convention.” That title is
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