Give our votes to California via National Popular Vote?NO WAY!
Give our votes to New York and California? No way!
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Justice Thomas again shows he’s the Supreme Court’s only consistent originalist
Although Justice Thomas agreed that the protection against excessive fines applies to the states, he was the only member of the court to do so on plausible originalist grounds.
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Justice Ginsburg’s possible incapacity and the case for term limits
A better constitutional amendment would be one permitting each justice a single long term—for example, 16 years—without possibility of re-appointment.
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Why the “National Popular Vote” scheme is unconstitutional
NPV . . . with or without congressional approval . . . violates a central principle of constitutional law.
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What Is Originalism?
Today the only consistent originalist on the Supreme Court is Justice Clarence Thomas.
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Assessing the Ted Cruz term limits proposal
The only way the states could consider ratifying a term limits amendment would be for a convention of the states to propose it.
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The Electoral College is still right for America
It is not true, as some claim, that the Founders acted only out of distrust of democracy. Rather, the system was a brilliant response to a complicated set of issues.
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Rob Natelson and Jon Caldara explore the latest court ruling on Obamacare
The ruling that the mandate was unconstitutional was certainly correct. Whether than means the rest of the law fails is less certain.
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Could liberals pack the Supreme Court? Yes
Could they pack the court successfully? If Democrats win more elections, I think they can.
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Convention of States a path to restoring constitutional government
The amendment procedure is not a partisan device. It is a valuable constitutional right available to all Americans who want to improve their federal government.
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What impeachment requires and why it wouldn’t be wise for Dems to push it
The political difficulty for the Democratic House if it tries to impeach the president is that the last time that party was in control, its own conduct fell far short of fiduciary standards.
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In defense of the court decision striking down Obamacare
The truth is that the quiet death of the ACA would surely be less disruptive than its chaotic life.
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