Many states have governors with no illusions about this administration, and who understand what its direction is likely to be. If those governors have not begun already to plan for a crisis, they had better start now.
Biden’s nasty speech and the nation’s governors Read More »
For the pure political operative, the truth of a statement or its value as public policy is entirely irrelevant. For the pure political operative, issues are just weapons.
Why overturning Roe v. Wade causes so much rage Read More »
A final reason for decentralization is much less widely understood: Political decentralization promotes human progress.
Defending the Constitution: limits on federal authority Read More »
States can refuse to cooperate with a federal program or enforce an unconstitutional federal law.
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As the framers did with so many other decisions, in allocating authority between states and federal government they balanced competing values.
. . . [A]ctivities over which the Constitution granted the federal government little or no jurisdiction [included] social services . . . education, religion, real estate, local businesses, most roads and other infrastructure, nearly all criminal law matters, and most civil court cases.
How our Constitution was supposed to work: new evidence comes to light Read More »
This new article presents even more evidence on how the federal government was supposed to be limited.
How the Founders told us the Constitution would restrict federal power Read More »
The Constitution created a strictly limited central government, which . . . would have no authority over religion, most criminal offenses, civil justice, social services, education, or most aspects of transportation or the economy.
Colorado’s [marijuana “legalization”] is a jerrybuilt legal scheme that, like many other “progressive” programs, looks more like racketeering than true legalization.
“Progressives” want federal control of drugs—unless they are harmful Read More »
. . . Those who adopted the Constitution understood that governance of recreational activities, such as sports, was reserved to the states. Regulation of in-state gambling, like other moral issues, similarly was outside the federal sphere.
New case shows the Supreme Court’s defense of constitutional federalism is only tepid Read More »
Functions outside the federal sphere were to include “social services, education, criminal law, civil justice, land use, and others.”
The Founders’ promises about what the Federal Government could NOT do Read More »
New Hampshire was, and is, quite a small state, but its ratification was particularly significant.
New information on the Constitution’s ratification — Part III: Vermont Read More »
