2007/05/15

Right to petition does not entail a right to get an answer

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The suit of the We the People Foundation (WTP) v. U.S. makes a flawed argument, that the right to petition entails the right to get an ans...
2007/02/17

Why campaign finance reform efforts have it backwards

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When I ran for Congress in Texas in 1974 I learned something important from my press agent: that one of the most important ways to influenc...
2007/01/02

New Year's Greeting

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'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor ...
2005/07/12

Rep. Ron Paul on not depending on the courts for constitutional compliance

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Many "conservatives", such as Lino Graglia, are now taking the position that "judicial activism" (see http://en.wikipedi...
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2005/06/13

Why haven't nukes in U.S. been set off?

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It is no longer a secret that the U.S. intelligence community is warning of the existence of suitcase nukes already on U.S. territory under ...
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2005/06/07

Thomas comes closest in Ashcroft v. Raich

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The decision in Ashcroft v. Raich (restyled Gonzalez v. Raich since Alberto Gonzalez succeeded John Ashcroft as U.S. Attorney General) is a...
2005/05/29

French voters reject incompetent European Constitution

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Today 55% of the voters of France showed they had enough sense to reject a European "constitution" that must stand as the most inc...
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2005/04/12

Contrasting Conferences

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This is a report on two conferences I attended during early April, 2005, both on the topic of the Constitution, but profoundly different in ...
2005/03/06

Terrorism, Civil Liberties, and Government Programs

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The Constitution in 2020 Imagine for a moment you are the President of the United States. You are preparing to announce a new government pro...
2005/02/05

Talk to Government Investigator, Go to Jail

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The following clauses have been prosecuted against individuals, such as Martha Stewart, by U.S. government agents. It is allegedly authorize...
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Give Social Security Number, Go To Jail

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The following clause has been prosecuted against individuals by U.S. government agents. It is allegedly authorized by the Commerce Clause, e...
2005/01/30

Getting it right on the First Amendment

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In his op-ed on the First Amendment, 1 Rich Oppel commits two errors, the first fundamental, the second seemingly minor, but both revealing...
2004/09/23

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H. R. 2028 unwise, unconstitutional H. R. 2028 is an attempt by Congress to prevent certain decisions by the Federal Courts by restrictin...