2015/03/01

Convention of states?

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The question is often asked, what good would new amendments do? Wouldn't the powers that be just ignore them like the original? Actual...
2014/09/02

Making a difference

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A number of proposals have been made for reforming government abuses. Here are a few points: Documentaries Documentaries have already be...
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2014/08/20

Lay v. legal versions of originalism

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There has been a recent debate on the Volokh Conspiracy and the Originalism blog here , here , here , here , and here among Ilya Somin, Mic...
2014/06/30

Anwar al Awlaki

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The issue with Anwar al Awlaki is not whether he was a citizen, or even where he was. If we examine the legal history of the right of ...
2014/06/28

Magna Carta

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Much has been written, and miswritten, on the Magna Carta. It expressed several key principles of law that were incorporated into th...
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2014/05/20

Indictments of Chinese for spying

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The AG is just grandstanding in this case, and while it might play well domestically, on the international stage it is a mistake. ...
2014/04/27

Schuette decision

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Discussants of these issues have been making a muddle, confusing themselves and others. Let us try to sort things out. 1. The ...
2014/04/22

Justice Stevens’ Proposed Six Amendments

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Former supreme court justice John Paul Stevens has just published a book, Six Amendments , in which he proposes some very poorly worded refo...
2014/02/04

Article V convention proposals misguided

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We have recently seen a flurry of movements to convene an Article V convention to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution (links at the ...
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2014/01/22

Preamble meaning and purpose

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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the ...
2014/01/21

"Dead hand" problem for originalists?

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In a recent post to his blog, " A simple (and serious) puzzle for originalists ", Eric Posner states "All originalists ackno...
2013/12/15

Bill of Rights Day 2013

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How the Bill of Rights came to be The original Constitution proposed by the Philadelphia Convention on September 17, 1787, did not contain...
2013/11/12

"Proper", "Plenary", and Preamble

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It was not until NFIB v. Sibelius, 132 S.Ct. 2566 (2012), that the Supreme Court began to address the meaning of "proper" in the ...
2013/10/09

Government shutdown and debt ceiling FAQ

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There have been a number of Frequently Asked Questions pages posted on the Net concerning the government "shutdown" and debt ceili...
2013/09/22

Appropriation must cover debt

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Reports on the controversy over continuing resolutions and raising the debt ceiling usually neglect to examine the underlying constitutional...
2013/09/16

Biggest Constitution Day Ever!

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For many years I celebrated Constitution Day alone, usually holding signs in public places. Here is a report on one such day. But with my w...