Category — Constitution

Hamilton may have gotten it wrong in Federalist 81. Old and new essays explain the dangers of judicial activism.   Read the rest of this entry »

EPA is at it again, not satisfied with their success in defining C02 as a dangerous pollutant (stop breathing), they are now considering a "petition" to ban lead bullets under the pretense of environmentalism.   Read the rest of this entry »

Andrew Klavan's humorous attempt to explain history to the nations youth. It'd be nice if he wasn't so dead on the money with his conception of the younger generation's knowledge of history.   Read the rest of this entry »

Herein we'll answer an NPV troll and address: - Arguments against the National Popular Vote - Why the electoral college was designed. - Why it should remain unchanged. - The efforts to subvert the constitution by forming an unconstitutional "compact" between states to force change without going through the amendment process   Read the rest of this entry »

Federalist No. 79 is a continuation of No. 78's discussion of the structure of the judiciary. The particular topic in this essay is how judges should be paid and the mechanism for their removal from office.   Read the rest of this entry »

Federalist No. 78 is a defense and justification of the structure of the judiciary branch. This is an attempt to distill Hamilton's prose into 21st Century terms.   Read the rest of this entry »

In spite of the Founders' best efforts to create a republic where the evils of faction could not prevail, today the powers of faction hold sway. Congress is growing progressively more and more factious as is evidenced by "deeming" to spend as much as they like without being accountable to actual budget.   Read the rest of this entry »

California Democrat representative Pete Stark admits his view that the power of the federal government is essentially unlimited.   Read the rest of this entry »

In yet another assault on the separation of powers, the Obama administration is looking for ways to circumvent Congress again. The USCIS is conducting in-depth discussions on extending "benefits and/or protections" to illegal aliens by "exercising discretion with regard to parole-in-place, deferred action and the issuance of Notices to Appear".   Read the rest of this entry »

Progressive efforts to consolidate power have picked up speed recently. Massachusetts is one of several states that has approved a new law intended to bypass the Electoral College system and ensure that the winner of the presidential election is determined by the national popular vote.   Read the rest of this entry »