The Legal Case for Federal Land Disposal is Much Stronger than Critics Think
There are at least three legal bases for concluding that the federal government is obligated to dispose of surplus acreage
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Incorporation of the Bill of Rights in the Fourteenth Amendment
Invocation of the Bill of Rights against the States is of fairly recent origin
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Constitution 101: Living and Breathing is the Same as Dead
“It’s time to kill this idea of a living breathing Constitution before it kills the Constitution.”
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Constitutional Issues in the Iran Deal
The usual course if an agreement cannot get two-thirds approval in the Senate, there is no agreement.
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The Original Meaning of “Legislature” in the Constitution
Under the Constitution – the people of a state can act as the supreme legislative power.
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Is the Bill of Rights Just “Legal Fiction”?
Instead of limiting federal power as originally intended, it has been used to increase federal authority at home and overseas.
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Understanding the Ninth Amendment
The original purpose of the Ninth Amendment was to limit federal power and preserve local control of “political conventional rights.”
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800 Years of the Magna Carta: Traditions Retained in the U.S. Constitution
The Magna Carta did not guarantee liberty to all free persons, but it did serve as a lasting forerunner to all constitutions since.
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What Criminal Laws are Congress Authorized To Make?
The Constitution grants to Congress only limited powers to make criminal laws. These powers fall into five categories
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Resurrecting Constitutional Authority: The National Guard and the States
Smatterings of states are pushing back against the deployment of National Guard troops to foreign countries without the proper constitutional authority.
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Edward Snowden and the Treason Clause of the Constitution
In light of revelations about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs, made thanks to Edward Snowden, many politicians, pundits and sections of American society are eager to brand him a traitor to his country.
Bu what does the Constitution have to say?
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