Is the Bill of Rights Just “Legal Fiction”?
Americans are fond of referring to the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution, as a cornerstone of American freedom. But what if they weren’t a bill of rights? What if those who sought to convert them into a bill of rights did so not to...
Poll: Majority of Americans Support States Opting Out of Federal Programs
A recent Rasmussen poll indicates a growing number of Americans agree with James Madison and support state refusal to cooperate with the federal government. The first key finding was that a majority of likely voters in the U.S. believe states should have the right to...
Understanding the Ninth Amendment
In 2004, University of Illinois College of Law Professor Kurt T. Lash wrote The Lost Original Meaning of the Ninth Amendment for the Texas Law Review (Vol. 83, December 2004). It is the first in a series of two articles explaining the Ninth Amendment in light of newly...