President Trump, the Constitution, and the National Guard Cases
How extensive is the President’s power to deploy state units of the National Guard for federal law enforcement? On June 19, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in Newsom v. Trump that the President could deploy the Guard to protect federal...
Who Called the Constitutional Convention? The Commonwealth of Virginia
A “call” to an interstate convention is an invitation for state representatives to meet at a particular time and place to discuss prescribed issues. During the Founding Era, convention calls were issued by the Continental and Confederation Congresses, by prior...
Vergil: Poet Laureate of the American Founding
The reverse side of the dollar bill reproduces the Great Seal of the United States. On the left is the back of the seal. It features two Latin phrases. Annuit coeptis means “He [i.e., God] has approved our undertakings.” It is an abbreviation of a line from a prayer...