Current Events
Sorry, Vice-President Pence can’t replace electors on his own
As I point out in a recent interview, the failure of the Trump legal team and its allies to understand the Constitution’s rules on presidential elections has cost them dearly. They have evidence of fraud and other election irregularities. But they have not used that...
The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill is Filled with Unconstitutional Programs
The U.S. government is unconstitutionally stimulating everybody. Congress finally pulled together a second unconstitutional coronavirus stimulus deal and, as most people already know, Pres. Trump signed it. The $900 billion coronavirus measure ranks as the...
The Real Scandal of the Spending Bill
Last week Congress passed a massive coronavirus relief and omnibus spending bill. President Trump threatened to veto the bill, saying he wants an increase in the amount for “stimulus” checks authorized by the bill from 600 dollars to 2,000 dollars. The checks are...
The Constitution, General Austin, and the Seven-Year Rule
With President-elect Biden announcing retired general Lloyd Austin as his pick for Defense Secretary, 10 U.S.C. 113(a) is back in the news. It provides: A person may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from active duty as a...