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Real originalism (not the cartoon version some love to attack) explained
The New Yorker recently published an article by a law professor and CNN commentator that purported to critique originalism—the view that the Constitution means what the ratifiers understood it to mean. But like many attacks against originalism, it assailed a cartoon...
The House Has Impeached; What Comes Next?
Is impeachment valid even though the speaker has not transmitted it to the Senate? Some argue that the Senate is not prohibited by the Constitution to start a trial, even if the articles of impeachment are not transmitted from the House to the Senate. But is this the...
Trump Administration Spending Money Even Faster Than Last Year
Remember when President Trump promised to lower the national debt during the campaign? Remember when he said he could do it “fairly quickly?” Those were good times. Unfortunately, the reality has not matched up with the campaign rhetoric. Entering into...
The President’s Power to Suspend and Terminate Treaties
The Trump administration’s announcement that it is suspending the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia, and that it will terminate the treaty in six months unless Russia moves toward full compliance, has produced little reaction in legal...