The Incorporation Doctrine and the Bill of Rights
In a previous Constitution 101 post, I established that the Bill of Rights was not originally intended to apply to the states. But lawyers and other supporters of federal courts policing rights at the state and local level will point to the 14th Amendment. They argue...
Breaking the Tenth Amendment
A lot of people want to shoehorn the Constitution into their personal notions about liberty. But the Constitution isn’t a declaration of liberty. Even so, the decentralized structure of government inherent in the Constitution as ratified does provide a framework...
Bill of Rights Ratified: Power Without Restraint is Tyranny
On December 15th each year, you’re likely to hear politicians and pundits using beautiful prose to “celebrate” Bill of Rights Day. At best, unfortunately, it’s just one day for most of them to grandstand even as they work to undermine the Constitution and your liberty...