โThe powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.โ
Kevin Gutzman’s new book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution, might be the best available overview of the principles of limited government as espoused by the Tenth Amendment. After reading this book, you’ll see quite clearly that the...
by Rep. Ron Paul Recently, the General Accounting Office studied nineteen instances where the President issued so-called รขโฌลsigning statements.รขโฌย In such statements, the President essentially begins the process of interpreting legislation รขโฌโ up to and including...
The framers of the Constitution attempted to balance the power of the President as commander-in-chief with that of Congress, the representatives of the People. Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution gives to the Executive Branch the command of the nation’s...
“Not all the treasures of the world, so far as I believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for I think it murder.” — Thomas Paine One of the many consequences of our current political climate, in which war seems to be almost...
There’s been some attention of late on the aggressive use of “signing statements” by the executive branch. As the Boston Globe reported: Bush has claimed that his executive powers allow him to bypass more than 1,100 laws enacted since he took office....
