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
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...
by Clay Barham If there were ever a time where the founding principle of America, as a nation, is justified again, it is the issue of state sovereignty.รย The notion of multiple governing entities, contractually united for a few common and limited purposes, where all...
As usual, this election season, the Presidential candidates are telling us how they’ll make life better for you.รย They’ll improve the economy, help your investments, protect you from harm, help you get a raise, ensure that you’ll keep your home, and...
Cross-Posted from DailyKos.com with permission of the author, Crashing Vor Watching Keith [Olbermann] just now, I heard him mention Antonin “Nino” Scalia’s dissenting opinion from today’s ruling in regards habeas corpus rights for detainees....
by Ivan Eland More memos recently have surfaced that were written early in the Bush administration by John C. Yoo from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel — the man who gave us the administration’s horrifyingly narrow definition of...
