Law Professor Gets F In Constitutional Calculus
If you’re going to make a constitutional argument for some federal action, it will prove more compelling if you actually make a constitutional argument. That means pointing to the constitutional provision that authorizes an exercise of federal power. Not making...
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...
Want to Understand the Constitution? Don’t Ask a Lawyer!
Most Americans say the Constitution is important. Most Americans say it’s crucial for the government to stay within its constitutional bounds. But what exactly are the constitutional limits on federal power? How do we know? Well, whatever you do, don’t ask a lawyer....