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Ginsburg: One Really Good Reason to Retake the Senate
"...But how is this legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime.... ~Frederic Bastiat, The Law In this November's elections we need to win a strong majority in both houses, a veto-proof majority, and we need to win the White house, but … Read More
Original Intent Protects Liberty and Justice for All
Libertarians have a pretty good track record when it comes to staying true to the intended meaning of the Constitution. But some big-time libertarian scholars seem to get off track, as Damon Root demonstrates in this article. In McDonald v. Chicago, its landmark 2010 decision striking down that city’s handgun ban, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms applies against state and local governments via the 14th Amendment, which declares: “No State … Read More
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Sen. Lee on Obama’s Unconstitutional Non-Recess Appointments
The Constitution allows the President to make short-term appointments when the Senate is out of session. The Constitution also requires the Senate to stay in session unless the U.S. House has to give its consent to a recess. The Senate, by their own choice, and by the House's lack of consent, was not on recess when the President made four recent appointments. Now Sen. Reid wants Obama to make 90 more appointments without Senate confirmation. These appointments expire next January when the … Read More
Monumental: Documentary Explores the Source of America’s Greatness
Actor Kirk Cameron has been working on a project which will make its official debut on March 27th. The trailer indicates that the focus is in-line with The 1789 Project's vision, so we're sharing it here. Our nation's founding fathers believed that we have inalienable rights, and that the purpose of government is to protect these rights. Legitimate government is only by the consent of the governed, and the U.S. Constitution only gave the federal government certain enumerated powers, the rest … Read More
Conservative Opinion
Another Rotten Highway Bill
Constitutionality is the primary, but not the only, factor in determining whether a bill is good or bad. The Constitution authorizes the Congress "To establish Post Offices and post Roads;" and this is somewhat legitimate justification for federal highway spending. The federal government currently charges a tax on all fuel you buy, sending that money to a "Highway Trust Fund" that is, you guessed it, totally spent every year. In fact, Congress has been spending money out of the general fund, … Read More
Eminent Domain Abuse is Socialism for the Rich
Everyone understands the government occasionally needs to take private property in order to build a road, bridge, etc.; this is called "eminent domain." But there are limits and requirements for such seizures. The U.S. Constitution states that "No person shall be... deprived of... property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation." As always, even such clearly-written Constitutional provisions still need vigilant defense against … Read More