Judge Napolitano: Donald Trump’s Deportation Plan Prohibited by the Constitution

Earlier today, Judge Andrew Napolitano said that Donald Trump’s immigrant deportation plan, which includes deportation for people born here because their mothers are “here illegally,” is “prohibited by the Constitution.” “The Constitution says very clearly, whoever is born here – no matter the intent of the parent – is a natural-born citizen. He could not…

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24 States and Counting: Oregon Right to Try Act Signed as Law, Takes on Some FDA Restrictions

SALEM, Ore. (Aug. 17, 2015) – Last week, Gov. Brown signed a bill into law that sets the stage to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules preventing terminally-ill patients from accessing experimental treatments. Introduced at the request of House Interim Committee on Health Care, House Bill 2300 (HB2300) allows terminally ill patients access to…

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Failing Constitution 101, Making Stalin Proud: Chris Christie on the 4th Amendment

The dust-up between New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul over presidential fidelity to the Constitution — particularly the Fourth Amendment — was the most illuminating two minutes of the Republican debate last week. It is a well-regarded historical truism that the Fourth Amendment was written by victims of government snooping, the…

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30 Ways Congressional Republicans are the Same as Socialist Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders is an Independent U.S. Senator from Vermont who caucuses with the Democrats. He is a self-proclaimed socialist. He is a Democratic candidate for president. He is many things, but a Republican he is not. Yet, even though most people think there are many differences between Sanders and the typical Republican member of Congress…

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But Doesn’t Federal Law Supersede State Law?

Whenever we publish something about an anti-commandeering-style nullification bill, somebody inevitably responds with something along these lines. “I’m not a lawyer, but doesn’t federal law supersede state law?” In short, the answer to that question is no. In fact, the Supremacy Clause doesn’t even apply when it comes to anti-commandeering. Anti-commandeering laws merely prohibit the…

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