Does the Iran Deal Bind the Next President?
the argument for congressional authorization is embarrassingly weak, and without congressional authorization any presidential attempt to make a binding deal is almost certainly unconstitutional.
On Education, Majority Supports Federalism, Rejects National Control
A major annual poll shows that a majority of Americans support following the 10th Amendment on education, preferring to have states in charge rather than the federal government. PDK/Gallup reports the interesting findings, as local/state control of education increasingly gains support as federal policies fail to deliver results that were promised: More Americans say state…
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…
They Live, We Sleep: A Dictatorship Disguised as a Democracy
Oblivious to what lies ahead, we’ve been manipulated into believing that if we continue to consume, obey, and have faith, things will work out.
Julian Ku on the Constitution and the Iran Deal
At Opinio Juris, Julian Ku defends the constitutionality of the Iran deal (expanding on his discussion in this podcast from the National Constitution Center [also featuring David Rivkin]). He makes two arguments: First, the terms of the agreement, which describe its obligations as “voluntary”, indicate that it is a nonbinding “political commitment”. Even the UN Security…
Two Reasons the Iran Deal Is Unconstitutional
In sum, the Iran deal is unconstitutional (a) because the President has not taken sufficient action to assure that it is nonbinding under international law, and (b) even if it is nonbinding under international law, it should be only a commitment of the current President and should not purport to be an undertaking of future Presidents for whom the current President cannot speak.
“These Government People Suck.” My statement to a Huffington Post Reporter on Background Checks
I was contacted by a reporter at HuffPo today with the following questions. In general, my reply is – “These government people suck,” but here’s the full conversation: Hi Michael, wanted to see if you can comment on the news that Dylann Roof was able to obtain his gun through a loophole in the national…
Jade Helm: Fairy Tales for a Gullible Nation
Call me paranoid, but I think we’d better take James Madison’s advice and “take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties.”
Constitutional Ignorance and Dereliction on the 2nd Amendment
The nation's demagogues and constitutionally ignorant are using the Charleston, South Carolina, AME church shooting to attack the Second Amendment's "right of the people to keep and bear Arms."
Nevada Standoff a Symptom of Increasing Authoritarianism
Ron Paul writes: I believe incidents such as that in Nevada show we may be witnessing the failure of the American authoritarian warfare-welfare state -- and that of course would be good. This is why it is so important that those of us who understand the freedom philosophy spread the truth about how statism caused our problems and why liberty is the only solution.