Congress
Founding Principles: Only Congress Can Make Law
The very first sentence in the Constitution after the Preamble unambiguously tells us only Congress has the power to make laws. Not the president. Not the courts. The foundingย fathers wrote with a purpose; the placement of a sentence, of a word, all had importance to...
Congress’ Power to Define ‘Natural Born’: A Reply to Professor Lee
I have posted a new short essay on SSRN:ย Congressโ Power to Define ‘Natural Born’: A Reply to Professor Leeย (American University Law Review Forum. vol 68, 2018, forthcoming).ย As the name indicates, it is a reply to Professor Thomas H. Lee’s...
D.C. Suddenly Discovers Tenth Amendment on Marijuana After Decades of State Action
WASHINGTON (Sept. 11, 2018) – On June 7, members of Congress announced bi-partisan legislation aimed at reforming federal cannabis laws via an appeal to the Tenth Amendment. This is another example of proposed changes in D.C. driven by state nullification...
Congress Won’t Cut a Penny: Refuses to Cut Even 0.08 Percent of Federal Budget
There was a recent move to cut a pittance out of the federal budget and the Republicans in Congress couldn’t even get that done.ย The GOP talks a good game when it’s not in power. For eight years, Republicans promised they were going to repeal Obamacare....