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Congress Considering National Threat Assessment Program to Predict If You Pose a Threat
It has been nearly two years since I reported on the dangers of creating a law enforcement run Mental Health Assessment (MHA) program. In Texas, police use MHA’s to “screen” every person they have arrested for mental illness. But the TAPS Act,...
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 founding 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: Congress’ Power to Define ‘Natural Born’: A Reply to Professor Lee (American University Law Review Forum. vol 68, 2018, forthcoming). 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...