Executive
President or King? Antifederalist Cato No. 4
Cato was one of the first Antifederalist writers to examine the executive branch. He predicted it would “tend either to the establishment of a vile and arbitrary aristocracy, or monarchy,” with a permanent class of elites ruling from on high. Path to Liberty: March 2,...Top-5 Worst Executive Orders in History
The founders recognized that “there can be no liberty” when legislative and executive powers are united in the same person or body of people. Yet, here we are today. These are the worst executive orders in history – and the hardest part is narrowing it down to...President Biden’s Departmentalism
On Tuesday the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (an executive agency) issued a new eviction moratorium, substantially similar to the one that expired last week. Previously, in Alabama Association of Realtors v. DHHS, four Justices of the Supreme Court would have...Textualism and War Powers
I have posted my article Textualism and War Powers (University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 69, No. 4, p. 1543, 2002) (96 pages) on SSRN. It’s from quite a while back but I think it remains a significant contribution. Here is the abstract: This Article explores...The Presidential Oath is nothing but a ceremonial lie. We all know @JoeBiden is not going to "protect and defend" the #Constitution.@mmaharrey10th pic.twitter.com/ZPUB9cymCO
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