I really get the feeling that most people in America want a king - a president with absolute authority to bark orders and everyone has to comply. @mmaharrey10th pic.twitter.com/lTyh9pYGl0
— TenthAmendmentCenter (@TenthAmendment) April 30, 2020
Can the President “Send Congress Away”?
Can the president simply shut down Congress on a whim? Some people think he has this power. As one commenter put it in a Facebook post, “Article 2 Section 3 during extraordinary circumstances the president can send Congress away.” This demonstrates how...
Is Donald Trump the Next FDR?
The headline on the Drudge Report last week: “Trump Invokes Wartime Authority.” And right on cue, as the Wuhan Virus spreads across the United States, Trump suggests he is a “wartime president.” We can all thank Honest Abe, Woodrow Wilson, and...
On the Stone Sentencing
With theย uproarย over the Roger Stone sentencing episode, including supposed presidential bullying of the Attorney General and the Attorney General’s supposed interference in the prosecution, it seems appropriate to review basic constitutional points. (1) The...