“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
At Lawfare , Matthew Waxman notes The Anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine (announced December 2, 1823) and questions its constitutionality: Monroe’s proclamation is a momentous example of the president’s vast constitutional power to set and communicate U.S. foreign...
In 1793, President George Washington issued a statement that the United States would remain neutral in the ongoing conflict between France and Britain. But given that his decision kept the United States out of war, why was his decision so controversial? In this video,...
