Commander. Not King.
โMuch inferior to itโ – Thatโs how Alexander Hamilton described the commander in chief power in comparison to the crown. Yet today – most people who just yell ARTICLE II to support all kinds of unconstitutional acts donโt have a clue what the Founders set...
This Isn’t a Presidency. It’s a Throne.
The executive, James Madison warned, is the branch of power most interested in and prone to war. Empowering it to both declare and wage war, not only guarantees endless war, itโs a ROYAL power the founders fought to free themselves from. Thatโs why a free people must...
Originalism, Nonoriginalism and Venezuela
From an originalist perspective, I think itโs clear that President Trump did not have the constitutional power to take the actions he took against the Maduro government in Venezuela. As argued at lengthย here, the Constitution allocates to Congress โ and by implication...