The Imperial Senate: Antifederalist Brutus No. 16
In his final paper, Brutus takes on the structure and power of the Senate. He found one part he really liked, but the rest – predicted it would turn into a permanent aristocracy of sorts, with senators mostly serving for life. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday...
Does Laurence Tribe Still Think the Vice President Cannot Break Appointments Ties in the Senate?
On the eve of the Georgia Senate election that could result in an evenly divided Senate, here’s a reminder that one of the nation’s leading constitutional law scholars thinks that the Vice President cannot break tie votes in the Senate on appointments, ...
Sasse gets sassy on the Senate
Senator Ben Sasse wrote an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal urging some changes to the United States Senate to “Make the Senate Great Again.” Sasse correctly argues that, “The old saying used to be that all politics is local, but...