Ignore the Court? The Real Checks and Balances in the Founders Constitution
The Constitution is supreme – not acts of Congress, not a president’s views, and not court opinions. The Framers repeatedly affirmed this. So, who decides when the Constitution is violated? For the Founders, the answer was everyone. And that’s the key to what...
States Can Check Federal Power: Anti-Commandeering Explained
Government-run schools never teach that states have the power to stop federal programs simply by refusing to implement or enforce them. James Madison gave us the blueprint, and the supreme court has repeatedly upheld it as the anti-commandeering doctrine for over 180...
Biden’s Court Plan Brings to Mind FDR’s Court-Packing Scheme
Wanting to continue appearing relevant, lame-duck President Biden has come up with a plan to reform the Supreme Court. His plan brings to mind the infamous court-packing scheme that was proposed by President Franklin Roosevelt during the 1930s. Although FDR failed to...