Treaties, Trials and Supremacy: Patrick Henry’s Anti-Federalist Speeches 8-10
In a series of speeches during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry warned against a combination of the treaty, the judicial power and – the supremacy clause – that it would lead to government violating individual liberty with impunity. Path to...
The President’s Power to Terminate Treaties
At The American Conservative, Senator Rand Paul:ย The President Can Terminate Treaties Alone.ย From the introduction: When faced with questions relating to Americaโs role in the world, we would be wise to heed the advice of the Founders. George Washington urged...
The Constitutionality of the Iran Nuclear Deal (Again)
With the impending revival of the nuclear agreement with Iran, I thought it might be useful to repost my (short!) article on nonbinding agreements, which among other things examines the constitutionality of theย original 2015 deal.ย Core conclusion: if the agreement...