States Electors Accountable
Faithless Electors Who Break Their Promise Rightly Can Be Punished Hans von Spakovsky and Greg Walsh / June 27, 2019 Long before discussions of impeachment became commonplace, a means of denying President-elect Donald Trump the White House was floated and circulated among [...]
Federal and State Unbalance
Federalism Is a Tug of War and States Need to Pull REP. KEN IVORY/MAY 14, 2019 Did you have a nickname growing up? I did. And I hated it! I detested this nickname so much that I hesitate [...]
An Arbitrary Supreme Court
by Rodney Dodsworth July 1, 2019 Just as Rome never had a king after deposing the last Tarquin, yet breathed her last under unlimited Emperors, America will never have an unlimited, absolute monarch. Instead, it has an oligarchic, [...]
Saving the Constitution
Article V – Saving the Constitution Rodney Dodsworth May 7, 2018 Among the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation was the near impossibility of amending them to meet pressing needs regarding taxation and commerce. In 1787-1788, the lower threshold [...]
History: Virginia Ratifies Constitution
This Day in History: A battle of heavyweights at the Virginia ratifying convention by Tara Ross June 25, 2019 On this day in 1788, Virginia ratifies the United States Constitution. At the time, many thought that Virginia had provided [...]
Happy Independence Day!
This Day in History: Happy Independence Day! by Tara Ross July 4, 2016 On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress adopts our Declaration of Independence. It had already resolved on July 2 that “these United Colonies are, and, [...]