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Happy birthday, 27th Amendment!

Posted 9 days ago.

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Today we celebrate the anniversary of the 27th Amendment. Here’s what you need to know. Continue Reading

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Constitution Check: Is the “Roberts Court” driven by politics?

Posted 1 month, 11 days ago.

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James Madison’s concept of the separation of powers of the national government has always been thought to be a stroke of genius because it guaranteed a good deal of independence of the three major branches so that they could check each other, to prevent tyranny. Continue Reading

Tags: Affordable Care Act Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission James Madison

The secret life of the Commerce Clause

Posted 1 month, 12 days ago.

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The want of a central authority over commercial affairs was one of the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and a central animating purpose behind the Constitutional Convention that convened in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. Continue Reading

Tags: Articles of Confederation Commerce Clause Congressional Budget Office James Madison James Wilson Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The Constitutional Sources Project

Taking its place in history…

Posted 1 month, 21 days ago.

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Where, one may ask, will a Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act stand in history? Continue Reading

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Constitutional Astrology: Presidential Pisceans

Posted 2 months, 18 days ago.

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As this year’s erratic winter temperatures give way to March and the warmth of spring, Pisces’s malleable nature is thriving. Continue Reading

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