Author: Paul Engel
Like many of you, I am a product of the public schools. Like many of you I thought the Constitution was for lawyers and judges. One day I read the Constitution, and was surprised to find I didn't need a law degree to understand it. Then I read the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers and even the Anti-Federalist Papers. As I learned more and more about our founding fathers and documents I saw how little we know about how our country was designed to work and how many people just didn't care. I started The Constitution Study to help those who also want read and study our Constitution.
540 – The Power to Fire
President Trump, when he hosted the television program The Apprentice, was famous for the line: “You’re Fired!” This penchant for firing people is something he brought with him to the presidency. Two cases recently decided by the Supreme Court question the President’s power to fire.
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539 – Does Money Equal Speech?
People frequently complain about money in politics. Others complain that campaign finance rules suppress “free speech”. Which brings up the question in the Supreme Court case NRSC v. FEC.
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538 – Determining What Your Home is Worth
No one likes to pay taxes. Some go so far as to claim you don’t own your home since it can be taken for failure to pay taxes. If you how a tax debt, how should government determine the value of your property?
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537 – Keeping Girls Safe
Should those with a mental illness be allowed to scare and stalk our wives and daughters in pursuit of their disease? Can public schools protect our young ladies, or shall mental illness supersede the law, biology, and common sense?
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536 – Defining Election Day
When is Election Day? Is it defined as the day the ballots are marked by citizens or received by election officials. That is the heart of the question in the case Watson v. RNC, and the court’s decision will impact more than just Mississippi.
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535 – Hawaii’s Attack on Property Rights
Who decides who can carry a firearm on your property and under what conditions? Does the Second Amendment presume permission or restriction? According to the Hawaiian legislature, they decide who carries and presumes restriction.
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534 – Geofence Warrants
We all walk around with tracking devices on, cellphones. While these devices report our location on an almost second by second basis, what are the rules law enforcement has to follow to search that data?
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533 – EPA vs State’s Rights
I’ve heard a lot of people talking about the Monsanto case and the claims that one of their products, Roundup, may cause cancer. However, the case before the Supreme Court was much more unique, involving state’s rights, intrastate commerce, and the limits of federal law and regulation.
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