Commentary
Bill of Rights Day – 2019
You probably celebrate Independence Day. Will you celebrate Bill of Rights Day?
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Democracy. You keep using that word…
We hear it all the time… Democracy. Whether it’s preserving democracy in America, or making parts of the federal government more democratic, it seems people today are obsessed with democracy. But do they know what the word means?
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The Myth of Case Law
How many of you would be surprised to learn that those in law school aren’t required to study the supreme law of the land? Every attorney I’ve asked has told me they did not study the Constitution in law school, they studied Constitutional Law. I wanted to take some time to discuss not only what the difference is, but why it’s important.
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Understanding Impeachment
With the recent discussions about impeaching the President apparently coming to a head, and calls for impeaching Justice Kavanaugh, I thought it was a good time to discuss the process from its constitutional roots.
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Punishing Good Behavior
Why do we repeatedly punish those who do the right thing to reward those who did not? Whether it’s corporate bailouts, mortgage bailouts, or the anticipated need for a state bailout, these programs all reward bad behavior while punishing those who did the right thing.
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A Law By Any Other Name
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare What’s in a name? If you think about it, names, and words in general, are important. They are how we communicate thoughts and ideas to others. You can change how someone reacts…
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If You Don’t Get Your Way, Just Change The Rules
In what passes for statesmanship in America today, we’re going to take a look at several examples of some in government who want to get their way by hook or by crook. These efforts are not for your benefit, but to further accumulate power in Washington, D.C. But when a long train of abuses and…
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