The Study Corner
State of the Union Fight
If you’ve been watching the news lately, you know about the fight between Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump, which is only the latest in what I expect to be a long list of public spats. This argument is over the annual State of the Union (SOTU) address and the speaker’s…
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H.J.Res.7 – Constitutional Amendment to Abolish the Electoral College
As I review H.J.Res.7 – Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college, I want to thank Rep Steve Cohen from Tennessee’s 9th district. If the people who hired him to represent them want to abolish the electoral college, the only proper way to do it is through…
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Weyerhaeuser Co. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
One of the things we often complain about here at The Constitution Study is Congress’ penchant for abdicating its lawmaking responsibility in favor of executive rules and regulations, and the abuses of the administrative state. In this article we’ll review one of the few cases I’ve found where the supreme Court looked at the law…
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The Battle of Athens, TN
Athens, TN is the county seat of McMinn county. Located in eastern Tennessee about halfway between Chattanooga and Knoxville, in 1946 it was the center of a civil uprising that is not only worth learning about, but learning from as well.
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Brandon Masin and the Effects of Red Flag Laws
While Texas does not have a Red Flag law, this is what can happen when the legal theory behind those laws go into effect. We should all thank Brandon Masin for standing up for his rights and, by extension, the rights of all Texans and all Americans. In short, possibly because Mr. Masin knows his…
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Incorporation Insanity
Many sports have what they call a “silly season”, a period of time when rumors fly and it seems the news is full of silly stories. I’ve come to think that any time the supreme Court is in session is my silly season. That’s because it seems just when I think I’ve found the silliest…
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Let it begin here
John Parker was a captain leading the Massachusetts militia in the battle of Lexington. When the British commander ordered the militia to lay down their arms and disperse, it was reported that John Parker said: Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here….
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H. R. 5717 – Jake Laird Act of 2018
For those of you who may not have heard, The Jake Laird Act of 2018 is a bill: To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States that have in place laws that authorize the seizure of firearms from dangerous individuals, and for other purposes. The language in this bill is so disgusting, so…
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