The Study Corner
Another Reason to be Careful About Treaties
In another example of why we need to be careful about the treaties we sign on to, I found an article describing a United Nations court’s “order” that the U.S. lift sanctions on Iran. Now, since there are a lot of issues with an “order” issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), we’ll just focus…
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CNN’s Restraining Order and the Constitution
There have been numerous media reports about the lawsuit CNN brought against the Trump administration’s suspension of Jim Acosta’ press pass and the temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly to reinstate it. While I could not find a copy of the judge’s order, it’s pretty easy to determine the constitutionality…
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Thanksgiving 2018
As we celebrate this national day of Thanksgiving, let us not forget to give thanks for living in one of the freest nations in the world. If you live in America you may be tempted to say, as I’ve seen frequently in news reports and pundit interviews, that we are the freest nation on earth. …
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Washington, The Western
Washington today reminds me of the old westerns I used to watch as a kid and still love today. You know, the ones where the town is run by a gang of criminals and all the townsfolk are afraid because if they stand up to these bullies they get beaten, or even worse, killed. That…
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Birthright Citizenship
In an interview with Axios, President Trump stated that his staff is preparing an executive order to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. As you might expect, this has led to a lot of discussion and debate around both the constitutional basis of birthright citizenship and the authority of the President to change this policy…
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The 10th Amendment
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. U.S. Constitution, Amendment X While researching the Tenth Amendment, I wanted to get an idea of just how many powers not delegated to the federal government they…
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General Welfare Clause
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 There are several phrases in the Constitution that are regularly misrepresented. One of the most common is Congress’s…
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Regulations and the State of the Union
I watched a Right Angle YouTube video last night and while I’m usually in agreement with most of what these gentlemen say, I was terribly disappointed with their position on a proposed federal regulation regarding drug advertising.
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