A Different Take on Federalism Part II
Subtitle – Scotus Guts the 14th Amendment. Independence is one thing, but when applied to government, unchecked independence is another term for tyranny. While the mode of appointment to the… Read more »
Tag: 14th Amendment
Scotus – Getting it Right. Sometimes.
Subtitle: Gerrymandering and School Busing – No Justiciable Standard Few take more delight in hammering Scotus than your’s truly. Being supposedly apolitical, it is often anything but a neutral expositor… Read more »
Progressing the Constitution – The Ninth Amendment Part V
Subtitle: Scotus & Morality. Without God and religion you don’t have moral truth, you have moral opinion.1 Unfortunately, when a majority of lawyers on Scotus issue new rights-based opinions, they… Read more »
Civil Rights, Scotus, and Article V
Subtitle: Judge Bork’s Inkblot. Who or what is the source of civil rights? What are civil rights? They must be important or there wouldn’t be a US Commission on Civil… Read more »
To Guarantee a Republican Form of Government
Scotus: The Third Political Branch. When Alexander Hamilton penned the 85th Federalist, Concluding Remarks, in August 1788, eleven states had ratified the Constitution. While there was no practical need to… Read more »
A Senate of the States – The 17th Amendment Part III
Subtitle: Progressives Blow Up the Framers’ Constitution. Despite the lessons of history, Progressives promote ever more democracy, which, unless tempered and limited, is like turning one’s household over to the… Read more »
On the Right to Vote Part V
Subtitle: Equal Protection – Doing Harm by Doing Good. Recall from Parts I & II, and Article I § 2 of the Constitution, the states determine voter qualifications to the… Read more »
On the Right to Vote Part III
Subtitle: The Wisdom of the 14th Amendment. After a quick look at Section 1, this squib takes a closer read of Sections 2 & 3 of the 14th Amendment. We’ll… Read more »
On the Corruption of Liberty
The meaning of words change over time, which presents problems to historians and patriots alike. Liberty, being so important to the American psyche, is one such word. With that in… Read more »
Progressing the Constitution: One Man, One Vote II
If the 14th Amendment demands adherence to one-man-one-vote, the electoral college and US Senate operate in clear violation. Why didn’t scotus demand US Senate membership according to population? Because, unlike… Read more »