Constitution

Forbes Claims Ron Paul Was Wrong About the Fifth Amendment

Forbes magazine's Richard Miniter claimed Congressman Ron Paul has the Fifth Amendment wrong on Obama's assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki, but the example of...

Thomas R. Eddlem October 17, 2011

Will DOJ Tell Church Schools Whom to Hire?

Bruce Walker October 14, 2011

Terrence Jeffreys of CNSNews reports, "In yet another stunning attack on freedom of religion, President Barack Obama's Justice Department asked the Supreme Court...

California Bans Open Carrying of Handguns

Bruce Walker October 11, 2011

ABC News reports that California's Governor Jerry Brown (left) has just signed a new law "mak[ing] it a misdemeanor to openly carry an exposed...

Obama’s Death Panel and Charles I’s Star Chamber

Thomas R. Eddlem October 10, 2011

President Obama has created a secret death panel to decide which American citizens should be killed without trial by our own military, and...

Court to Rule on Georgia’s Ban on Guns in Churches

James Heiser October 10, 2011

Tensions are building in Georgia over a controversial new law which would restrict the rights of gun owners, and the judges of the...

High Court Hears Fired Lutheran Teacher’s Church-State Case

Bruce Walker October 6, 2011

What does “separation of church and state” really mean? Many point out that the phrase is not found anywhere in the Constitution. Rather,...

Ron Paul: Al-Awlaki Killing is “Impeachable”

Raven Clabough October 4, 2011

Talk of an Obama impeachment reentered the political arena this week, this time for the targeted killing of American-born al Qaeda leader Anwar...

Awlaki Killing: Does America Need Courts, Juries, or Trials Anymore?

Thomas R. Eddlem October 1, 2011

President Obama touted the killing of U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki in a drone strike in Yemen September 30, raising constitutional questions of whether the...

Wisconsin Judge: No “Fundamental Right to Produce and Consume Foods”

Raven Clabough September 29, 2011

In a court case sure to go down in history for one of the most bizarre rulings, a Wisconsin judge has held that...

National Review Editor Asks What Constitutionalism Means

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. September 29, 2011

The National Review touts itself as a conservative publication. It consistently espouses what it considers right-of-center policy positions, as well as promoting the...

ACLU Sues to Stop Clergy From Performing Marriages in Nevada

Bruce Walker September 28, 2011

Nevada has long been known as the easiest place in America to get a divorce — and a quick marriage. After a couple...

Military Commissions: Rights of Accused Terrorists Under Bush, Obama

Thomas R. Eddlem September 28, 2011

Presidents Bush and Obama have created a vigorous public debate since the September 11 attacks over whether suspects in the “war on terror”...

Harvard Confab Fails to Convince Tea Party to Seek Constitutional Convention

Thomas R. Eddlem September 26, 2011

The ideologically diverse crowd of 300-400 attending the Harvard University Constitutional Convention Conference (ConConCon) couldn't agree upon even one agenda item to seek...