SCOTUS’S 27 JUNE OPINIONS—NOTHING LESS THAN COMMON SENSE JURISPRUDENCE INTRODUCTION The left’s handwringing over the three decisions that I will discuss herein continues to establish its untethering from mainstream moral and legal thought. The bottom-line takeaways from these decisions clearly resonate with most Americans, who do not need to be Constitutional scholars or lawyers…
A United States Air Force B2 Spirit. This file is licensed under the Open Government Licence version 1.0. OPERATION MIDNIGHT HAMMER—UNCONSTITUTIONAL? DEPENDS ON THE POLITICAL WINDS INTRODUCTION Since Congress overrode Nixon’s veto in 1973, the War Powers Resolution has been the subject of uniform disdain by Presidents regardless of party. Whether or not its…
FEDERAL AUTHORITY VIOLENTLY CHALLENGED IN LOS ANGELES—WHEN POLITICS AND THE LAW COLLIDE INTRODUCTION This weekend saw the truth of what propelled Trump to victory. The Mexican flag flown by violent protestors (mingled with “peaceful ones”) who attacked and injured state and federal law enforcement officers while displaying the American flag upside down is a…
EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE—A PRIMER INTRODUCTION The controversy over President Biden’s actual ability to govern, in fact, and his clear lack of mental acuity and physical decline has ripened into what will become a procedural and substantive battle between Congressional oversight functions and the deliberative and communicative processes of the Executive during the pendency of his…