ICE Arrest THE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT—PART ONE—THE IMMIGRATION WARS INTRODUCTION In Part One of this two-part “Into the Weeds” series, the fundamentals of the role of the Executive Branch and its vast and nearly exclusive authority and power over the subject of immigration and the status of aliens will be examined. An…
Lucky’s Crockpot Pasta e Fagioli This is an easy and filling cold weather recipe that is great all year. It is a staple in many Italian households. Always served with good crusty bread and would be a good first course in any season. Crock pots are our friend and are remarkably versatile. My good friend…
Air route traffic controllers at work at the Washington ARTCC DEI IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND HAS INFLUENCED FEDERAL HIRING DECISIONS, INCLUDING AT THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, FOR YEARS INTRODUCTION AND BACKSTORY There is no question that when George Floyd died from the combined effects of years of drug abuse and the reckless negligence of a…
The Statue of Liberty BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP—WHEN THE NOBLE INTENT OF THE RECONSTRUCTION CONGRESS WENT IN AN UNINTENDED DIRECTION INTRODUCTION In furtherance of a campaign promise and to tackle the concerns of many constitutional scholars and some in the political class, President Trump signed an Executive Order on January 20th purporting to direct Homeland Security…
Dr. Martin Luther King at a press conference. WOULD MARTIN LUTHER KING HAVE EMBRACED “EQUITY,” OR WOULD HE HAVE SEEN IT AS INJURIOUS TO HIS COLOR-BLIND DREAM OF TRUE EQUALITY? INTRODUCTION When on April 4th, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated, the full progress and effects of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had little…
Manhattan Criminal Courts Building by Americasroof is licensed under CC-BY-3.0 PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP SHOULD NOT APPEAR AT JUDGE MERCHAN’S “PUBLIC INTEREST” SENTENCING ON JANUARY 10th INTRODUCTION If you thought that Judge Engeron, who presided over Letitia James’s Stalinesque civil case against the Trump Organization, was a partisan party to pure politics, Judge Merchan is the…
The Seal of the President of the United States from Wikipedia. TERROR IN THE NEW YEAR—TRUMP’S JOB ONE IS CLEAR INTRODUCTION My plan was to write yet another take on 2024 as the year the rule of law and due process were sacrificed at the altar of political expediency. I woke up to the…
Portrait of Henry VIII in 1540, by Hans Holbein the Younger THE BIDEN PARDONS—HUNTER AND THE CROOKED JUDGE WILL BE FORGOTTEN WHEN WE SEE HIM MASS PARDON DEPORTABLE ALIENS—BUCKLE UP FOR THE RIDE A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON THE PARDON POWER—The English Monarchy bled into the Republic It is widely understood that the Executive unilateralism…
Portraits of Thomas Jefferson and George Mason. THANKSGIVING FOOD FOR THOUGHT: A NOTE ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS Over a year from the date that the Minutemen engaged British regulars in Lexington, Massachusetts, the Continental Congress formed a committee to formalize and to give effect to Richard Henry Lee’s motion that… “These United…
A portrait of Alexander Hamilton A WALK THROUGH THE APPOINTMENTS CLAUSE AND THE COMING STORM The election of Donald Trump to the Presidency will see a reformulation of government as we know it. The changes will reinvigorate the economy and attack the enormous waste in the federal government as well as its unending expansion.…