Raskin Claims SCOTUS Flies the NRA Flag ‘Above the Constitution’
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” on Friday that the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the bump stock ban was like flying the National Rifle Association’s flag “higher than the Constitution and public safety.” “Of course, that’s outrageous,” Raskin said. “It wasn’t just Justice Sotomayor that said this bird quacks […]
Pay-to-play politics is killing our democracy — we can save it using the Constitution
Record-breaking A $16 billion election cycleIn 2015, a range of lawmakers are attempting to address growing voter demand for reasonable limits on campaign finances. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) has proposed: Act to end corporate influence in elections; Listed companies Super PACs and so-called “independent expenditures” Influencing the election, multiple House invoice Senate and legislation In […]
Attorneys On CNN Rip Juan Merchan For Throwing Constitution ‘Out A Window’ With ‘Bad’ Jury Instructions
Defense attorney Randy Zelin and former Trump attorney Tim Parlatore said on Friday that Judge Juan Merchan violated the U.S. Constitution with his instructions to the jury in former President Donald Trump’s trial. Merchan instructed the jury that it is not a requirement for them to be in unanimous agreement about what “other crime” Trump […]
Kansas Constitution doesn’t include right to vote: state high court majority
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday ruled on multiple challenges to a 2021 election law, siding with state officials on some provisions while reviving challenges to others and signaling that at least one may be halted before this year’s general election. But the majority opinion on the ballot signature verification bill said the right to […]
Why Have a Constitution If You Just Ignore It?
In two recent columns, I wrote about the danger of public officials who are either unaware of the restrictions placed upon them by the Constitution they have sworn to uphold or, worse, just don’t give a damn. In the first, I chided President Biden for his sworn intent to pass a law that would “codify Roe […]
‘Weaponization of the Justice System’ Against Him a ‘Challenge to Our Constitution’
Hollywood veteran Reagan Movie star Dennis Quaid said he would vote for former President Donald Trump in November, saying the U.S. justice system is being used as a weapon against Trump is a threat to the Constitution. In an interview with Piers Morgan published online Tuesday, Dennis Quaid spoke about his support for Trump. “I’m […]
Lawmakers Appearing at Court with Trump Are Calling Out ‘Egregious Abuse of the Constitution’
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said on his show that the members of Congress appearing with former President Donald Trump in his business records trial in New York “are alleging a gross abuse of the Constitution.” said in an interview. Breitbart News Daily. Several celebrities have also appeared alongside Trump, who faces a business records trial […]
Don’t Give Up on the Constitution
I am enormously grateful to Law & Liberty for recruiting such heavy hitters to respond to my lead essay. What a joy to get such humbling and instructive comments, each brimming with its author’s characteristic intellectual virtues. I thank all four responders and only regret that the imperative for brevity in this summary reply means I […]
Authoritarian? Conservatives Want to Restore the Constitution. The Left Can’t Handle It.
The Constitution created three branches in the federal government: the legislature to make the laws, the executive branch to enforce the laws, and the judiciary to settle disputes about the laws. Yet the federal government we know and very much do not love doesn’t operate the way the Constitution says it should. Instead, unelected bureaucrats write more […]
Georgia's Piedmont Bank to be bought by mid-Atlantic lender – The Atlanta Journal Constitution
United Bank is unrelated to the existing Georgia-based United Bank, which has 16 locations, including one in Zebulon, south of Atlanta. The agreement between United and Piedmont will make the combined company the 39th largest banking company in the United States in terms of stock value. Much of the company’s growth has come from acquisitions, […]