North Carolina election board stalls on two, approves Constitution Party
(The Center Square) The North Carolina State Board of Elections decided Tuesday to further postpone a vote to approve voting rights for the People’s Party and Justice for All parties, sparking a fierce debate. The Constitution Party was the third political party to meet the signature threshold set by state law and is the party’s […]
No, Trump Did Not Call for an End to the Constitution
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Trump has done and said a number of dumb things recently, but he has also been misrepresented. For instance, Trump did not expect white supremacist Nick Fuentes to show up to dinner with Kanye West (Trump said he didn’t know Fuentes either), and Trump’s record as the most pro-Jewish president ever ought […]
Law school deans sign letter championing Constitution; ask students to disagree
Law deans from more than 100 institutions of higher education across the country have signed a letter urging students to respectfully disagree while upholding the rule of law and defending the U.S. Constitution. The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Task Force on American Democracy issued the letter, signed by 119 deans including Kelly Abrams of Duke […]
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 […]