Looking back at our constitutional history to capture Trump's order’s viciousness. Doing so reveals that the order is not merely unconstitutional, but anti-constitutional.
The President claims unprecedented authority to ignore and override Congress and the Constitution whenever he proclaims an “invasion,” real or metaphorical. He is wrong about what an invasion is—and what powers it triggers.
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A culture of reverence for the U.S. Constitution shields the founding document from criticism, despite its many shortcomings. We need an alternative vision that provides meaningful freedom at home and embraces self-determination abroad.
The anti-obscenity law is unenforceable and probably unconstitutional. Conservatives still want to use it to ban medication abortions.
If their plan works, these Republican toadies of the billionaires who fund and own them will rewrite our Constitution & state governors, the US Congress, and the President will have no say whatsoever…
The country’s Constitution was once the standard-bearer for the world. Today, many other countries have much fairer systems for electing their leaders and passing laws.
On the final episode of Contempt of Court, Elie Mystal is joined by legal experts Nikolas Bowie and Rhiannon Hamam to understand how we might strip the court of its presumed legitimacy.
Staggered 18-year terms would bring regular turnover to the bench. The result would be a Court that better reflects prevailing public values.
And that means the Court, by deciding this case, exercises authority it does not have. It violates the Constitution. . . . [T]he majority overrides the combined judgment of the Legislative and Executive Branches. . . . I respectfully dissent . . .
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