When arguing politics disguised as “Constitutional interpretation,” many on either side of the divide fall into this same trap: Those SCOTUS decisions we like were the product of “strict constructionism,” while those we dislike we decry as “judicial activism.” The “law” was drafted by humans, enforced by humans, and interpreted by humans. A decision of […]
The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. With the horror of the massacre in Sandy Hook Elementary School still searing raw in the collective consciousness, there […]
Below I am quoting directly and completely from the PCTC Blog, and @MiltShook. The research and writing are his, I just wanted to make certain to memorialize the document where and so it could be further accessed. For too long Democrats have apologized for President Obama, as though his administration could be swept away in […]
When trying to weigh all of the present-day acrimony between Democrat and Republican, labor v. capital, I looked to history to find political guidance. I did not have to look far. Not past Abraham Lincoln, at least: “Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never […]
Abraham Lincoln, an American with a unique love respect for the rule of law, once wrote that: “If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.” These prescient words have been borne out, time and again, across the gamut of our national stage, from politics, to law, […]