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Search Engines, Health-Payment Systems—Free Products Are the CostliestJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2024-12-042024-12-04https://freethepeople.org/search-engines-health-payment-systems-free-products-are-the-costliest/https://rconstitution.us/search-engines-health-payment-systems-free-products-are-the-costliest/0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Parties
Economics
Action Items to Faithfully Execute the ConstitutionJames AnthonyoffsiteLew Rockwell2024-12-032024-12-03https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/12/james-anthony/action-items-to-faithfully-execute-the-constitution/https://rconstitution.us/action-items-to-faithfully-execute-the-constitution/0.3President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
Treaty making (II.2.2)
War declaration (I.8.11)
Navy provision and maintenance (I.8.13)
Land- and naval-force rules (I.8.14)
Limited government-district laws (I.8.17)
Army, Navy, Militia command (II.2.1)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
Limited exclusive rights for inventors and authors (I.8.8)
Naturalization rules (I.8.4)
Voting laws (15.2)
Taxes, duties, imposts, excises (I.8.1)
Income-tax laws (16)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Limiting
Trust-Busting the Money MonopolyJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2024-11-112024-11-11https://freethepeople.org/trust-busting-the-money-monopoly/https://rconstitution.us/trust-busting-the-money-monopoly/0.1Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Life, Liberty, and Property Actions: The Candidates’ RecordsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2024-11-042024-11-04https://rconstitution.us/life-liberty-and-property-actions-the-candidates-records/https://rconstitution.us/life-liberty-and-property-actions-the-candidates-records/#comments0.2President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Army, Navy, Militia command (II.2.1)
Naturalization rules (I.8.4)
Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)
Bill signing or objection (I.7.2)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Limiting
Life Should Be Protected by Individuals Stepping UpJames AnthonyoffsiteLew Rockwell2024-10-162024-10-16https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/10/james-anthony/life-should-be-protected-by-individuals-stepping-up/https://rconstitution.us/life-should-be-protected-by-individuals-stepping-up/0.1State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State judges opine (VI.3)
Abortion
Repeal Government Regulators. Improve Safety and Quality, End InflationJames AnthonyoffsiteLew Rockwell2024-10-102024-10-11https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/10/james-anthony/repeal-government-regulators-improve-safety-and-quality-end-inflation/https://rconstitution.us/repeal-government-regulators-improve-safety-and-quality-end-inflation/0.1Commerce regulations (I.8.3)Limiting
Presidency Startup: Personnel Is FreedomJames AnthonyoffsiteLew Rockwell2024-08-192024-10-08https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/08/james-anthony/presidency-startup-personnel-is-freedom/https://rconstitution.us/presidency-startup-personnel-is-freedom/0.1President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Appointment making (II.2.2)
Limiting
What if Trump Said the Unsayable? ‘I’m Sorry. I’ll Stop It’James AnthonyoffsiteBlaze Media2024-09-222024-09-24https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/what-if-trump-said-the-unsayable-im-sorry-ill-stop-ithttps://rconstitution.us/what-if-trump-said-the-unsayable-im-sorry-ill-stop-it/0.1President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Limiting
Government-Free SchoolingJames AnthonyoffsiteLew Rockwell2024-09-212024-09-22https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/09/james-anthony/government-free-schooling/https://rconstitution.us/government-free-schooling/0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Economics
Freedom Caucus Path to Constitutionally-Limited GovernmentsJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2024-08-022024-08-02https://freethepeople.org/freedom-caucus-path-to-constitutionally-limited-governments/https://rconstitution.us/freedom-caucus-path-to-constitutionally-limited-governments/0.3Offsetting powers
Legislative processes
Amendment proposal (V)
Party constitutions
Party laws
Parties
Pledges to Governments and Parties Should Respect IndividualsJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2024-06-302024-07-01https://freethepeople.org/pledges-to-governments-and-parties-should-respect-individuals/https://rconstitution.us/pledges-to-governments-and-parties-should-respect-individuals/0.1Loss limiting by oath to support Constitution
Parties
Limiting
Voters and Politicians, Vote for the Best FutureJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2024-06-192024-06-19https://freethepeople.org/voters-and-politicians-vote-for-the-best-future/https://rconstitution.us/voters-and-politicians-vote-for-the-best-future/0.1President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
Loss prevention by impeachment
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
Voting scores (48)
Limiting
Intellectual Property Protection Should Be Closer to Morally Optimal for EverybodyJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2024-05-082024-05-09https://mises.org/power-market/intellectual-property-protection-should-be-closer-morally-optimal-everybodyhttps://rconstitution.us/intellectual-property-protection-should-be-closer-to-morally-optimal-for-everybody/0.1Limited exclusive rights for inventors and authors (I.8.8)Economics
Making All Voters’ Rights Secure through Judicial InterpositionJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2024-04-192024-04-19https://rconstitution.us/making-all-voters-rights-secure-through-judicial-interposition/https://rconstitution.us/making-all-voters-rights-secure-through-judicial-interposition/#comments0.1Voting laws (15.2)Elections
Good Outcomes Require Good LeadershipAnthony, JamesonsiterConstitution.us2024-04-122024-04-12https://rconstitution.us/good-outcomes-require-good-leadership/https://rconstitution.us/good-outcomes-require-good-leadership/#comments0.2Voting scores (48)Parties
The Great Depression and Great Depression II: Similarities, DifferencesJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Wire2024-03-082024-03-09https://mises.org/mises-wire/great-depression-and-great-depression-ii-similarities-differenceshttps://rconstitution.us/the-great-depression-and-great-depression-ii-similarities-differences/0.1War declaration (I.8.11)
Commerce regulations (I.8.3)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)
Parties
Economics
Stop Electing Leaders and Start LeadingJames AnthonyoffsiteLew Rockwell2024-03-062024-03-06https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/03/james-anthony/stop-electing-leaders-and-start-leading/https://rconstitution.us/stop-electing-leaders-and-start-leading/0.1All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Limiting
Ukraine Aid Is Support for SocialismJames AnthonyoffsiteLew Rockwell2024-03-022024-03-02https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/03/james-anthony/ukraine-aid-is-support-for-socialism/https://rconstitution.us/ukraine-aid-is-support-for-socialism/0.1War declaration (I.8.11)
Land- and naval-force rules (I.8.14)
Security
How to Limit China’s Government PeopleJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2024-02-232024-02-23https://rconstitution.us/how-to-limit-chinas-government-people/https://rconstitution.us/how-to-limit-chinas-government-people/#comments0.2Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Treaty making (II.2.2)
War declaration (I.8.11)
Army raising and support up to 2 years (I.8.12)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
Naturalization rules (I.8.4)
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
Security
Federally Driven Invasion Must Be Ended by State Laws and EnforcementJames AnthonyoffsiteLew Rockwell2024-02-022024-02-02https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/02/james-anthony/federally-driven-invasion-must-be-ended-by-state-laws-and-enforcement/https://rconstitution.us/federally-driven-invasion-must-be-ended-by-state-laws-and-enforcement/0.1State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State legislators disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
Naturalization rules (I.8.4)
Limiting
Time to Power Up a Good PartyJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2024-01-192024-01-19https://rconstitution.us/time-to-power-up-a-good-party/https://rconstitution.us/time-to-power-up-a-good-party/#comments0.2Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)
Parties
Parties
Evil NowadaysJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2024-01-122024-01-12https://rconstitution.us/evil-nowadays/https://rconstitution.us/evil-nowadays/#comments0.1War declaration (I.8.11)Security
Justice, Produced BestJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2023-12-312024-01-01https://freethepeople.org/justice-produced-best/https://rconstitution.us/justice-produced-best/0.1The judicial power of the USA (III.1)Limiting
Trump-Biden: Tag TeamJames AnthonyoffsiteLew Rockwell2023-12-302023-12-31https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/12/james-anthony/trump-biden-tag-team/https://rconstitution.us/trump-biden-tag-team/0.1The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)Limiting
DeSantis Is Relatively the Best Ever but Absolutely Typical, so FarJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2023-12-152023-12-15https://rconstitution.us/desantis-is-relatively-the-best-ever-but-absolutely-typical-so-far/https://rconstitution.us/desantis-is-relatively-the-best-ever-but-absolutely-typical-so-far/#comments0.2State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Limiting
In Case You Saw the Third Republican Debate, Here’s What You MissedJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2023-12-062023-12-06https://rconstitution.us/in-case-you-saw-the-third-republican-debate-heres-what-you-missed /https://rconstitution.us/in-case-you-saw-the-third-republican-debate-heres-what-you-missed /#comments0.1Debates (49)Elections
Rolling Pork and Rolling Vacations, or Limiting?James AnthonyoffsiteLew Rockwell2023-11-182023-11-24https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/11/james-anthony/rolling-pork-and-rolling-vacations-or-limiting/https://rconstitution.us/rolling-pork-and-rolling-vacations-or-limiting/0.1Legislative processesLimiting
Commissions Represent Congresspeople, Not the PeopleJames AnthonyoffsiteLew Rockwell2023-11-152023-11-15https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/11/james-anthony/commissions-represent-congresspeople-not-the-people/https://rconstitution.us/commissions-represent-congresspeople-not-the-people/0.1Legislative processesLimiting
On Limiting: Preparing Government People to Limit Others in GovernmentsJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2023-09-142023-09-15https://freethepeople.org/on-limiting-preparing-government-people-to-limit-others-in-governments/https://rconstitution.us/on-limiting-preparing-government-people-to-limit-others-in-governments/0.1Offsetting powersLimiting
Impeach Biden! (For All the Right Reasons)James AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2023-09-052023-09-06https://mises.org/power-market/impeach-biden-all-right-reasonshttps://rconstitution.us/impeach-biden-for-all-the-right-reasons/0.1Loss prevention by impeachmentLimiting
What to Do (And What NOT to Do) After Disasters StrikeJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2023-08-222023-08-22https://mises.org/power-market/what-do-and-what-not-do-after-disasters-strikehttps://rconstitution.us/what-to-do-and-what-not-to-do-after-disasters-strike/0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
War declaration (I.8.11)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
Economics
Trump, Kennedy, Even DeSantis Would Be Second BestJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2023-08-182023-08-18https://rconstitution.us/trump-kennedy-even-desantis-would-be-second-best/https://rconstitution.us/trump-kennedy-even-desantis-would-be-second-best/#comments0.2The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)Limiting
Big Governments’ One-Two Punch: Scope Creep, Then Wartime DeprivationJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Wire2023-08-092023-08-09https://mises.org/wire/big-governments-one-two-punch-scope-creep-then-wartime-deprivationhttps://rconstitution.us/big-governments-one-two-punch-scope-creep-then-wartime-deprivation/0.2War declaration (I.8.11)Economics
Key Federalist Paper Explains the Constitution’s Design to Limit GovernmentsJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2023-08-012023-08-01https://freethepeople.org/key-federalist-paper-explains-the-constitutions-design-to-limit-governments/https://rconstitution.us/key-federalist-paper-explains-the-constitutions-design-to-limit-governments/0.1Offsetting powers
Parties
Limiting
Stop Deposit-Insurance Steals by Freeing Us To Use Safe MoneysJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2023-07-192023-07-19https://freethepeople.org/stop-deposit-insurance-steals-by-freeing-us-to-use-safe-moneys/https://rconstitution.us/stop-deposit-insurance-steals-by-freeing-us-to-use-safe-moneys/0.1Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Emergency Powers Must Be RepudiatedJames AnthonyoffsiteLew Rockwell2023-07-142023-07-14https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/07/no_author/emergency-powers-must-be-repudiated/https://rconstitution.us/emergency-powers-must-be-repudiated/0.1Loss limiting by oath to support Constitution
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
The judicial power of the USA (III.1)
Covid
On Inflation and on Constitution Defiance, Congresspeople Should Just Vote NoJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2023-07-072023-07-07https://freethepeople.org/on-inflation-and-on-constitution-defiance-congresspeople-should-just-vote-no/https://rconstitution.us/on-inflation-and-on-constitution-defiance-congresspeople-should-just-vote-no/0.1Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
Limiting
The Deep State Consists of Every ProgressiveJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2023-06-232023-06-23https://freethepeople.org/the-deep-state-consists-of-every-progressive/https://rconstitution.us/the-deep-state-consists-of-every-progressive/0.1Offsetting powers
Loss limiting by oath to support Constitution
Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Treaty advice, consent (II.2.2)
Treaty making (II.2.2)
War declaration (I.8.11)
Land- and naval-force rules (I.8.14)
Army, Navy, Militia command (II.2.1)
Taxes, duties, imposts, excises (I.8.1)
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
The judicial power of the USA (III.1)
Limiting
Artificial GENUINE Intelligence Will Be GoodJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2023-06-142023-06-14https://mises.org/power-market/artificial-genuine-intelligence-will-be-goodhttps://rconstitution.us/artificial-genuine-intelligence-will-be-good/0.1Commerce regulations (I.8.3)Economics
Separate Powers Automatically Using Simple RulesJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2023-06-102023-06-10https://freethepeople.org/separate-powers-automatically-using-simple-rules/https://rconstitution.us/separate-powers-automatically-using-simple-rules/0.1Loss limiting by oath to support Constitution
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
Limiting
The Fed Needs a Single Mandate: Make the Money Quantity ConstantJames AnthonyoffsiteDaily Caller2023-05-262023-06-05https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/26/anthony-the-fed-needs-a-single-mandate-make-the-money-quantity-constant/https://rconstitution.us/the-fed-needs-a-single-mandate-make-the-money-quantity-constant/0.1Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Oversight Deprives Us of Legislative ReliefJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2023-06-012023-06-01https://freethepeople.org/oversight-deprives-us-of-legislative-relief/https://rconstitution.us/oversight-deprives-us-of-legislative-relief/0.1All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Limiting
Trump 2024 Is Romney 2012James AnthonyoffsiteWestern Journal2023-05-202023-05-21https://www.westernjournal.com/op-ed-trump-2024-romney-2012/https://rconstitution.us/trump-2024-is-romney-2012/0.1PartiesParties
Debt Limit Can Be Boundary that Reshapes FutureJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2023-05-042023-05-04https://freethepeople.org/debt-limit-can-be-boundary-that-reshapes-future/https://rconstitution.us/debt-limit-can-be-boundary-that-reshapes-future/0.1Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)Limiting
Prevent Future Losses Like East Palestine by Reducing Regulation and Empowering TortsJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Wire2023-04-212023-04-21https://mises.org/wire/prevent-future-losses-east-palestine-reducing-regulation-and-empowering-tortshttps://rconstitution.us/prevent-future-losses-like-east-palestine-by-reducing-regulation-and-empowering-torts/0.1The judicial power of the USA (III.1)Limiting
Repeal and Impeach: Use Your Constitutional Powers, Flood the Zone, and Build SupportJames AnthonyoffsiteFree the People2023-04-122023-04-12https://freethepeople.org/repeal-and-impeach-use-your-constitutional-powers-flood-the-zone-and-build-support/https://rconstitution.us/repeal-and-impeach-use-your-constitutional-powers-flood-the-zone-and-build-support/0.1All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
Impeachment (I.2.5)
Limiting
Boeing 737 MAX Disasters’ Root Cause Was Government Regulation (Extended Version)James AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2023-04-092023-04-09https://rconstitution.us/boeing-737-max-disasters-root-cause-was-government-regulation-extended-version/https://rconstitution.us/boeing-737-max-disasters-root-cause-was-government-regulation-extended-version/#comments0.2Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Economics
Boeing 737 MAX Disasters’ Root Cause Was Government RegulationJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Wire2023-04-082023-04-08https://mises.org/wire/boeing-737-max-disasters-root-cause-was-government-regulationhttps://rconstitution.us/boeing-737-max-disasters-root-cause-was-government-regulation/0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Economics
The Food Pyramid SchemeJames AnthonyoffsiteDaily Caller2023-03-312023-04-01https://dailycaller.com/2023/03/31/anthony-the-food-pyramid-scheme/https://rconstitution.us/the-food-pyramid-scheme/0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Limiting
Digital Money for We the PeopleJames AnthonyoffsiteDaily Caller2023-03-202023-03-21https://dailycaller.com/2023/03/20/anthony-digital-money-for-we-the-people/https://rconstitution.us/digital-money-for-we-the-people/0.1Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Digital Money for We the People (Extended Version)James AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2023-03-212023-03-21https://rconstitution.us/digital-money-for-we-the-people-extended-version/https://rconstitution.us/digital-money-for-we-the-people-extended-version/#comments0.2Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Money Inflation Is Baked In. Savers Need to Preserve AssetsJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2023-03-102023-03-11https://mises.org/power-market/money-inflation-baked-savers-need-preserve-assetshttps://rconstitution.us/money-inflation-is-baked-in-savers-need-to-preserve-assets/0.2Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Prospective 2024 Candidates, Slash GovernmentsJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2023-02-242023-02-24https://mises.org/power-market/prospective-2024-candidates-slash-governmentshttps://rconstitution.us/prospective-2024-candidates-slash-governments/0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
Revenue bill origination (I.7.1)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Parties
Limiting
Term Limits Won’t Fix the Problem in Washington, but These Solutions MightJames AnthonyoffsiteAmerican Thinker2023-02-142023-02-15https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/02/term_limits_wont_fix_the_problem_in_washington_but_these_solutions_might.htmlhttps://rconstitution.us/term-limits-wont-fix-the-problem-in-washington-but-these-solutions-might/0.1Voting scores (48)
Debates (49)
Caucuses (52)
Closed voting (52)
Proportional voting (52)
Electoral college (52)
One state at a time (53)
Strongest to weakest (53)
Limiting
RNC Chairs Should Use Their Powers to Represent VotersJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2023-01-242023-01-24https://rconstitution.us/rnc-chairs-should-use-their-powers-to-represent-voters/https://rconstitution.us/rnc-chairs-should-use-their-powers-to-represent-voters/#comments0.1Party constitutions
Party laws
Parties
House Speaker Race Showed How Standing Up for the Constitution Will Be Key to Curbing InflationJames AnthonyoffsiteDaily Caller2023-01-172023-01-17https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/17/anthony-house-speaker-race-showed-how-standing-up-for-the-constitution-will-be-key-to-curbing-inflation/https://rconstitution.us/house-speaker-race-showed-how-standing-up-for-the-constitution-will-be-key-to-curbing-inflation/0.1Offsetting powers
Legislative processes
Parties
Limiting
Economists Should Help Limit at Least One Major American Political PartyJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2023-01-102023-01-10https://mises.org/power-market/economists-should-help-limit-least-one-major-american-political-partyhttps://rconstitution.us/economists-should-help-limit-at-least-one-major-american-political-party/0.1Party constitutions
Voting scores (48)
Economics
Roll-Call Votes Are the Republicans’ Path to Building a Larger Constitutionalist GOP MajorityJames AnthonyoffsiteDaily Caller2023-01-092023-01-09https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/09/anthony-roll-call-votes-are-the-republicans-path-to-building-a-larger-constitutionalist-gop-majority/https://rconstitution.us/roll-call-votes-are-the-republicans-path-to-building-a-larger-constitutionalist-gop-majority/0.1All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
Parties
Limiting
House Republicans, Do the Right ThingsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-12-302022-12-30https://rconstitution.us/house-republicans-do-the-right-things/https://rconstitution.us/house-republicans-do-the-right-things/#comments0.1Representatives impeach (I.2.6)
War declaration (I.8.11)
Land- and naval-force rules (I.8.14)
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
Revenue bill origination (I.7.1)
Limiting
Greater-Idaho Counties, Stand Your GroundJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2022-12-262022-12-27https://mises.org/power-market/greater-idaho-counties-stand-your-groundhttps://rconstitution.us/greater-idaho-counties-stand-your-ground/0.1State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State legislators disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State judges opine (VI.3)
Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Secession
The Abortion Debate Is Larger than LifeJames AnthonyoffsiteDaily Caller2022-12-192022-12-20https://dailycaller.com/2022/12/19/anthony-the-abortion-debate-is-larger-than-life/https://rconstitution.us/the-abortion-debate-is-larger-than-life/0.1Offsetting powers
The judicial power of the USA (III.1)
Abortion
If We Advance Freedom, It Will Be on the Local LevelJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2022-12-062022-12-06https://mises.org/power-market/if-we-advance-freedom-it-will-be-local-levelhttps://rconstitution.us/if-we-advance-freedom-it-will-be-on-the-local-level/0.1State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State legislators disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State judges opine (VI.3)
Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
War declaration (I.8.11)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
Naturalization rules (I.8.4)
Legislative processes
Limiting
State and Local Actions Now Are the Key to Limiting GovernmentsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-12-022022-12-02https://rconstitution.us/state-and-local-actions-now-are-the-key-to-limiting-governments/https://rconstitution.us/state-and-local-actions-now-are-the-key-to-limiting-governments/#comments0.1State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State legislators disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State judges opine (VI.3)
Limiting
The Cultural and Spiritual Legacy of Fiat InflationGuido HülsmannoffsiteMises Daily Articles2022-02-102022-11-25https://mises.org/library/cultural-and-spiritual-legacy-fiat-inflationhttps://rconstitution.us/the-cultural-and-spiritual-legacy-of-fiat-inflation/0.4Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Did Constitutionalists Gain in the Last Election?James AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2022-11-182022-11-18https://mises.org/power-market/did-constitutionalists-gain-last-electionhttps://rconstitution.us/did-constitutionalists-gain-in-the-last-election/0.1PartiesParties
Vote for Candidates Who Will Shrink the D.C. Bureaucracy, Not Compromise with ItJames AnthonyoffsiteDaily Caller2022-11-072022-11-08https://dailycaller.com/2022/11/07/anthony-vote-for-candidates-who-will-shrink-the-d-c-bureaucracy-not-compromise-with-it/https://rconstitution.us/vote-for-candidates-who-will-shrink-the-d-c-bureaucracy-not-compromise-with-it/0.1All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)Parties
The Forgotten CustomersJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-11-042022-11-04https://rconstitution.us/the-forgotten-customers/https://rconstitution.us/the-forgotten-customers/#comments0.2Commerce regulations (I.8.3)Economics
The Fed’s Takeover of American Money and Energy Must Be StoppedJames AnthonyoffsiteDaily Caller2022-10-312022-10-31https://dailycaller.com/2022/10/31/anthony-the-feds-takeover-of-american-money-and-energy-must-be-stopped/https://rconstitution.us/the-feds-takeover-of-american-money-and-energy-must-be-stopped/0.1Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Gold Is the Solution for Financial Crises, Not Their CauseJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2022-10-212022-10-21https://mises.org/power-market/gold-solution-financial-crises-not-their-causehttps://rconstitution.us/gold-is-the-solution-for-financial-crises-not-their-cause/0.2Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Fed Socialist Money Manipulation Cancels Individuals’ Better JudgmentJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Wire2022-10-152022-10-15https://mises.org/wire/fed-socialist-money-manipulation-cancels-individuals-better-judgmenthttps://rconstitution.us/fed-socialist-money-manipulation-cancels-individuals-better-judgment/0.1Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Contract to Secure RightsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-10-072022-10-07https://rconstitution.us/contract-to-secure-rights/https://rconstitution.us/contract-to-secure-rights/#comments0.2Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
War declaration (I.8.11)
Army raising and support up to 2 years (I.8.12)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
Naturalization rules (I.8.4)
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
Parties
Parties
Genuine Recovery Is Up to Investors, Producers, and Consumer ChoiceJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Wire2022-09-272022-09-27https://mises.org/wire/genuine-recovery-investors-producers-and-consumer-choicehttps://rconstitution.us/genuine-recovery-is-up-to-investors-producers-and-consumer-choice/0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Economics
High-Reliability Self-GovernanceJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-09-232022-09-23https://rconstitution.us/high-reliability-self-governance/https://rconstitution.us/high-reliability-self-governance/#comments0.3Offsetting powers
Parties
Limiting
Racialism Masks SocialismJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-09-162022-09-16https://rconstitution.us/racialism-masks-socialism/https://rconstitution.us/racialism-masks-socialism/#comments0.1Slavery, involuntary-servitude laws (13.2)
Parties
Limiting
Voter-Information Meetings: Knowledge Is PowerJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-09-092022-09-09https://rconstitution.us/voter-information-meetings-knowledge-is-power/https://rconstitution.us/voter-information-meetings-knowledge-is-power/#comments0.1Caucuses (52)Parties
Learning from TrumpJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-09-022022-09-02https://rconstitution.us/learning-from-trump/https://rconstitution.us/learning-from-trump/#comments0.1President objects to bills (I.7.2)
President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Army, Navy, Militia command (II.2.1)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Appointment making (II.2.2)
Voting scores (48)
Parties
Cexit: Constitutional Exit from AbortionJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-08-262022-08-26https://rconstitution.us/cexit-constitutional-exit-from-abortion/https://rconstitution.us/cexit-constitutional-exit-from-abortion/#comments0.1State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State legislators disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State judges opine (VI.3)
Abortion
A Tale of Three RevolutionsJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2022-07-292022-07-29https://mises.org/power-market/tale-three-revolutionshttps://rconstitution.us/a-tale-of-three-revolutions/0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
Taxes, duties, imposts, excises (I.8.1)
Income-tax laws (16)
Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)
Limiting
Inflation Takings Require Just Compensation: Slash Governments!James AnthonyoffsiteMises Wire2022-07-272022-07-27https://mises.org/wire/inflation-takings-require-just-compensation-slash-governmentshttps://rconstitution.us/inflation-takings-require-just-compensation-slash-governments/0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
Economics
Progressives’ Automaticity Kills (and Kills and Kills)James AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2022-07-262022-07-26https://mises.org/power-market/progressives-automaticity-kills-and-kills-and-killshttps://rconstitution.us/progressives-automaticity-kills-and-kills-and-kills/0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
War declaration (I.8.11)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
Covid
Why Stop at the States? A Republican Form of SecessionJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2022-07-192022-07-20https://mises.org/power-market/why-stop-states-republican-form-secessionhttps://rconstitution.us/why-stop-at-the-states-a-republican-form-of-secession/0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Secession
Deflation and LibertyGuido Hülsmannoffsite2008-10-172022-07-15https://cdn.mises.org/Deflation%20and%20Liberty_2.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/deflation-and-liberty/0.8Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
A Reformulation of Austrian Business Cycle Theory in Light of the Financial CrisisJoseph SalernooffsiteQuarterly Journal of Austrian Economics2012-03-012022-07-08https://cdn.mises.org/qjae15_1_1.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/a-reformulation-of-austrian-business-cycle-theory-in-light-of-the-financial-crisis/1.0Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Economics
Disunity Needed between Republican and Democratic PoliticiansJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-07-012022-07-01https://rconstitution.us/disunity-needed-between-republican-and-democratic-politicians/https://rconstitution.us/disunity-needed-between-republican-and-democratic-politicians/#comments0.2Offsetting powers
Parties
Parties
Wave Election HarnessingJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-06-242022-06-24https://rconstitution.us/wave-election-harnessing/https://rconstitution.us/wave-election-harnessing/#comments0.2Offsetting powers
Party constitutions
Party laws
Voting scores (48)
Parties
Voters’ DilemmaJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-06-172022-06-17https://rconstitution.us/voters-dilemma/https://rconstitution.us/voters-dilemma/#comments0.1Parties
Voting scores (48)
Parties
Make Life Secure from Abortion Simply and QuicklyJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-06-102022-06-10https://rconstitution.us/make-life-secure-from-abortion-simply-and-quickly/https://rconstitution.us/make-life-secure-from-abortion-simply-and-quickly/#comments0.2The judicial power of the USA (III.1)Abortion
The Federal Reserve Policies Promote Crony SocialismJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2022-05-282022-05-28https://mises.org/power-market/federal-reserve-policies-promote-crony-socialismhttps://rconstitution.us/federal-reserve-policies-promote-crony-socialism/0.1Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Our Economy Needs a Good Dose of Customer-Driven DeflationJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2022-05-212022-05-21https://mises.org/power-market/our-economy-needs-good-dose-customer-driven-deflationhttps://rconstitution.us/our-economy-needs-a-good-dose-of-customer-driven-deflation/0.2Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Entrepreneurial Doctors Work Around Government Medical ControlsJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2022-05-162022-05-16https://mises.org/power-market/entrepreneurial-doctors-work-around-government-medical-controlshttps://rconstitution.us/entrepreneurial-doctors-work-around-government-medical-controls/0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Economics
Realistic Economic Modeling Would Require Massive Information Collection, Taking Away FreedomJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-05-132022-05-13https://rconstitution.us/realistic-economic-modeling-would-require-massive-information-collection-taking-away-freedom/https://rconstitution.us/realistic-economic-modeling-would-require-massive-information-collection-taking-away-freedom/#comments0.3Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)
Economics
First Use the Constitution to Limit Governments, Then Privatize EverythingJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-05-062022-05-06https://rconstitution.us/first-use-the-constitution-to-limit-governments-then-privatize-everything/https://rconstitution.us/first-use-the-constitution-to-limit-governments-then-privatize-everything/#comments0.3Loss limiting by oath to support Constitution
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
Senate vote when equally divided (I.3.4)
Bill signing or objection (I.7.2)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Judicial power exceptions, regulations (III.2.2)
Parties
Economics
Outgrow Entitlements: Stop Losses, Cover Debts, and Help MoreJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2022-04-222022-04-23https://mises.org/power-market/outgrow-entitlements-stop-losses-cover-debts-and-help-morehttps://rconstitution.us/outgrow-entitlements-stop-losses-cover-debts-and-help-more/0.2Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Limited military-district laws (I.8.17)
Entitlements
Covid Kill Is Typical Government ActionJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-04-222022-04-22https://rconstitution.us/covid-kill-is-typical-government-action/https://rconstitution.us/covid-kill-is-typical-government-action/#comments0.3Offsetting powers
Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
Covid
A Search Engine That Respects Users Will Usher In Narrowcast Media and FreedomJames AnthonyoffsiteMises Institute Power & Market Blog2022-04-072022-04-14https://mises.org/power-market/search-engine-respects-users-will-usher-narrowcast-media-and-freedomhttps://rconstitution.us/a-search-engine-that-respects-users-will-usher-in-narrowcast-media-and-freedom/0.1PartiesMedia
Triage and RepealJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-04-082022-04-08https://rconstitution.us/triage-and-repeal/https://rconstitution.us/triage-and-repeal/#comments0.2All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)Limiting
Trump’s 3 Options: Fail, Exit, or DemolishJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-03-292022-03-29https://rconstitution.us/trumps-3-options-fail-exit-or-demolish/https://rconstitution.us/trumps-3-options-fail-exit-or-demolish/#comments0.2President objects to bills (I.7.2)
President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Parties
Parties
Starting a Party by Running as a Republican for Congress, Then as an Independent for PresidentJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-03-252022-03-25https://rconstitution.us/starting-a-party-by-running-as-a-republican-for-congress-then-as-an-independent-for-president/https://rconstitution.us/starting-a-party-by-running-as-a-republican-for-congress-then-as-an-independent-for-president/#comments0.2President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Parties
Parties
Private HealthJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-03-182022-03-18https://rconstitution.us/private-health/https://rconstitution.us/private-health/#comments0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Covid
COVIDcare Is ObamacareJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-03-112022-03-11https://rconstitution.us/covidcare-is-obamacare/https://rconstitution.us/covidcare-is-obamacare/#comments0.3Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Covid
Tea Party Is UnbrokenJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-03-042022-03-04https://rconstitution.us/tea-party-is-unbroken/https://rconstitution.us/tea-party-is-unbroken/#comments0.1PartiesParties
“COVID-19: A Second Opinion” Panel Discussion Moderated by Senator Ron Johnson: 5 TakeawaysJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-02-252022-02-25https://rconstitution.us/covid-19-a-second-opinion-panel-discussion-moderated-by-senator-ron-johnson-5-takeaways/https://rconstitution.us/covid-19-a-second-opinion-panel-discussion-moderated-by-senator-ron-johnson-5-takeaways/#comments0.2Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Covid
Shut Down COVID HarmsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-02-182022-02-18https://rconstitution.us/shut-down-covid-harms/https://rconstitution.us/shut-down-covid-harms/#comments0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Executive processes
Parties
Covid
Solving the Perfect Vaccine KillingJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-02-112022-02-11https://rconstitution.us/solving-the-perfect-vaccine-killing/https://rconstitution.us/solving-the-perfect-vaccine-killing/#comments0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Limited exclusive rights for inventors and authors (I.8.8)
Covid
Inflation’s Root Cause, Reagan’s Compromise, and Constitutionalists’ SolutionJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-02-042022-02-04https://rconstitution.us/inflations-root-cause-reagans-compromise-and-constitutionalists-solution/https://rconstitution.us/inflations-root-cause-reagans-compromise-and-constitutionalists-solution/#comments0.2Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Economics
State and Local Representatives’ Time to Choose Shame or HonorJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-01-282022-01-28https://rconstitution.us/state-and-local-representatives-time-to-choose-shame-or-honor/https://rconstitution.us/state-and-local-representatives-time-to-choose-shame-or-honor/#comments0.1State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State legislators disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
Covid
Unprincipled Justices Add Regime UncertaintyJames AnthonyoffsiteAmerican Greatness2022-01-192022-01-19https://amgreatness.com/2022/01/19/unprincipled-justices-add-regime-uncertainty/https://rconstitution.us/unprincipled-justices-add-regime-uncertainty/0.1National judges opine (III.1, VI.3)Covid
Bible Knowledge Alters Perceptions, Motivations, and ActionsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-01-142022-01-14https://rconstitution.us/bible-knowledge-alters-perceptions-motivations-and-actions/https://rconstitution.us/bible-knowledge-alters-perceptions-motivations-and-actions/#comments0.1ProcessesReligion
Trump, DeSantis, or Massie?James AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-01-072022-01-07https://rconstitution.us/trump-desantis-or-massie/https://rconstitution.us/trump-desantis-or-massie/#comments0.2President objects to bills (I.7.2)
President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Parties
American Revolution’s Two Lessons for Times like NowJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2022-01-022022-01-02https://rconstitution.us/american-revolutions-two-lessons-for-times-like-now/https://rconstitution.us/american-revolutions-two-lessons-for-times-like-now/#comments0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
Limiting
COVID Spin-Ops: Government Failures Buried, Government Actions HypedJames AnthonyoffsiteAmerican Greatness2021-12-202021-12-21https://amgreatness.com/2021/12/20/covid-spin-ops-government-failures-buried-government-actions-hyped/https://rconstitution.us/covid-spin-ops-government-failures-buried-government-actions-hyped/0.2Offsetting powers
Scope
Covid
Take Over the Republican Party, or Start a New Party? All of the AboveJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-12-172021-12-17https://rconstitution.us/take-over-the-republican-party-or-start-a-new-party-all-of-the-above/https://rconstitution.us/take-over-the-republican-party-or-start-a-new-party-all-of-the-above/#comments0.2PartiesParties
Do You Support the Constitution? Take This Quiz and SeeJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-12-102021-12-10https://rconstitution.us/do-you-support-the-constitution-take-this-quiz-and-see/https://rconstitution.us/do-you-support-the-constitution-take-this-quiz-and-see/#comments0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
Limiting
Economic Growth Is a Natural Effect of ChristianityJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-12-032021-12-03https://rconstitution.us/economic-growth-is-a-natural-effect-of-christianity/https://rconstitution.us/economic-growth-is-a-natural-effect-of-christianity/#comments0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Limited exclusive rights for inventors and authors (I.8.8)
Naturalization rules (I.8.4)
Taxes, duties, imposts, excises (I.8.1)
Economics
How the Media Can Increase FreedomJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-11-262021-11-26https://rconstitution.us/how-the-media-can-increase-freedom/https://rconstitution.us/how-the-media-can-increase-freedom/#comments0.1State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
Legislative processes
Parties
Media
Inward-Facing Standing Army Must Be Closed and RepealedJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-11-192021-11-19https://rconstitution.us/inward-facing-standing-army-must-be-closed-and-repealed/https://rconstitution.us/inward-facing-standing-army-must-be-closed-and-repealed/#comments0.1President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
Marque and reprisal (I.8.11)
Army raising and support up to 2 years (I.8.12)
Treason punishment (III.3.2)
Counterfeiting punishments (I.8.6)
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
Security
Repudiate Progressive-Government Debt in Quick, Certain StepsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-11-122021-11-12https://rconstitution.us/repudiate-progressive-government-debt-in-quick-certain-steps/https://rconstitution.us/repudiate-progressive-government-debt-in-quick-certain-steps/#comments0.2Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Economics
Biases Favoring War Are Overcome by Having Good BoundariesJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-11-052021-11-05https://rconstitution.us/biases-favoring-war-are-overcome-by-having-good-boundaries/https://rconstitution.us/biases-favoring-war-are-overcome-by-having-good-boundaries/#comments0.2Treaty advice, consent (II.2.2)
Treaty making (II.2.2)
War declaration (I.8.11)
Land- and naval-force rules (I.8.14)
Army, Navy, Militia command (II.2.1)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)
Security
Why Assertiveness?James AnthonyoffsiteAmerican Greatness2021-10-282021-10-29https://amgreatness.com/2021/10/28/why-assertiveness/https://rconstitution.us/why-assertiveness/0.1PartiesMedia
Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine, Fast Tests Suppressed. Attorneys General Can Fight BackJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-10-222021-10-22https://rconstitution.us/ivermectin-hydroxychloroquine-fast-tests-suppressed-attorneys-general-can-fight-back/https://rconstitution.us/ivermectin-hydroxychloroquine-fast-tests-suppressed-attorneys-general-can-fight-back/#comments0.1Loss limiting by oath to support ConstitutionCovid
The True TaxJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-10-152021-10-15https://rconstitution.us/the-true-tax/https://rconstitution.us/the-true-tax/#comments0.2Taxes, duties, imposts, excises (I.8.1)
Income-tax laws (16)
Economics
A Summary of StagesJesus Huerta de SotooffsiteMoney, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles2020-12-012021-10-08https://cdn.mises.org/money_bank_credit_and_economic_cycles_4th_edition.pdf#page=564https://rconstitution.us/a-summary-of-stages/0.1Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Of Common, Public, and Private Property and the Rationale for Total PrivatizationHans-Hermann HoppeoffsiteLibertarian Papers2011-02-232021-10-01http://libertarianpapers.org/wp-content/uploads/article/2011/lp-3-1.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/of-common-public-and-private-property-and-the-rationale-for-total-privatization/0.5Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Limited government-district laws (I.8.17)
Economics
Limiting War through Good Boundaries: Secrecy, Independence, Basing, ROE Cards, Declarations, Enemy Governments, ProductivityJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-09-242021-09-24https://rconstitution.us/limiting-war-through-good-boundaries-secrecy-independence-basing-roe-cards-declarations-enemy-governments-productivity/https://rconstitution.us/limiting-war-through-good-boundaries-secrecy-independence-basing-roe-cards-declarations-enemy-governments-productivity/#comments0.2Offsetting powers
Treaty advice, consent (II.2.2)
War declaration (I.8.11)
Land- and naval-force rules (I.8.14)
Army, Navy, Militia command (II.2.1)
Security
Conservatism Is Action Conserving and Building FreedomJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-09-172021-09-17https://rconstitution.us/conservatism-is-action-conserving-and-building-freedom/https://rconstitution.us/conservatism-is-action-conserving-and-building-freedom/#comments0.1Offsetting powers
Parties
Parties
Focusing on Federalism Obscures the USA’s Greater DecentralizationJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-09-102021-09-10https://rconstitution.us/focusing-on-federalism-obscures-the-usas-greater-decentralization/https://rconstitution.us/focusing-on-federalism-obscures-the-usas-greater-decentralization/#comments0.1Loss limiting by oath to support Constitution
Party constitutions
Party laws
Limiting
Keystone XL Illustrates that Zoning and Permitting by Governments Are UnconstitutionalJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-09-032021-09-03https://rconstitution.us/keystone-xl-illustrates-that-zoning-and-permitting-by-governments-are-unconstitutional/https://rconstitution.us/keystone-xl-illustrates-that-zoning-and-permitting-by-governments-are-unconstitutional/#comments0.3Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Commerce regulations (I.8.3)
Voting scores (48)
Limiting
Justice Delayed and DeniedJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-08-272021-08-27https://rconstitution.us/justice-delayed-and-denied/https://rconstitution.us/justice-delayed-and-denied/#comments0.1Judicial power exceptions, regulations (III.2.2)Abortion
Summoning the Courage to Be DislikedJames AnthonyoffsiteAmerican Greatness2021-08-202021-08-20https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/20/summoning-the-courage-to-be-disliked/https://rconstitution.us/summoning-the-courage-to-be-disliked/0.1State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
Bill signing or objection (I.7.2)
Parties
The Right Needs a More Confrontational PoliticsJames AnthonyoffsiteAmerican Greatness2021-08-062021-08-11https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/06/the-right-needs-a-more-confrontational-politics/https://rconstitution.us/the-right-needs-a-more-confrontational-politics/0.1PartiesParties
Treason RemediesJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-08-062021-08-06https://rconstitution.us/treason-remedies/https://rconstitution.us/treason-remedies/#comments0.1Loss prevention by impeachment
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Limiting
Why DeSantis MattersJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-07-302021-07-30https://rconstitution.us/why-desantis-matters/https://rconstitution.us/why-desantis-matters/#comments0.2State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
Parties
Government-Error Cycles Are Driven by Government People Overriding Free CustomersJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-07-232021-07-23https://rconstitution.us/government-error-cycles-are-driven-by-government-people-overriding-free-customers/https://rconstitution.us/government-error-cycles-are-driven-by-government-people-overriding-free-customers/#comments0.1Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
rSecession: County-Region Secessions to Form Small-r republican State GovernmentsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-07-092021-07-09https://rconstitution.us/rsecession-county-region-secessions-to-form-small-r-republican-state-governments/https://rconstitution.us/rsecession-county-region-secessions-to-form-small-r-republican-state-governments/#comments0.5Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Secession
Who Will Benefit Long-Term from Ending the Filibuster?James AnthonyoffsiteAmerican Greatness2021-06-262021-06-27https://amgreatness.com/2021/06/26/who-will-benefit-long-term-from-ending-the-filibuster/https://rconstitution.us/who-will-benefit-long-term-from-ending-the-filibuster/0.1Legislative processes
Senate vote when equally divided (I.3.4)
Limiting
Tony Fauci—Your Tax Dollars at WorkJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-06-252021-06-25https://rconstitution.us/tony-fauci-your-tax-dollars-at-work/https://rconstitution.us/tony-fauci-your-tax-dollars-at-work/#comments0.3Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Covid
Good Pandemic Outcomes Come from Good BoundariesJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-06-182021-06-18https://rconstitution.us/good-pandemic-outcomes-come-from-good-boundaries/https://rconstitution.us/good-pandemic-outcomes-come-from-good-boundaries/#comments0.2Loss limiting by oath to support Constitution
Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Covid
It Is Time to Denounce Roe vs. WadeHerbert TitusoffsiteThe Forecast1996-02-012021-06-11https://theinteramerican.org/221-it-is-time-to-denounce-roe-vs-wade-html/https://rconstitution.us/it-is-time-to-denounce-roe-vs-wade/0.3State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
State legislators disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
Congresspeople disregard unconstitutional opinions (VI.3)
Abortion
Socialism and DecivilizationJesús Huerta de SotooffsiteMises Daily Articles2018-12-312021-06-04https://mises.org/library/socialism-and-decivilizationhttps://rconstitution.us/socialism-and-decivilization/0.3Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Economics
Who Decides: Cronies, or Customers?James AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-05-282021-05-28https://rconstitution.us/who-decides-cronies-or-customers/https://rconstitution.us/who-decides-cronies-or-customers/#comments0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Parties
Economics
Convention of WasteAnthony, JamesonsiterConstitution.us2021-05-212021-05-21https://rconstitution.us/convention-of-waste/https://rconstitution.us/convention-of-waste/#comments0.1Amendment proposal (V)
Amendment ratification (V)
Limiting
What the Lubbock Sanctuary for the Unborn Shows UsJames AnthonyoffsiteAmerican Greatness2021-05-112021-05-12https://amgreatness.com/2021/05/11/what-the-lubbock-sanctuary-for-the-unborn-shows-us/https://rconstitution.us/what-the-lubbock-sanctuary-for-the-unborn-shows-us/0.1Loss limiting by oath to support ConstitutionAbortion
National Accounting Should First and Foremost Support Voluntary ActionJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-05-072021-05-07https://rconstitution.us/national-accounting-should-first-and-foremost-support-voluntary-action/https://rconstitution.us/national-accounting-should-first-and-foremost-support-voluntary-action/#comments0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Economics
The Worst Age Discrimination Is Social Security’s Gray WallJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-04-302021-04-30https://rconstitution.us/the-worst-age-discrimination-is-social-securitys-gray-wall/https://rconstitution.us/the-worst-age-discrimination-is-social-securitys-gray-wall/#comments0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Entitlements
Changing Government by Stepping, Phasing, or DoingJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-04-232021-04-23https://rconstitution.us/changing-government-by-stepping-phasing-or-doing/https://rconstitution.us/changing-government-by-stepping-phasing-or-doing/#comments0.1Offsetting powersLimiting
Resettling for Freedom Will Work Best in Jackson, Mississippi and Birmingham, AlabamaJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-04-162021-04-16https://rconstitution.us/resettling-for-freedom-will-work-best-in-jackson-mississippi-and-birmingham-alabama/https://rconstitution.us/resettling-for-freedom-will-work-best-in-jackson-mississippi-and-birmingham-alabama/#comments0.1PartiesSecession
A New Major Party Is Forming Right before Our EyesJames AnthonyoffsiteAmerican Greatness2021-04-052021-04-06https://amgreatness.com/2021/04/05/a-new-major-party-is-forming-right-before-our-eyes/https://rconstitution.us/a-new-major-party-is-forming-right-before-our-eyes/0.2PartiesParties
Constitution Support Policies for State and Local GovernmentsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-04-022021-04-02https://rconstitution.us/constitution-support-policies-for-state-and-local-governments/https://rconstitution.us/constitution-support-policies-for-state-and-local-governments/#comments0.1State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State legislators disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State judges opine (VI.3)
Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Limiting
Socialism Kills FreedomJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-03-262021-03-26https://rconstitution.us/socialism-kills-freedom/https://rconstitution.us/socialism-kills-freedom/#comments0.9PartiesEconomics
Best Practices for Recovering from Novel Virus InfectionsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-03-192021-03-19https://rconstitution.us/best-practices-for-recovering-from-novel-virus-infections/https://rconstitution.us/best-practices-for-recovering-from-novel-virus-infections/#comments0.2Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Covid
Texas Electricity Customers Can’t Buy Reliability or Sell FlexibilityJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-03-122021-03-12https://rconstitution.us/texas-electricity-customers-cant-buy-reliability-or-sell-flexibility/https://rconstitution.us/texas-electricity-customers-cant-buy-reliability-or-sell-flexibility/#comments0.2Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Economics
If You Won’t Repeal Emergency Powers, You Might Be a RINOJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-03-052021-03-05https://rconstitution.us/if-you-wont-repeal-emergency-powers-you-might-be-a-rino/https://rconstitution.us/if-you-wont-repeal-emergency-powers-you-might-be-a-rino/#comments0.1Commercial scope
Legislative processes
Executive processes
Parties
Limiting
COVID Spiking of New York Nursing Homes Is a Feature, Not a Bug, of ProgressivismJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-02-262021-02-26https://rconstitution.us/covid-spiking-of-new-york-nursing-homes-is-a-feature-not-a-bug-of-progressivism/https://rconstitution.us/covid-spiking-of-new-york-nursing-homes-is-a-feature-not-a-bug-of-progressivism/#comments0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Judicial power exceptions, regulations (III.2.2)
Parties
Covid
The Use of Knowledge in PandemicsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-02-192021-02-19https://rconstitution.us/the-use-of-knowledge-in-pandemics/https://rconstitution.us/the-use-of-knowledge-in-pandemics/#comments0.3Offsetting powers
Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Covid
Constitution Support in Cities, Counties, and StatesJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-02-122021-02-12https://rconstitution.us/constitution-support-in-cities-counties-and-states/https://rconstitution.us/constitution-support-in-cities-counties-and-states/#comments0.2State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State legislators disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State judges opine (VI.3)
Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Limiting
Constitutional Impeachment Is Loss PreventionJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-02-052021-02-05https://rconstitution.us/constitutional-impeachment-is-loss-prevention/https://rconstitution.us/constitutional-impeachment-is-loss-prevention/#comments0.1Representatives impeach (I.2.6)
Senators try impeachments (I.3.6, I.3.7)
Chief justice presides over impeachment trial of president (I.3.6)
Limiting
Local Governments with Good Boundaries Build FreedomJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-01-292021-01-29https://rconstitution.us/local-governments-with-good-boundaries-build-freedom/https://rconstitution.us/local-governments-with-good-boundaries-build-freedom/#comments0.2Offsetting powers
Scope
Limiting
How Elections, Parties, and Charters MatterJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-01-222021-01-22https://rconstitution.us/how-elections-parties-and-charters-matter/https://rconstitution.us/how-elections-parties-and-charters-matter/#comments0.1Voting scores (48)Parties
COVID Tyranny Should Be Overpowered Using LawsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-01-152021-01-15https://rconstitution.us/covid-tyranny-should-be-overpowered-using-laws/https://rconstitution.us/covid-tyranny-should-be-overpowered-using-laws/#comments0.2State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State legislators disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
Covid
The First 1,461 Days of a Constitutionalist PresidentJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2021-01-082021-01-08https://rconstitution.us/the-first-1461-days-of-a-constitutionalist-president/https://rconstitution.us/the-first-1461-days-of-a-constitutionalist-president/#comments0.1Vice president presides over Senate (I.3.4)
Vice president votes in equally-divided Senate (I.3.4)
President objects to bills (I.7.2)
President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
War declaration (I.8.11)
Navy provision and maintenance (I.8.13)
Land- and naval-force rules (I.8.14)
Commerce regulations (I.8.3)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
President of Senate (I.3.4)
Senate vote when equally divided (I.3.4)
Bill signing or objection (I.7.2)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Appointment making (II.2.2)
Limiting
American Government Finance in the Long Run: 1790 to 1990John WallisoffsiteJournal of Economic Perspectives2000-02-012021-01-01https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.14.1.61https://rconstitution.us/american-government-finance-in-the-long-run-1790-to-1990/0.9Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Taxes, duties, imposts, excises (I.8.1)
Income-tax laws (16)
Economics
Neighborhood Cities Increase FreedomJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-12-262020-12-26https://rconstitution.us/neighborhood-cities-increase-freedom/https://rconstitution.us/neighborhood-cities-increase-freedom/#comments0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Secession
“Constitution Support” Pushes Back Progressive TyrannyJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-12-182020-12-18https://rconstitution.us/constitution-support-pushes-back-progressive-tyranny/https://rconstitution.us/constitution-support-pushes-back-progressive-tyranny/#comments0.2Loss limiting by oath to support Constitution
All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)
Bill signing or objection (I.7.2)
Limiting
Zero Tolerance for Election-Manner ViolationsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-12-112020-12-11https://rconstitution.us/zero-tolerance-for-election-manner-violations/https://rconstitution.us/zero-tolerance-for-election-manner-violations/#comments0.1Voting laws (15.2)Elections
2022 Election Cycle BeginsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-12-042020-12-04https://rconstitution.us/2022-election-cycle-begins/https://rconstitution.us/2022-election-cycle-begins/#comments0.1PartiesParties
Election Power and Duty Are Delegated to Legislators and ElectorsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-11-272020-11-27https://rconstitution.us/election-power-and-duty-are-delegated-to-legislators-and-electors/https://rconstitution.us/election-power-and-duty-are-delegated-to-legislators-and-electors/#comments0.1Voting laws (15.2)Elections
Productive Property Adds Value for EveryoneJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-11-202020-11-20https://rconstitution.us/productive-property-adds-value-for-everyone/https://rconstitution.us/productive-property-adds-value-for-everyone/#comments0.2Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Holding Unabridged ElectionsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-11-132020-11-13https://rconstitution.us/holding-unabridged-elections/https://rconstitution.us/holding-unabridged-elections/#comments0.2Voting laws (15.2)Elections
Votes Matter When a Party Requires Good Voting ScoresJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-11-062020-11-06https://rconstitution.us/votes-matter-when-a-party-requires-good-voting-scores/https://rconstitution.us/votes-matter-when-a-party-requires-good-voting-scores/#comments0.2Voting scores (48)Parties
Voting Guide for ConstitutionalistsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-10-302020-10-30https://rconstitution.us/voting-guide-for-constitutionalists/https://rconstitution.us/voting-guide-for-constitutionalists/#comments0.2Processes
Voting scores (48)
Parties
Our COVID-19 Plan Would Minimize Mortality and Lockdown-Induced Collateral DamageJayanta Bhattacharya, Sunetra Gupta, Martin KulldorffoffsiteAmerican Institute of Economic Research2020-10-232020-10-23https://www.aier.org/article/our-covid-19-plan-would-minimize-mortality-and-lockdown-induced-collateral-damage/https://rconstitution.us/our-covid-19-plan-would-minimize-mortality-and-lockdown-induced-collateral-damage/0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Covid
Informed ConsentJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-10-012020-10-16https://rconstitution.us/informed-consent/https://rconstitution.us/informed-consent/#comments0.1Senators advise and consent on appointments (II.2.2)
Appointment making (II.2.2)
Appointment advice, consent (II.2.2)
Limiting
On the Reading of Old ConstitutionsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-10-092020-10-09https://rconstitution.us/on-the-reading-of-old-constitutions/https://rconstitution.us/on-the-reading-of-old-constitutions/#comments0.2Offsetting powers
Loss limiting by oath to support Constitution
Limiting
Republican Party Blocks Constitutionalist Majorities and LibertyJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-10-022020-10-02https://rconstitution.us/republican-party-blocks-constitutionalist-majorities-and-liberty/https://rconstitution.us/republican-party-blocks-constitutionalist-majorities-and-liberty/#comments0.1Voting scores (48)Parties
Government Agencies Are Holding Back ‘Fast Tests’ that Could Be Saving LivesJames AnthonyoffsiteFoundation for Economic Education2020-09-192020-09-25https://fee.org/articles/government-agencies-are-holding-back-fast-tests-that-could-be-saving-lives/https://rconstitution.us/government-agencies-are-holding-back-fast-tests-that-could-be-saving-lives/0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Covid
Your Future Earnings Are Quickly Becoming Other People’s MoneyJames AnthonyoffsiteThe Federalist2020-09-082020-09-18https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/08/your-future-earnings-are-quickly-becoming-other-peoples-money/https://rconstitution.us/your-future-earnings-are-quickly-becoming-other-peoples-money/0.1Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)
Economics
You Built That: Real Net Voluntary Value Added per CapitaJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-09-112020-09-11https://rconstitution.us/you-built-that-real-net-voluntary-value-added-per-capita/https://rconstitution.us/you-built-that-real-net-voluntary-value-added-per-capita/#comments0.3Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Taxes, duties, imposts, excises (I.8.1)
Income-tax laws (16)
Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)
Economics
City Problems Need City Solutions: Open Up Counties AgainJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-04-172020-09-04https://rconstitution.us/city-problems-need-city-solutions-open-up-counties-again/https://rconstitution.us/city-problems-need-city-solutions-open-up-counties-again/#comments0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Covid
Mass Murder Can Be Reduced: Disincentivize, Detect, Deescalate, LimitJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2019-08-272020-08-28https://rconstitution.us/mass-murder-can-be-reduced-disincentivize-detect-deescalate-limit/https://rconstitution.us/mass-murder-can-be-reduced-disincentivize-detect-deescalate-limit/#comments0.1Congresspeople make exceptions and regulations on Supreme Court (III.2.2)
Congresspeople create and redesign inferior national courts (I.8.9)
Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Security
Assessing the FDA via the Anomaly of Off-Label Drug PrescribingAlexander TabarrokoffsiteThe Independent Review2000-06-012020-08-21https://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_05_1_tabarrok.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/assessing-the-fda-via-the-anomaly-of-off-label-drug-prescribing/1.2Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Limiting
Republicans: The Key ProgressivesJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2018-12-082020-08-21https://rconstitution.us/republicans-the-key-progressives/https://rconstitution.us/republicans-the-key-progressives/#comments0.2Vice president presides over Senate (I.3.4)
President objects to bills (I.7.2)
President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
Voting scores (48)
Parties
Living through Coronavirus, Living with CoronavirusJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-08-112020-08-11https://rconstitution.us/living-through-coronavirus-living-with-coronavirus/https://rconstitution.us/living-through-coronavirus-living-with-coronavirus/#comments0.2Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Covid
Test Sensitivity Is Secondary to Frequency and Turnaround Time for COIVID-19 SurveillanceDaniel Larremorey, Bryan Wilder, Evan Lester, Soraya Shehata, James Burke, James Hay, Milind Tambe, Michael Mina, Roy ParkeroffsitemedRxiv2020-06-272020-08-09https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.22.20136309v2.full.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/test-sensitivity-is-secondary-to-frequency-and-turnaround-time-for-coivid-19-surveillance/0.8Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Covid
YouTube Plays Doctor: No More Second OpinionsJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-08-072020-08-07https://rconstitution.us/youtube-plays-doctor-no-more-second-opinions/https://rconstitution.us/youtube-plays-doctor-no-more-second-opinions/#comments0.2Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Covid
Hydroxychloroquine, Used Early, Is the Most-Effective COVID-19 Treatment, and Is Likely Much Better Given Supplemental ZincJames AnthonyonsiterConstitution.us2020-07-302020-07-30https://rconstitution.us/hydroxychloroquine-used-early-is-the-most-effective-covid-19-treatment-and-is-likely-much-better-given-supplemental-zinc/https://rconstitution.us/hydroxychloroquine-used-early-is-the-most-effective-covid-19-treatment-and-is-likely-much-better-given-supplemental-zinc/#comments0.1Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Covid
We May Already Have Herd Immunity – An Interview with Professor Sunetra GuptaSunetra GuptaoffsiteReaction.life2020-07-212020-07-30https://reaction.life/we-may-already-have-herd-immunity-an-interview-with-professor-sunetra-gupta/https://rconstitution.us/we-may-already-have-herd-immunity-an-interview-with-professor-sunetra-gupta/0.4Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Covid
George Washington’s Error and the Corruption of BankingJames AnthonyoffsiteAmerican Thinker2019-05-222019-05-22https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/george_washingtons_error_and_the_corruption_of_banking.htmlhttps://rconstitution.us/george-washingtons-error-and-the-corruption-of-banking/0.1President objects to bills (I.7.2)
Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)
Bill signing or objection (I.7.2)
Economics
The Income Tax: Lessons from the Sixteenth AmendmentMark BrandlyoffsiteMises Wire2019-04-152019-04-15https://mises.org/wire/income-tax-lessons-sixteenth-amendmenthttps://rconstitution.us/the-income-tax-lessons-from-the-sixteenth-amendment/0.2Income-tax laws (16)Limiting
The Scope of the President’s Pardon PowerJames PfiffneroffsiteSSRN2019-03-312019-03-31https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3363187https://rconstitution.us/the-scope-of-the-presidents-pardon-power/0.4Reprieve, pardon except on impeachment (II.2.1)Limiting
Caucuses RulesJames AnthonyonsiteThe Constitution Needs a Good Party: Good Government Comes from Good Boundaries2018-11-222018-11-22https://rconstitution.us/caucuses-rules/https://rconstitution.us/caucuses-rules/0.0Caucuses (52)Parties
Closed-Voting RuleJames AnthonyonsiteThe Constitution Needs a Good Party: Good Government Comes from Good Boundaries2018-11-222018-11-22https://rconstitution.us/closed-voting-rule/https://rconstitution.us/closed-voting-rule/#comments0.0Closed voting (52)Parties
Debate RulesJames AnthonyonsiteThe Constitution Needs a Good Party: Good Government Comes from Good Boundaries2018-11-222018-11-22https://rconstitution.us/debate-rules/https://rconstitution.us/debate-rules/#comments0.0Debates (49)Parties
Donations PowerJames AnthonyonsiteThe Constitution Needs a Good Party: Good Government Comes from Good Boundaries2018-11-222018-11-22https://rconstitution.us/donations-power/https://rconstitution.us/donations-power/#comments0.0Donations (43)Parties
Electoral-College RulesJames AnthonyonsiteThe Constitution Needs a Good Party: Good Government Comes from Good Boundaries2018-11-222018-11-22https://rconstitution.us/electoral-college-rules/https://rconstitution.us/electoral-college-rules/#comments0.0Electoral college (52)Parties
Meetings PowerJames AnthonyonsiteThe Constitution Needs a Good Party: Good Government Comes from Good Boundaries2018-11-222018-11-22https://rconstitution.us/meetings-power/https://rconstitution.us/meetings-power/#comments0.0Meetings (43)Parties
One-State-at-a-Time RulesJames AnthonyonsiteThe Constitution Needs a Good Party: Good Government Comes from Good Boundaries2018-11-222018-11-22https://rconstitution.us/one-state-at-a-time-rules/https://rconstitution.us/one-state-at-a-time-rules/#comments0.0One state at a time (53)Parties
Proportional-Voting RulesJames AnthonyonsiteThe Constitution Needs a Good Party: Good Government Comes from Good Boundaries2018-11-222018-11-22https://rconstitution.us/proportional-voting-rules/https://rconstitution.us/proportional-voting-rules/0.0Proportional voting (52)Parties
Schedules and Controls PowerJames AnthonyonsiteThe Constitution Needs a Good Party: Good Government Comes from Good Boundaries2018-11-222018-11-22https://rconstitution.us/schedules-and-controls-power/https://rconstitution.us/schedules-and-controls-power/#comments0.0Schedules and controls (43)Parties
Strongest-State-to-Weakest RuleJames AnthonyonsiteThe Constitution Needs a Good Party: Good Government Comes from Good Boundaries2018-11-222018-11-22https://rconstitution.us/strongest-state-to-weakest-rule/https://rconstitution.us/strongest-state-to-weakest-rule/#comments0.0Strongest to weakest (53)Parties
Voting-Record RuleJames AnthonyonsiteThe Constitution Needs a Good Party: Good Government Comes from Good Boundaries2018-11-222018-11-22https://rconstitution.us/voting-record-rule/https://rconstitution.us/voting-record-rule/#comments0.0Voting scores (48)Parties
War Powers and the Effects of Unauthorized Military Engagements on Federal SpendingJonathan Turleyoffsite2018-06-062018-06-06https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Turley%20Testimony1.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/war-powers-and-the-effects-of-unauthorized-military-engagements-on-federal-spending/0.5Army, Navy, Militia command (II.2.1)Security
Who Are “Officers of the United States”?Jennifer MascottoffsiteStanford Law Review2018-02-012018-02-01https://review.law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/70-Stan.-L.-Rev.-443.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/who-are-officers-of-the-united-states/5.1Inferior-appointments vesting (II.2.2)Limiting
Veto Override Requirements and Executive SuccessRobert McGrath, Jon Rogowski, Josh RyanoffsitePolitical Science Research and Methods2018-01-012018-01-01https://mcgrath.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PSRMsubmission-final.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/veto-override-requirements-and-executive-success/1.5Congresspeople reconsider bills (I.7.2)
Bill reconsideration (I.7.2)
Limiting
The Rigors of a Rigged System? Delegate Allocation Rules in the 2008 and 2016 Presidential PrimariesBrittany Brake, John ClarkoffsiteState of the Parties: 2016 and Beyond2017-11-072017-11-07https://rconstitution.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/a-2017-The-Rigors-of-a-Rigged-System-Delegate-Allocation-Rules-in-the-2008-and-2016-Presidential-Primaries.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-rigors-of-a-rigged-system-delegate-allocation-rules-in-the-2008-and-2016-presidential-primaries/0.4Proportional voting (52)Parties
The Original Meaning of “Emoluments” in the ConstitutionRobert NatelsonoffsiteGeorgia Law Review2017-11-012017-11-01https://www.georgialawreview.org/api/v1/articles/3371-the-original-meaning-of-emoluments-in-the-constitution.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-original-meaning-of-emoluments-in-the-constitution/1.8Consent to foreign gifts (I.9.8)Limiting
The Original Public Meaning of Amendment in the Origination Clause Versus the Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActDaniel SmythoffsiteBritish Journal of American Legal Studies2017-11-012017-11-01https://sciendo.com/article/10.1515/bjals-2017-0015https://rconstitution.us/the-original-public-meaning-of-amendment-in-the-origination-clause-versus-the-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act/2.5Revenue bill origination (I.7.1)Limiting
Roles and Responsibilities of Selected Leadership PositionsNational Conference of State LegislaturesoffsiteNCSL.org2017-09-292017-09-29https://www.ncsl.org/news/details/roles-and-responsibilities-of-selected-leadership-positionshttps://rconstitution.us/roles-and-responsibilities-of-selected-leadership-positions/0.1Vice president presides over Senate (I.3.4)
President of Senate (I.3.4)
Limiting
Federal Land Ownership: Overview and DataCarol Vincent, Laura Hanson, Carla Arguetaoffsite2017-03-032017-03-03https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42346.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/federal-land-ownership-overview-and-data/1.0Limited military-district laws (I.8.17)Limiting
Circuits or Circuses: The Case for Circuit Level Judicial ReformDaniel HorowitzoffsiteConservative Review2017-02-152017-02-15https://www.conservativereview.com/news/circuits-or-circuses-heres-why-we-desperately-need-judicial-reform-at-the-circuit-court-level/https://rconstitution.us/circuits-or-circuses-the-case-for-circuit-level-judicial-reform/0.2Congresspeople create and redesign inferior national courts (I.8.9)
Inferior-court creation (I.8.9)
Limiting
News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries: Horse Race Reporting Has ConsequencesThomas Pattersonoffsite2016-12-012016-12-01https://shorensteincenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Election-2016-Primary-Media-Coverage.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/news-coverage-of-the-2016-presidential-primaries-horse-race-reporting-has-consequences/0.7One state at a time (53)Media
12 Reasons Why Federal Judiciary Is Irremediably BrokenDaniel HorowitzoffsiteConservative Review2016-08-022016-08-02https://www.conservativereview.com/news/12-reasons-why-federal-judiciary-is-irremediably-broken/https://rconstitution.us/12-reasons-why-federal-judiciary-is-irremediably-broken/0.3Congresspeople create and redesign inferior national courts (I.8.9)
Inferior-court creation (I.8.9)
Limiting
The Unscripted Evolution of Presidential Nominations: From Founding-Era Idealism to the Dominance of Party PrimariesZachary BluestoneoffsiteHarvard Journal of Law & Public Policy2016-08-012016-08-01https://journals.law.harvard.edu/jlpp/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2010/01/39_3_Bluestone_F.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-unscripted-evolution-of-presidential-nominations-from-founding-era-idealism-to-the-dominance-of-party-primaries/1.4Caucuses (52)Parties
Privatizing the U.S. Postal ServiceChris Edwardsoffsite2016-04-012016-04-01https://www.downsizinggovernment.org/uspshttps://rconstitution.us/privatizing-the-u-s-postal-service/0.2Post offices and post roads (I.8.7)Limiting
The Postal Power of Congress: A Study in Constitutional ExpansionLindsay Rogersoffsite2016-01-012016-01-01https://ia800500.us.archive.org/17/items/powerofconpostal00rogerich/powerofconpostal00rogerich_bw.pdf#page=9https://rconstitution.us/the-postal-power-of-congress-a-study-in-constitutional-expansion/5.1Post offices and post roads (I.8.7)Limiting
What the Constitution Means by “Duties, Imposts, and Excises” and “Taxes” (Direct or Otherwise)Robert NatelsonoffsiteCase Western Reserve Law Review2015-12-012015-12-01https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2649&context=caselrev#page=2https://rconstitution.us/what-the-constitution-means-by-duties-imposts-and-excises-and-taxes-direct-or-otherwise/2.0Taxes, duties, imposts, excises (I.8.1)Limiting
Habeas Corpus and the American RevolutionAmanda TyleroffsiteCalifornia Law Review2015-06-012015-06-01https://www.californialawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Tyler_Habeas-Corpus-Revolution.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/habeas-corpus-and-the-american-revolution/2.7Habeas corpus suspension (I.9.2)Limiting
The Origination Clause, the Affordable Care Act, and Indirect Constitutional ViolationsTessa DysartoffsiteCornell Journal of Law and Public Policy2015-05-012015-05-01https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1419&context=cjlpp#page=2https://rconstitution.us/the-origination-clause-the-affordable-care-act-and-indirect-constitutional-violations/1.6Revenue bill origination (I.7.1)Limiting
Casting Votes of the Vice-Presidents, 1789-1915Henry LearnedoffsiteThe American Historical Review2015-04-012015-04-01https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/1835860.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A58f0584695d233394e42adefbeaf21d9#page=2https://rconstitution.us/casting-votes-of-the-vice-presidents-1789-1915/0.2Vice president votes in equally-divided Senate (I.3.4)
Senate vote when equally divided (I.3.4)
Limiting
Southern Delegates and Republican National Convention Politics, 1880-1928Boris Heersink, Jeffery JenkinsoffsiteStudies in American Political Development2015-04-012015-04-01https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5650/5a09912680cde987141e368909c17a5f2b4c.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/southern-delegates-and-republican-national-convention-politics-1880-1928/1.4Electoral college (52)Parties
Clarity and Reasonable Doubt in Early State-Constitutional Judicial ReviewChristopher GreenoffsiteSouth Texas Law Review2015-01-012015-01-01https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2662572https://rconstitution.us/clarity-and-reasonable-doubt-in-early-state-constitutional-judicial-review/1.2State judges opine (VI.3)Limiting
Abolition of SlaveryHerman BelzoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/amendments/13/essays/166/abolition-of-slaveryhttps://rconstitution.us/abolition-of-slavery/0.2Slavery, involuntary-servitude laws (13.2)Limiting
AdmiraltyDavid ForteoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/3/essays/110/admiraltyhttps://rconstitution.us/admiralty/0.1Cases of admiralty and maritime (III.2.1)Limiting
AmbassadorsDavid ForteoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/3/essays/109/ambassadorshttps://rconstitution.us/ambassadors/0.1Cases on ambassadors, ministers, consuls (III.2.1)Security
AmendmentsTrent EnglandoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/5/essays/129/amendmentshttps://rconstitution.us/amendments/0.1Amendment proposal (V)
Amendment ratification (V)
Limiting
Appellate Jurisdiction ClauseAndrew GoldoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/3/essays/117/appellate-jurisdiction-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/appellate-jurisdiction-clause/0.2Congresspeople make exceptions and regulations on Supreme Court (III.2.2)
Judicial power exceptions, regulations (III.2.2)
Limiting
Appointments ClauseJohn McGinnisoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/2/essays/91/appointments-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/appointments-clause/0.2Senators advise and consent on appointments (II.2.2)
Appointment making (II.2.2)
Appointment advice, consent (II.2.2)
Limiting
Army ClauseMackubin OwensoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/52/army-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/army-clause/0.2Army raising and support up to 2 years (I.8.12)Security
Bankruptcy ClauseTodd ZywickioffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/41/bankruptcy-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/bankruptcy-clause/0.1Bankruptcy laws (I.8.4)Economics
Borrowing ClauseClaire PriestoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/36/borrowing-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/borrowing-clause/0.1Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)Economics
Captures ClauseJohn YoooffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/51/captures-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/captures-clause/0.1Capture rules (I.8.11)Security
Citizen-State DiversityErnest YoungoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/3/essays/113/citizen-state-diversityhttps://rconstitution.us/citizen-state-diversity/0.1Controversies between states, nations, their people (III.2.1)Limiting
Coinage ClauseTodd ZywickioffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/42/coinage-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/coinage-clause/0.1Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Commander in ChiefJohn YoooffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/2/essays/86/commander-in-chiefhttps://rconstitution.us/commander-in-chief/0.1Army, Navy, Militia command (II.2.1)Security
Commander of MilitiaDavid ForteoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/2/essays/87/commander-of-militiahttps://rconstitution.us/commander-of-militia/0.1Army, Navy, Militia command (II.2.1)Security
Commerce among the StatesDavid ForteoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/38/commerce-among-the-stateshttps://rconstitution.us/commerce-among-the-states/0.4Commerce regulations (I.8.3)Economics
Commerce with Foreign NationsDavid ForteoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/37/commerce-with-foreign-nationshttps://rconstitution.us/commerce-with-foreign-nations/0.1Commerce regulations (I.8.3)Economics
Commerce with the Indian TribesDavid ForteoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/39/commerce-with-the-indian-tribeshttps://rconstitution.us/commerce-with-the-indian-tribes/0.1Commerce regulations (I.8.3)Economics
CounterfeitingDavid ForteoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/44/counterfeitinghttps://rconstitution.us/counterfeiting/0.1Counterfeiting punishments (I.8.6)Economics
Declare WarJohn YoooffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/49/declare-warhttps://rconstitution.us/declare-war/0.2War declaration (I.8.11)Security
Diversity ClauseTerence PelloffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/3/essays/114/diversity-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/diversity-clause/0.1Controversies between states, nations, their people (III.2.1)Limiting
Emoluments ClauseRobert DelahuntyoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/68/emoluments-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/emoluments-clause/0.1Consent to foreign gifts (I.9.8)Limiting
Enclave ClauseLee CaseyoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/57/enclave-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/enclave-clause/0.1Limited government-district laws (I.8.17)Limiting
Executive Vesting ClauseSaikrishna PrakashoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/2/essays/76/executive-vesting-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/executive-vesting-clause/0.1The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)Limiting
Federal PartyPaul RosenzweigoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/3/essays/111/federal-partyhttps://rconstitution.us/federal-party/0.1Controversies involving USA (III.2.1)Limiting
ImpeachmentStephen PresseroffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/11/impeachmenthttps://rconstitution.us/impeachment/0.1Representatives impeach (I.2.6)
Impeachment (I.2.5)
Limiting
Income TaxErik JensenoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/amendments/16/essays/177/income-taxhttps://rconstitution.us/income-tax/0.1Income-tax laws (16)Economics
Inferior CourtsDavid EngdahloffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/47/inferior-courtshttps://rconstitution.us/inferior-courts/0.2Congresspeople create and redesign inferior national courts (I.8.9)
Inferior-court creation (I.8.9)
Limiting
Inferior OfficersDouglas CoxoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/2/essays/92/inferior-officershttps://rconstitution.us/inferior-officers/0.1Inferior-appointments vesting (II.2.2)Limiting
Interstate DisputesPaul RosenzweigoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/3/essays/112/interstate-disputeshttps://rconstitution.us/interstate-disputes/0.1Controversies between states, nations, their people (III.2.1)Limiting
Judicial PowerArthur HellmanoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/3/essays/107/judicial-powerhttps://rconstitution.us/judicial-power/0.2Cases under Constitution, USA laws (III.2.1)Limiting
Judicial Vesting ClauseRobert PushawoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/3/essays/102/judicial-vesting-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/judicial-vesting-clause/0.1National judges opine (III.1, VI.3)
The judicial power of the USA (III.1)
Limiting
Legislative Vesting ClauseGary LawsonoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/2/legislative-vesting-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/legislative-vesting-clause/0.3All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)Limiting
Marque and ReprisalJohn YoooffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/50/marque-and-reprisalhttps://rconstitution.us/marque-and-reprisal/0.1Marque and reprisal (I.8.11)Security
Military InstallationsLee CaseyoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/58/military-installationshttps://rconstitution.us/military-installations/0.1Limited military-district laws (I.8.17)Security
Military RegulationsDavid ForteoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/54/military-regulationshttps://rconstitution.us/military-regulations/0.2Land- and naval-force rules (I.8.14)Security
Militia ClauseMackubin OwensoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/55/militia-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/militia-clause/0.1Militia-calling provisions (I.8.15)Security
NaturalizationJoseph BessetteoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/40/naturalizationhttps://rconstitution.us/naturalization/0.2Naturalization rules (I.8.4)Limiting
Navy ClauseMackubin OwensoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/53/navy-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/navy-clause/0.1Navy provision and maintenance (I.8.13)Security
Oath of OfficeVasan KesavanoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/2/essays/85/oath-of-officehttps://rconstitution.us/oath-of-office/0.1President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
President intervenes on unconstitutional state-government actions (II.1.8)
Limiting
Oaths ClauseMatthew SpaldingoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/6/essays/134/oaths-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/oaths-clause/0.1State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State legislators disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
Congresspeople disregard unconstitutional opinions (VI.3)
Congresspeople intervene on unconstitutional state-government actions (VI.3)
State judges opine (VI.3)
National judges opine (III.1, VI.3)
Limiting
Offenses Against the Law of Nations ClauseDavid ForteoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/48/offenses-against-the-law-of-nations-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/offenses-against-the-law-of-nations-clause/0.1Law of nations offenses (I.8.10)Limiting
Organizing the MilitiaMackubin OwensoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/56/organizing-the-militiahttps://rconstitution.us/organizing-the-militia/0.1Militia rules for USA service (I.8.16)Security
Origination ClauseErik JensenoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/30/origination-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/origination-clause/0.1Revenue bill origination (I.7.1)Limiting
Pardon PowerJames PfiffneroffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/2/essays/89/pardon-powerhttps://rconstitution.us/pardon-power/0.1Reprieve, pardon except on impeachment (II.2.1)Limiting
Patent and Copyright ClauseThomas NachbaroffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/46/patent-and-copyright-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/patent-and-copyright-clause/0.1Limited exclusive rights for inventors and authors (I.8.8)Limiting
Poll TaxesDavid ForteoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/amendments/24/essays/186/poll-taxeshttps://rconstitution.us/poll-taxes/0.1Voting-tax prohibition laws (24.2)Elections
Post OfficeDavid ForteoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/45/post-officehttps://rconstitution.us/post-office/0.1Post offices and post roads (I.8.7)Limiting
Presentment ClauseMichael RappaportoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/31/presentment-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/presentment-clause/0.2President objects to bills (I.7.2)
Congresspeople reconsider bills (I.7.2)
Bill signing or objection (I.7.2)
Bill reconsideration (I.7.2)
Limiting
Punishment for ImpeachmentMichael GerhardtoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/18/punishment-for-impeachmenthttps://rconstitution.us/punishment-for-impeachment/0.1Senators try impeachments (I.3.6, I.3.7)Limiting
Punishment of TreasonBradley WatsonoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/3/essays/120/punishment-of-treasonhttps://rconstitution.us/punishment-of-treason/0.0Treason punishment (III.3.2)Security
Recess Appointments ClauseMichael CarrieroffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/2/essays/93/recess-appointments-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/recess-appointments-clause/0.1Senate-recess commissions (II.2.3)Limiting
Repeal of ProhibitionDavid WagneroffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/amendments/21/essays/183/repeal-of-prohibitionhttps://rconstitution.us/repeal-of-prohibition/0.1Liquor-transport or -import laws (21.2)Limiting
Reserved Powers of the StatesCharles CooperoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/amendments/10/essays/163/reserved-powers-of-the-stateshttps://rconstitution.us/reserved-powers-of-the-states/0.2President executes powers delegated to national government over states (VI.2, 10)
Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Limiting
Spending ClauseJohn EastmanoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/34/spending-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/spending-clause/0.3Taxes, duties, imposts, excises (I.8.1)Limiting
Suffrage—RaceEarl MaltzoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/amendments/15/essays/176/suffrage-racehttps://rconstitution.us/suffrage-race/0.1Voting laws (15.2)Elections
Supremacy ClauseGary LawsonoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/6/essays/133/supremacy-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/supremacy-clause/0.2President executes powers delegated to national government over states (VI.2, 10)Limiting
Suspension of Habeas CorpusDavid ForteoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/61/habeas-corpushttps://rconstitution.us/suspension-of-habeas-corpus/0.2Habeas corpus suspension (I.9.2)Limiting
The Heritage Guide to the ConstitutionMatthew Spalding, David F. Forte, editorsoffsite2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitutionhttps://rconstitution.us/the-heritage-guide-to-the-constitution/0.0Offsetting powers
Scope
Processes
Politics
TreatiesDennis ArrowoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/3/essays/108/treatieshttps://rconstitution.us/treaties/0.1Cases under treaties (III.2.1)Security
Treaty ClauseMichael RamseyoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/2/essays/90/treaty-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/treaty-clause/0.3President blocks treaties (II.2.2)
Treaty advice, consent (II.2.2)
Treaty making (II.2.2)
Security
Trial of ImpeachmentMichael GerhardtoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/17/trial-of-impeachmenthttps://rconstitution.us/trial-of-impeachment/0.1Senators try impeachments (I.3.6, I.3.7)
Chief justice presides over impeachment trial of president (I.3.6)
Impeachment trial (I.3.6)
Impeachment trial of president (I.3.6)
Limiting
Uniformity ClauseNelson LundoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/35/uniformity-clausehttps://rconstitution.us/uniformity-clause/0.1Taxes, duties, imposts, excises (I.8.1)Economics
Vice President as Presiding OfficerPeter SchrammoffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/15/vice-president-as-presiding-officerhttps://rconstitution.us/vice-president-as-presiding-officer/0.0Vice president presides over Senate (I.3.4)
Vice president votes in equally-divided Senate (I.3.4)
President of Senate (I.3.4)
Limiting
Weights and MeasuresEric ChiappinellioffsiteThe Heritage Guide to the Constitution2014-09-152014-09-15https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/43/weights-and-measureshttps://rconstitution.us/weights-and-measures/0.0Weights and measures standards (I.8.5)Economics
Saying Too Little, Too Late: Public Finance Textbooks and the Excess Burdens of TaxationCecil Bohanon, John Horowitz, James McClureoffsiteEcon Journal Watch2014-09-012014-09-01http://econjwatch.org/file_download/832/bohanonhorowitzmccluresept2014.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/saying-too-little-too-late-public-finance-textbooks-and-the-excess-burdens-of-taxation/0.6Income-tax laws (16)Economics
Nine Criteria to Evaluate LegislationoffsiteLocke and Smith Foundation2014-08-262014-08-26https://rconstitution.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2014-Nine-Criteria-to-Evaluate-Legislation.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/nine-criteria-to-evaluate-legislation/0.1Voting scores (48)Limiting
Regular Vetoes and Pocket Vetoes: An OverviewKevin Kosaroffsite2014-06-182014-06-18https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20140618_RS22188_9e132216c71122a494b120465d15d3576420934c.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/regular-vetoes-and-pocket-vetoes-an-overview/0.2Congresspeople reconsider bills (I.7.2)
Bill reconsideration (I.7.2)
Limiting
Rules of Engagement and Abusive CitizensAmitai EtzionioffsitePRISM2014-04-012014-04-01https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/26549754.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A10d78f09915a7a3221aaa0ec54e5a710#page=2https://rconstitution.us/rules-of-engagement-and-abusive-citizens/0.7Land- and naval-force rules (I.8.14)Security
The U.S. Secret Service: History and MissionsShawn Reeseoffsite2014-03-252014-03-25https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL34603.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-u-s-secret-service-history-and-missions/0.7Counterfeiting punishments (I.8.6)Security
Does High Public Debt Consistently Stifle Economic Growth? A Critique of Reinhart and RogoffThomas Herndon, Michael Ash, Robert PollinoffsiteCambridge Journal of Economics2014-03-012014-03-01https://www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/other_publication_types/magazine___journal_articles/Does_High_Public_Debt_Consistently_Stifle_Economic_Growth__CJE_version.pdf#page=13https://rconstitution.us/does-high-public-debt-consistently-stifle-economic-growth-a-critique-of-reinhart-and-rogoff/0.9Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)Economics
Illusion of Suffrage: Female Voting Rights and the Women’s Poll Tax Repeal Movement after the Nineteenth AmendmentRonnie PodolefskyoffsiteNotre Dame Law Review, vol. 73, no. 3, Feb. 2014, pp. 839-8882014-02-012014-02-01http://scholarship.law.nd.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1776&context=ndlr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/illusion-of-suffrage-female-voting-rights-and-the-womens-poll-tax-repeal-movement-after-the-nineteenth-amendment/1.6Voting-tax prohibition laws (24.2)Elections
The Origins and Meaning of “Vacancies That May Happen during the Recess” in the Constitution’s Recess Appointments ClauseRobert NatelsonoffsiteHarvard Journal of Law & Public Policy2014-02-012014-02-01https://www.harvard-jlpp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2014/01/37_1_199_Natelson.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-origins-and-meaning-of-vacancies-that-may-happen-during-the-recess-in-the-constitutions-recess-appointments-clause/1.5Senate-recess commissions (II.2.3)Limiting
Fiscal Discriminations in Three WarsGeorge Hall, Thomas SargentoffsiteJournal of Monetary Economics2014-01-012014-01-01https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w19008/w19008.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/fiscal-discriminations-in-three-wars/1.0Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)Security
Optimal PrimariesPatrick Hummel, Richard HoldenoffsiteJournal of Public Economics2014-01-012014-01-01https://web.archive.org/web/20150310211930id_/http://research.economics.unsw.edu.au/richardholden/publications/hh2014.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/optimal-primaries/1.2Strongest to weakest (53)Parties
Suspension and DelegationAmy BarrettoffsiteCornell Law Review2014-01-012014-01-01http://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4618&context=clr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/suspension-and-delegation/3.4Habeas corpus suspension (I.9.2)Security
The Filibuster and the Framing: Why the Cloture Rule Is Unconstitutional and What to Do About It, pp. 47-83Dan CoenenoffsiteBoston College Law Review2014-01-012014-01-01https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1945&context=fac_artchop#page=10https://rconstitution.us/the-filibuster-and-the-framing-why-the-cloture-rule-is-unconstitutional-and-what-to-do-about-it-pp-47-83/1.8Vice president votes in equally-divided Senate (I.3.4)
Senate vote when equally divided (I.3.4)
Limiting
State Constitutional Prohibitions on Special LawsJustin LongoffsiteCleveland State Law Review2012-12-012012-12-01https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1025&context=clevstlrev#page=2https://rconstitution.us/state-constitutional-prohibitions-on-special-laws/2.3State judges opine (VI.3)Limiting
The Long Winding Road to the White House: Caucuses, Primaries and National Party Conventions in the History of American Presidential ElectionsMichael DunneoffsiteThe Historian2012-10-102012-10-10https://www.history.org.uk/files/download/10747/1349794761/Dunne.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-long-winding-road-to-the-white-house-caucuses-primaries-and-national-party-conventions-in-the-history-of-american-presidential-elections/0.5Meetings (43)Parties
The Forgotten Core Meaning of the Suspension ClauseAmanda TyleroffsiteHarvard Law Review2012-02-012012-02-01https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2030330https://rconstitution.us/the-forgotten-core-meaning-of-the-suspension-clause/4.9Habeas corpus suspension (I.9.2)Security
The First Ever (Maybe) Original Jurisdiction StandingsJay Wexler, David HattonoffsiteJournal of Legal Metrics2012-01-042012-01-04https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1040&context=faculty_scholarship#page=3https://rconstitution.us/the-first-ever-maybe-original-jurisdiction-standings/0.1Cases on ambassadors, ministers, consuls (III.2.1)Limiting
How to Count to Thirty-Four: The Constitutional Case for a Constitutional ConventionMichael PaulsenoffsiteHarvard Journal of Law & Public Policy2011-08-012011-08-01https://www.harvard-jlpp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2013/10/34_3_837_Paulsen-1.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/how-to-count-to-thirty-four-the-constitutional-case-for-a-constitutional-convention/0.8Amendment proposal (V)Limiting
Unconventional Wisdom: The Future of Presidential Nominating ConventionsSandy Maisel, Justin Rouse, Russell WilsonoffsiteNew England Journal of Political Science2011-05-012011-05-01https://c62a1cd8-e60b-4682-b2c5-a937642d5637.filesusr.com/ugd/7d6421_be8fbb80fb21401783fca33c168b0744.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/unconventional-wisdom-the-future-of-presidential-nominating-conventions/0.9Meetings (43)Parties
America’s Turning PointJeffrey Rogers HummeloffsiteThe Freeman2011-04-012011-04-01https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=econ_pub#page=2https://rconstitution.us/americas-turning-point/0.2President intervenes on unconstitutional state-government actions (II.1.8)
Congresspeople intervene on unconstitutional state-government actions (VI.3)
Limiting
Whence Comes Section One? The Abolitionist Origins of the Fourteenth AmendmentRandy BarnettoffsiteJournal of Legal Analysis2011-03-012011-03-01https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1475&context=facpub#page=2https://rconstitution.us/whence-comes-section-one-the-abolitionist-origins-of-the-fourteenth-amendment/3.6Slavery, involuntary-servitude laws (13.2)Limiting
Proposing Constitutional Amendments by Convention: Rules Governing the ProcessRobert NatelsonoffsiteTennessee Law Review2011-01-012011-01-01https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1070&context=faculty_lawreviews#page=2https://rconstitution.us/proposing-constitutional-amendments-by-convention-rules-governing-the-process/2.2Amendment proposal (V)Limiting
States Should Enforce, Not Revise, the ConstitutionLarry GreenleyoffsiteThe New American2010-12-062010-12-06https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/7836-states-should-enforce-not-revise-the-constitutionhttps://rconstitution.us/states-should-enforce-not-revise-the-constitution/0.4Amendment proposal (V)Limiting
Momentum and Social Learning in Presidential PrimariesBrian Knight, Nathan SchiffoffsiteJournal of Political Economy2010-12-012010-12-01https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/sites.brown.edu/dist/d/75/files/2019/05/Momentum-and-Social-Learning-in-Presidential-Primaries.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/momentum-and-social-learning-in-presidential-primaries/1.3Schedules and controls (43)
Strongest to weakest (53)
Parties
Truth and Consequences: A Guide to Understanding the U.S. Government Debt and DeficitsMargaret Polski, Sarah Nutteroffsite2010-12-012010-12-01https://rconstitution.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/a-2010-Truth-and-Consequences-A-Guide-to-Understanding-the-U.S.-Government-Debt-and-Deficits.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/truth-and-consequences-a-guide-to-understanding-the-u-s-government-debt-and-deficits/0.5Borrowing on credit of USA (I.8.2)Economics
A Civilized Nation: The Early American Constitution, the Law of Nations, and the Pursuit of International RecognitionDavid Golove, Daniel HulseboschoffsiteNew York University Law Review2010-10-012010-10-01https://www.nyulawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NYULawReview-85-4-Golove-Hulsebosch.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/a-civilized-nation-the-early-american-constitution-the-law-of-nations-and-the-pursuit-of-international-recognition/5.8Controversies involving USA (III.2.1)Limiting
Federal Governmental Power: The Voting Rights ActMichael DorfoffsiteTouro Law Review2010-09-012010-09-01http://digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1184&context=lawreview#page=3https://rconstitution.us/federal-governmental-power-the-voting-rights-act/0.3Voting laws (15.2)Elections
The Primary Purpose of Presidential PrimariesDennis ThompsonoffsitePolitical Science Quarterly2010-08-012010-08-01https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/9637980/Thompson_Primary.pdf;sequence=2https://rconstitution.us/the-primary-purpose-of-presidential-primaries/1.2One state at a time (53)Parties
The Internal and External Powers of the National GovernmentGeorge SutherlandoffsiteThe North American Review2010-03-012010-03-01https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/25106613.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A3bc132e410397a1518279366d9d350ed#page=2https://rconstitution.us/the-internal-and-external-powers-of-the-national-government/0.6President executes powers delegated to national government over states (VI.2, 10)Limiting
Following the Rules? Candidate Strategy in Presidential PrimariesTravis Ridout, Brandon Rottinghaus, Nathan HoseyoffsiteSocial Science Quarterly2009-12-012009-12-01https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=2825288172471560160&hl=en&as_sdt=0,26https://rconstitution.us/following-the-rules-candidate-strategy-in-presidential-primaries/0.6Proportional voting (52)Parties
The Original Understanding of the Capture ClauseAaron SimowitzoffsiteDePaul Law Review2009-12-012009-12-01http://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1164&context=law-review#page=2https://rconstitution.us/the-original-understanding-of-the-capture-clause/0.7Capture rules (I.8.11)Security
The Roles of Party Organizations, Party-Connected Committees, and Party Allies in ElectionsPaul HerrnsonoffsiteThe Journal of Politics2009-10-012009-10-01https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/667f/2d741792facb8d8cd7de3593d8f10449c8c0.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-roles-of-party-organizations-party-connected-committees-and-party-allies-in-elections/1.2Donations (43)Parties
Senate Confirmation Process: A Brief OverviewLorraine TongoffsiteCongressional Research Service2009-07-202009-07-20https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/RS20986.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/senate-confirmation-process-a-brief-overview/0.1Senators advise and consent on appointments (II.2.2)Limiting
The Klan, the Congress, and the Court: Congressional Enforcement of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments & the State Action Syllogism, a Brief Historical OverviewMichael CurtisoffsiteUniversity of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law2009-07-012009-07-01http://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1179&context=jclhttps://rconstitution.us/the-klan-the-congress-and-the-court-congressional-enforcement-of-the-fourteenth-and-fifteenth-amendments-the-state-action-syllogism-a-brief-historical-overview/1.8Voting laws (15.2)Limiting
“Split Screens” and “Spin Rooms”: Debate Modality, Post-Debate Coverage, and the New VideomalaiseJaeho Cho, Dhavan Shah, Seungahn Nah, Dominique BrossardoffsiteJournal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media2009-06-012009-06-01https://web.archive.org/web/20111209161053id_/http://www.journalism.wisc.edu/~dshah/JOBEM2009.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/split-screens-and-spin-rooms-debate-modality-post-debate-coverage-and-the-new-videomalaise/0.8Debates (49)Media
Does the Constitution Prescribe Rules for Its Own Interpretation?Michael PaulsenoffsiteNorthwestern University Law Review2009-05-012009-05-01https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1301706https://rconstitution.us/does-the-constitution-prescribe-rules-for-its-own-interpretation-ssrn-version/2.9Congresspeople disregard unconstitutional opinions (VI.3)Limiting
The Constitution’s CongressGary LawsonoffsiteBoston University Law Review2009-04-012009-04-01http://www.bu.edu/law/journals-archive/bulr/volume89n2/documents/LAWSON.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-constitutions-congress/0.3Vice president presides over Senate (I.3.4)
President of Senate (I.3.4)
Limiting
Immigration Law: A PrimerMichael Scaperlandaoffsite2009-01-012009-01-01https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/2012/ImmLaw09.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/immigration-law-a-primer/5.1Naturalization rules (I.8.4)Limiting
Meaningful Participation and the Evolution of the Reformed Presidential Nominating SystemLonna Atkeson, Cherie MaestasoffsitePS: Political Science and Politics2009-01-012009-01-01https://www.unm.edu/~atkeson/AtkesonMaestas_2009.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/meaningful-participation-and-the-evolution-of-the-reformed-presidential-nominating-system/0.5Schedules and controls (43)Parties
Presidential Debates and Deliberative DemocracyCharles CollieroffsiteYale Law Journal Pocket Part2008-06-162008-06-16https://www.yalelawjournal.org/forum/presidential-debates-and-deliberative-democracyhttps://rconstitution.us/presidential-debates-and-deliberative-democracy/0.2Debates (49)Media
Liquor Laws and Constitutional Conventions: A Legal History of the Twenty-First AmendmentEthan Davisoffsite2008-04-092008-04-09https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1065&context=student_papers#page=2https://rconstitution.us/liquor-laws-and-constitutional-conventions-a-legal-history-of-the-twenty-first-amendment/1.3Liquor-transport or -import laws (21.2)Limiting
Too Clever by Half: The Unconstitutionality of Partial Representation of the District of Columbia in CongressJonathan TurleyoffsiteThe George Washington Law Review2008-02-012008-02-01http://www.gwlr.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/76_2_Turley.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/too-clever-by-half-the-unconstitutionality-of-partial-representation-of-the-district-of-columbia-in-congress/2.5Limited government-district laws (I.8.17)Limiting
The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of PrivateersAlexander TabarrokoffsiteThe Independent Review2007-05-012007-05-01https://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_11_04_06_tabarrok.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-rise-fall-and-rise-again-of-privateers/0.5Marque and reprisal (I.8.11)Security
The Utility of Party Conventions in an Era of Low Visibility and Campaign Finance ReformMark WrightonoffsiteRewiring Politics: Presidential Nominating Conventions in the Media Age2007-01-012007-01-01https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C26&q=The+Utility+of+Party+Conventions+in+an+Era+of+Low+Visibility+and+Campaign+Finance+Reform&btnG=https://rconstitution.us/the-utility-of-party-conventions-in-an-era-of-low-visibility-and-campaign-finance-reform/0.5Meetings (43)Parties
The Forgotten Constitutional Law of Treason and the Enemy Combatant ProblemCarlton LarsonoffsiteUniversity of Pennsylvania Law Review2006-04-012006-04-01http://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1303&context=penn_law_reviewhttps://rconstitution.us/the-forgotten-constitutional-law-of-treason-and-the-enemy-combatant-problem/2.3Treason punishment (III.3.2)Security
The US Constitution and Monetary Powers: An Analysis of the 1787 Constitutional Convention and How a Constitutional Transformation of the Nation’s Monetary System EmergedFarley Grubboffsite2005-11-012005-11-01https://web.archive.org/web/20161208024350id_/http://www.nber.org/papers/w11783.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-us-constitution-and-monetary-powers-an-analysis-of-the-1787-constitutional-convention-and-how-a-constitutional-transformation-of-the-nations-monetary-system-emerged/1.2Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
Congress Gave and Congress Hath Taken Away: Jurisdiction Withdrawal and the ConstitutionTravis BarhamoffsiteWashington and Lee Law Review2005-06-012005-06-01https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1287&context=wlulr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/congress-gave-and-congress-hath-taken-away-jurisdiction-withdrawal-and-the-constitution/3.0Congresspeople make exceptions and regulations on Supreme Court (III.2.2)
Judicial power exceptions, regulations (III.2.2)
Limiting
Federal Land Retention and the Constitution’s Property Clause: The Original UnderstandingRobert NatelsonoffsiteUniversity of Colorado Law Review2005-05-012005-05-01https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/232670987.pdf#page=2https://rconstitution.us/federal-land-retention-and-the-constitutions-property-clause-the-original-understanding/2.2Limited military-district laws (I.8.17)Limiting
The Constitution and National Security: The Intent of the FramersRichard KohnoffsiteAmerican Defense Policy2005-01-012005-01-01https://books.google.com/books?id=5e_GhhBg2qcC&ppis=_c&lpg=PP1&dq=american%20defense%20policy&pg=PA88#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://rconstitution.us/the-constitution-and-national-security-the-intent-of-the-framers/1.4Militia rules for USA service (I.8.16)Security
The Front-Loading Problem in Presidential Nominations, pp. 56-94William Mayer, Andrew Buschoffsite2004-01-012004-01-01https://archive.org/details/frontloadingprob00maye/page/56/mode/2uphttps://rconstitution.us/the-front-loading-problem-in-presidential-nominations-pp-56-94/1.4One state at a time (53)Parties
The General Welfare Clause and the Public Trust: An Essay in Original UnderstandingRobert NatelsonoffsiteThe University of Kansas Law Review2003-11-012003-11-01https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/232670965.pdf#page=2https://rconstitution.us/the-general-welfare-clause-and-the-public-trust-an-essay-in-original-understanding/2.2Taxes, duties, imposts, excises (I.8.1)Limiting
Estimating the Worldwide Volume of Counterfeit U.S. Currency: Data and ExtrapolationRuth Judson, Richard Porteroffsite2003-09-012003-09-01https://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/2003/200352/200352pap.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/estimating-the-worldwide-volume-of-counterfeit-u-s-currency-data-and-extrapolation/0.8Counterfeiting punishments (I.8.6)Economics
Structuralism and the War Powers: The Army, Navy and Militia ClausesRobert DelahuntyoffsiteGeorgia State University Law Review2003-08-012003-08-01https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1993&context=gsulr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/structuralism-and-the-war-powers-the-army-navy-and-militia-clauses/1.5Militia-calling provisions (I.8.15)Security
The Irrepressible Myth of MarburyMichael PaulsenoffsiteMichigan Law Review2003-08-012003-08-01https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1764&context=mlr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/the-irrepressible-myth-of-marbury/1.6Cases under Constitution, USA laws (III.2.1)
The judicial power of the USA (III.1)
Limiting
A Promise Fulfilled? Open Primaries and RepresentationKaren Kaufmann, James Gimpel, Adam HoffmanoffsiteThe Journal of Politics2003-05-012003-05-01https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=2973412638813461090&hl=en&as_sdt=0,26https://rconstitution.us/a-promise-fulfilled-open-primaries-and-representation/0.8Closed voting (52)Elections
The Enumerated Powers of StatesRobert NatelsonoffsiteNevada Law Journal2003-05-012003-05-01https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&https:redir=1&article=1270&context=nljhttps://rconstitution.us/the-enumerated-powers-of-states/1.1State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State legislators disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)
Limiting
The Essential Meaning of Executive PowerSaikrishna PrakashoffsiteUniversity of Illinois Law Review2003-04-302003-04-30https://illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/ilr-content/articles/2003/3/Prakash.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-essential-meaning-of-executive-power/5.2The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)Limiting
The Tenth Amendment and Local GovernmentJake SullivanoffsiteThe Yale Law Journal2003-04-012003-04-01https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4855&context=ylj#page=2https://rconstitution.us/the-tenth-amendment-and-local-government/0.3Scope not delegated to USA and not prohibited to states (10)Limiting
The Limited Nature of the Senate’s Advice and Consent RoleJohn EastmanoffsiteUniversity of California Davis Law Review2003-02-012003-02-01https://lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/issues/36/3/symposium-federal-judicial-selection-new-milennium/DavisVol36No3_Eastman.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-limited-nature-of-the-senates-advice-and-consent-role/1.2Senators advise and consent on appointments (II.2.2)
Appointment advice, consent (II.2.2)
Limiting
New Evidence of the Original Meaning of the Commerce ClauseRandy BarnettoffsiteArkansas Law Review2003-01-012003-01-01https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1855&context=facpub#page=2https://rconstitution.us/new-evidence-of-the-original-meaning-of-the-commerce-clause/1.2Commerce regulations (I.8.3)Economics
Our Three Commerce Clauses and the Presumption of Intrasentence UniformitySaikrishna PrakashoffsiteArkansas Law Review2003-01-012003-01-01https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2857465https://rconstitution.us/our-three-commerce-clauses-and-the-presumption-of-intrasentence-uniformity/0.8Commerce regulations (I.8.3)Economics
The Law of Nations and the Offenses Clause of the Constitution: A Defense of FederalismMichael MorleyoffsiteThe Yale Law Journal2002-10-012002-10-01https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4618&context=ylj#page=2https://rconstitution.us/the-law-of-nations-and-the-offenses-clause-of-the-constitution-a-defense-of-federalism/1.5Law of nations offenses (I.8.10)Limiting
Delegation and Original MeaningGary LawsonoffsiteVirginia Law Review2002-04-012002-04-01https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1685&context=faculty_scholarshiphttps://rconstitution.us/delegation-and-original-meaning/2.5All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)Limiting
Rehnquist’s Renunciation? The Chief Justice’s Constitutional Duty to “Preside” over Impeachment TrialsMichael WilliamsoffsiteWest Virginia Law Review2002-04-012002-04-01https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1469&context=wvlr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/rehnquists-renunciation-the-chief-justices-constitutional-duty-to-preside-over-impeachment-trials/1.2Chief justice presides over impeachment trial of president (I.3.6)
Impeachment trial of president (I.3.6)
Limiting
Military Leaders’ Obligation to Justify Killing in WarPeter KilneroffsiteMilitary Review2002-03-012002-03-01https://www.academia.edu/1419110/Military_Leaders_Obligation_to_Justify_Killing_in_Warhttps://rconstitution.us/military-leaders-obligation-to-justify-killing-in-war/0.5Land- and naval-force rules (I.8.14)Security
Patent and Copyright Term Extension and the Constitution: A Historical PerspectiveTyler OchoaoffsiteJournal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A.2001-11-012001-11-01https://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1600&context=facpubs#page=2https://rconstitution.us/patent-and-copyright-term-extension-and-the-constitution-a-historical-perspective/4.2Limited exclusive rights for inventors and authors (I.8.8)Economics
The American Militia and the Origin of Conscription: A ReassessmentJeffrey Rogers HummeloffsiteJournal of Libertarian Studies2001-10-012001-10-01https://mises-media.s3.amazonaws.com/15_4_2.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-american-militia-and-the-origin-of-conscription-a-reassessment/1.8Militia-calling provisions (I.8.15)Security
The Idea of Progress in Copyright LawMichael BirnhackoffsiteBuffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal2001-07-012001-07-01https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=buffaloipjournal#page=2https://rconstitution.us/the-idea-of-progress-in-copyright-law/2.1Limited exclusive rights for inventors and authors (I.8.8)Economics
Everything I Need to Know About Presidents I Learned from Dr. SeussGary LawsonoffsiteHarvard Journal of Law & Public Policy2001-05-012001-05-01https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2013&context=faculty_scholarship#page=2https://rconstitution.us/everything-i-need-to-know-about-presidents-i-learned-from-dr-seuss/0.4President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)
The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)
Limiting
The Original Meaning of the Commerce ClauseRandy BarnettoffsiteThe University of Chicago Law Review2001-02-012001-02-01http://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5074&context=uclrevhttps://rconstitution.us/the-original-meaning-of-the-commerce-clause/1.9Commerce regulations (I.8.3)Economics
Meeting Analysis: Findings from Research and PracticeNicholas Romano, Jr., Jay Nunamaker, Jr.offsiteProceedings of the 34th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2001-01-062001-01-06https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=13323320709684894447&hl=en&as_sdt=0,26https://rconstitution.us/meeting-analysis-findings-from-research-and-practice/0.9Caucuses (52)Parties
A Manual of Parliamentary Practice for the Use of the Senate of the United StatesThomas Jeffersonoffsite2001-01-012001-01-01https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/SDoc103-8.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/a-manual-of-parliamentary-practice-for-the-use-of-the-senate-of-the-united-states/3.1Vice president presides over Senate (I.3.4)
President of Senate (I.3.4)
Limiting
If It’s Not a Runaway, It’s Not a Real Grand JuryRoger RootsoffsiteCreighton Law Review2000-06-012000-06-01http://www.defendruralamerica.com/files/RunawayGrandJury.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/if-its-not-a-runaway-its-not-a-real-grand-jury/0.9Representatives impeach (I.2.6)
Impeachment (I.2.5)
Limiting
Protecting Their Intellectual Assets: Appropriability Conditions and Why U.S. Manufacturing Firms Patent (or Not)Wesley Cohen, Richard Nelson, John Walshoffsite2000-02-012000-02-01https://www.nber.org/papers/w7552.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/protecting-their-intellectual-assets-appropriability-conditions-and-why-u-s-manufacturing-firms-patent-or-not/1.6Limited exclusive rights for inventors and authors (I.8.8)Economics
Martin Van Buren: The Greatest American PresidentJeffrey Rogers HummeloffsiteThe Independent Review1999-11-011999-11-01https://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_04_2_hummel.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/martin-van-buren-the-greatest-american-president/1.1Army, Navy, Militia command (II.2.1)Limiting
Admiralty and the Eleventh AmendmentDavid BedermanoffsiteNotre Dame Law Review1999-06-011999-06-01https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1846&context=ndlr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/admiralty-and-the-eleventh-amendment/2.6Cases of admiralty and maritime (III.2.1)Limiting
Veto! The Jacksonian Revolution in Constitutional LawGerard MaglioccaoffsiteNebraska Law Review1999-04-011999-04-01https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1441&context=nlr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/veto!-the-jacksonian-revolution-in-constitutional-law/2.3President objects to bills (I.7.2)
Bill signing or objection (I.7.2)
Limiting
Congress as Grand Jury: The Role of the House of Representatives in the Impeachment of an American PresidentJonathan TurleyoffsiteThe George Washington Law Review1999-03-011999-03-01https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/gwlr67&div=32&id=&page=https://rconstitution.us/congress-as-grand-jury-the-role-of-the-house-of-representatives-in-the-impeachment-of-an-american-president/2.7Representatives impeach (I.2.6)
Impeachment (I.2.5)
Limiting
Impeachment: The Structural UnderstandingJohn McGinnisoffsiteThe George Washington Law Review1999-03-011999-03-01https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/gwlr67&div=27&id=&page=https://rconstitution.us/impeachment-the-structural-understanding/0.7Impeachment (I.2.5)Limiting
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions: Guideposts of Limited GovernmentWilliam Watkins, Jr.offsiteThe Independent Review1999-02-011999-02-01https://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_03_3_04_watkins.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-kentucky-and-virginia-resolutions-guideposts-of-limited-government/1.1State executives disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
State legislators disregard unconstitutional statutes and opinions (VI.3)
Limiting
History Right?: Historical Scholarship, Original Understanding, and Treaties as Supreme Law of the LandMartin FlahertykoffsiteColumbia Law Review1999-01-011999-01-01https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1727&context=faculty_scholarship#page=2https://rconstitution.us/history-right-historical-scholarship-original-understanding-and-treaties-as-supreme-law-of-the-land/2.5Cases under treaties (III.2.1)Security
The Evolution of Money: A Story of Constitutional NullificationAli KhanoffsiteUniversity of Cincinnati Law Review1999-01-011999-01-01https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=952148https://rconstitution.us/the-evolution-of-money-a-story-of-constitutional-nullification/2.0Money coinage and valuation (I.8.5)Economics
The Island of Duty: The Practice of Immigration Law on Ellis IslandLouis AnthesoffsiteNew York University Review of Law & Social Change1998-11-011998-11-01https://socialchangenyu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Louis-Anthes_RLSC_24.2.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-island-of-duty-the-practice-of-immigration-law-on-ellis-island/1.5Naturalization rules (I.8.4)Limiting
The Treaty Power and American FederalismCurtis BradleyoffsiteMichigan Law Review1998-11-011998-11-01https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1979&context=faculty_scholarshiphttps://rconstitution.us/the-treaty-power-and-american-federalism/3.0Treaty advice, consent (II.2.2)
Treaty making (II.2.2)
Security
Primary Election Systems and RepresentationElisabeth Gerber, Rebecca MortonoffsiteJournal of Law, Economics, & Organization1998-10-011998-10-01https://web.archive.org/web/20170808230336id_/https://www.cfer.org/campaign/toptwo-prop14/prop14/Gerber_and_Morton1998a.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/primary-election-systems-and-representation/0.9Closed voting (52)Parties
Interests versus Ideology in the Ratification of the 16th and 17th AmendmentsRandall Holcombe, Donald LacombeoffsiteEconomics and Politics1998-07-011998-07-01https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=9217092179707968644&hl=en&as_sdt=0,26https://rconstitution.us/interests-versus-ideology-in-the-ratification-of-the-16th-and-17th-amendments/0.6Amendment ratification (V)Limiting
Against Campaign Finance ReformKathleen SullivanoffsiteUtah Law Review1998-06-011998-06-01https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/utahlr1998&div=20&id=&page=https://rconstitution.us/against-campaign-finance-reforml/0.8Donations (43)Parties
Estimating the Effect of Campaign Spending on Senate Election Outcomes Using Instrumental VariablesAlan GerberoffsiteThe American Political Science Review1998-06-011998-06-01https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/865c/4f2e7fbe6f39fca07f0b413f1a331f4a7085.pdf#page=2https://rconstitution.us/estimating-the-effect-of-campaign-spending-on-senate-election-outcomes-using-instrumental-variables/0.8Donations (43)Parties
Ratification of Amendments to the U.S. ConstitutionDavid Huckabeeoffsite1997-09-301997-09-30https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark/67531/metacrs415/m1/1/high_res_d/97-922gov_1997Sep30.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/ratification-of-amendments-to-the-u-s-constitution/0.1Amendment ratification (V)Limiting
Congressional Control Over Federal Court Jurisdiction: A Defense of the Traditional ViewJulian VelascooffsiteCatholic University Law Review1997-05-011997-05-01https://scholarship.law.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&https:redir=1&article=1529&context=lawreview#page=2https://rconstitution.us/congressional-control-over-federal-court-jurisdiction-a-defense-of-the-traditional-view/3.9Congresspeople make exceptions and regulations on Supreme Court (III.2.2)
Judicial power exceptions, regulations (III.2.2)
Limiting
Fame, the Founding, and the Power to Declare WarWilliam TreanoroffsiteCornell Law Review1997-05-011997-05-01http://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2685&context=clr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/fame-the-founding-and-the-power-to-declare-war/3.0War declaration (I.8.11)Security
The Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the United States During the First Century of Its HistoryHerman AmesoffsiteAnnual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 18961997-01-011997-01-01https://archive.org/download/proposedamendmen00amesrich/proposedamendmen00amesrich.pdf#page=7https://rconstitution.us/the-proposed-amendments-to-the-constitution-of-the-united-states-during-the-first-century-of-its-history/15.6Amendment proposal (V)Limiting
Vice Presidents of the United States, 1789-1993, pp. xv-xviMark Hatfield, Donald Ritchie, Jo Anne McCormick Quatannens, Richard Baker, William Hulloffsite1997-01-011997-01-01https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDOC-104sdoc26/pdf/CDOC-104sdoc26.pdf#page=15https://rconstitution.us/vice-presidents-of-the-united-states-1789-1993-pp-xv-xvi/0.0Vice president presides over Senate (I.3.4)
President of Senate (I.3.4)
Limiting
The Flat Tax: Simplicity DesimplifiedRoger GarrisonoffsiteFEE.org1996-10-011996-10-01https://fee.org/articles/the-flat-tax-simplicity-desimplified/?gclid=CjwKCAiAh5_uBRA5EiwASW3IasqT8Rk_ZjYhRCe50o9JCkMOeApw9y67TOGiGMO5EGkDwCC4Lj1ZBRoC3xQQAvD_BwEhttps://rconstitution.us/the-flat-tax-simplicity-desimplified/0.3Income-tax laws (16)Economics
“Little Wars” and the ConstitutionJules LobeloffsiteUniversity of Miami Law Review1995-10-011995-10-01http://repository.law.miami.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1789&context=umlr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/little-wars-and-the-constitution/0.7War declaration (I.8.11)Security
Some Normative Arguments for the Unitary ExecutiveSteven CalabresioffsiteArkansas Law Review1995-09-011995-09-01https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/arklr48&div=9https://rconstitution.us/some-normative-arguments-for-the-unitary-executive/2.5The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)Limiting
The History of the Bankruptcy Laws in the United StatesCharles TabboffsiteAmerican Bankruptcy Institute Law Review1995-05-011995-05-01https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2316255https://rconstitution.us/the-history-of-the-bankruptcy-laws-in-the-united-states/1.9Bankruptcy laws (I.8.4)Economics
The President’s Power To Execute the LawsSteven Calabresi, Saikrishna PrakashoffsiteThe Yale Law Journal1994-12-011994-12-01https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7593&context=yljhttps://rconstitution.us/the-presidents-power-to-execute-the-laws/5.5The executive power of the USA (II.1.1)Limiting
“Abridge” Too Far: Racial Gerrymandering, the Fifteenth Amendment, and Shaw v. RenoJay ShepherdoffsiteBoston College Third World Law Journal1994-06-011994-06-01https://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1276&context=twlj#page=2https://rconstitution.us/abridge-too-far-racial-gerrymandering-the-fifteenth-amendment-and-shaw-v-reno/1.2Voting laws (15.2)Elections
Recovering the Political Constitution: The Madisonian VisionGeorge ThomasoffsiteThe Review of Politics1994-05-011994-05-01https://cooperative-individualism.org/thomas-george_recovering-the-political-constitution-2004-spring.pdf#page=2https://rconstitution.us/recovering-the-political-constitution-the-madisonian-vision/1.0Congresspeople disregard unconstitutional opinions (VI.3)Limiting
The Fatal Flaw in NAFTA, GATT and All Other Trade AgreementsRobert McGeeoffsiteNorthwestern Journal of International Law & Business1994-05-011994-05-01https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&https:redir=1&article=1392&context=njilb#page=2https://rconstitution.us/the-fatal-flaw-in-nafta-gatt-and-all-other-trade-agreements/0.6President blocks treaties (II.2.2)
Treaty advice, consent (II.2.2)
Treaty making (II.2.2)
Treatymaking (II.2.2)
Economics
The Most Dangerous Branch: Executive Power to Say What the Law IsMichael PaulsenoffsiteGeorgetown Law Journal1994-01-011994-01-01https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/glj83&div=24&id=&page=https://rconstitution.us/the-most-dangerous-branch-executive-power-to-say-what-the-law-is/5.5President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)Limiting
The “Proper” Scope of Federal Power: A Jurisdictional Interpretation of the Sweeping ClauseGary Lawson, Patricia B. GrangeroffsiteDuke Law Journal1993-11-011993-11-01https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3233&context=dljhttps://rconstitution.us/the-proper-scope-of-federal-power-a-jurisdictional-interpretation-of-the-sweeping-clause/2.5Post offices and post roads (I.8.7)Limiting
The President, the Senate, the Constitution, and the Confirmation Process: A Reply to Professors Strauss and SunsteinJohn McGinnisoffsiteTexas Law Review1993-02-011993-02-01https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/tlr71&div=21&id=&page=https://rconstitution.us/the-president-the-senate-the-constitution-and-the-confirmation-process-a-reply-to-professors-strauss-and-sunstein/1.7Appointment making (II.2.2)Limiting
Constitutional Foundations of the United States Navy: Text and ContextJohn RohroffsiteNaval War College Review1992-02-011992-02-01https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/44637182.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A6df741b451c5c5af9e3de404447b0b9e#page=2https://rconstitution.us/constitutional-foundations-of-the-united-states-navy-text-and-context/0.7Navy provision and maintenance (I.8.13)Security
The Line-Item Veto: The Best Response When Congress Passes One Spending “Bill” a YearGordon CrovitzoffsitePepperdine Law Review1990-12-151990-12-15https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.bing.com/&https:redir=1&article=1660&context=plr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/the-line-item-veto-the-best-response-when-congress-passes-one-spending-bill-a-year/0.5President objects to bills (I.7.2)
Bill signing or objection (I.7.2)
Limiting
“Advice” from the Very Beginning, “Consent” When the End Is AchievedArthur BestoroffsiteAmerican Journal of International Law1989-10-011989-10-01https://www.jstor.org/stable/2203359?item_view=read_online&refreqid=excelsior%3Ad2979a33beb410ebd24fb5f85e6c597bhttps://rconstitution.us/advice-from-the-very-beginning-consent-when-the-end-is-achieved/0.4Treaty advice, consent (II.2.2)Limiting
The Intended Role of the Senate in Supreme Court AppointmentsJames GauchoffsiteThe University of Chicago Law Review1989-02-011989-02-01https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4607&context=uclrevhttps://rconstitution.us/the-intended-role-of-the-senate-in-supreme-court-appointments/1.0Senators advise and consent on appointments (II.2.2)Limiting
No. 78. A View of the Constitution of the Judicial Department in Relation to the Tenure of Good BehaviorAlexander HamiltonoffsiteThe Federalist1988-05-281988-05-28http://files.libertyfund.org/files/788/0084_LFeBk.pdf#page=491https://rconstitution.us/no-78-a-view-of-the-constitution-of-the-judicial-department-in-relation-to-the-tenure-of-good-behavior/0.2National judges opine (III.1, VI.3)Limiting
Conceived in Liberty: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Bill of RightsMichael CurtisoffsiteNorth Carolina Law Review1987-06-011987-06-01https://scholarship.law.unc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&https:redir=1&article=3094&context=nclr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/conceived-in-liberty-the-fourteenth-amendment-and-the-bill-of-rights/0.5President intervenes on unconstitutional state-government actions (II.1.8)
Congresspeople intervene on unconstitutional state-government actions (VI.3)
Limiting
Covert War and Congressional Authority: Hidden War and Forgotten PowerJules LobeloffsiteUniversity of Pennsylvania Law Review1986-06-011986-06-01http://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4002&context=penn_law_reviewhttps://rconstitution.us/covert-war-and-congressional-authority-hidden-war-and-forgotten-power/3.5Marque and reprisal (I.8.11)Security
Judicial Review: Reckoning on Two Kinds of ErrorRichard EpsteinoffsiteCato Journal1985-02-011985-02-01https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/cato-journal/1985/1/cj4n3-4.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/judicial-review-reckoning-on-two-kinds-of-error/0.2Cases under Constitution, USA laws (III.2.1)
The judicial power of the USA (III.1)
Limiting
Goals Statutes or Rules Statutes: The Case of the Clean Air ActDavid SchoenbrodoffsiteUCLA Law Review1983-01-011983-01-01https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1237&context=fac_articles_chapters#page=2https://rconstitution.us/goals-statutes-or-rules-statutes-the-case-of-the-clean-air-act/3.4All legislative powers of the USA (I.1)Limiting
Exclusive Original Jurisdiction of the United States Supreme Court: Does it Still ExistJulie StevensonoffsiteBrigham Young University Law Review1982-09-011982-09-01http://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1335&context=lawreview#page=2https://rconstitution.us/exclusive-original-jurisdiction-of-the-united-states-supreme-court-does-it-still-exist/0.9Controversies between states, nations, their people (III.2.1)Limiting
Congress and the Supreme Court’s JurisdictionCharles RiceoffsiteVillanova Law Review1982-05-011982-05-01https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&https:redir=1&article=2374&context=vlr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/congress-and-the-supreme-courts-jurisdiction/1.0Congresspeople make exceptions and regulations on Supreme Court (III.2.2)
Judicial power exceptions, regulations (III.2.2)
Limiting
The Case for TreasonGeorge FletcheroffsiteMaryland Law Review1982-05-011982-05-01http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2522&context=mlr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/the-case-for-treason/0.5Treason punishment (III.3.2)Security
Respective Roles of Senate and President in the Making and Abrogation of Treaties: The Original Intent of the Framers of the Constitution Historically ExaminedArthur BestoroffsiteWashington Law Review1979-12-011979-12-01https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2271&context=wlr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/respective-roles-of-senate-and-president-in-the-making-and-abrogation-of-treaties-the-original-intent-of-the-framers-of-the-constitution-historically-examined/5.0President blocks treaties (II.2.2)
Treaty advice, consent (II.2.2)
Treaty making (II.2.2)
Treaty advice, consent (II.2.2)
Security
The Nature of a Pardon Under the United States ConstitutionSidney BuchananoffsiteOhio State Law Journal1978-03-011978-03-01https://kb.osu.edu/bitstream/handle/1811/65042/OSLJ_V39N1_0036.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-nature-of-a-pardon-under-the-united-states-constitution/1.2Reprieve, pardon except on impeachment (II.2.1)Limiting
United States Standards of Weights and Measures, Their Creation and CreatorsArthur FrazieroffsiteSmithsonian Studies in History and Technology1978-01-011978-01-01https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/2439/SSHT-0040_Hi_res.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=yhttps://rconstitution.us/united-states-standards-of-weights-and-measures-their-creation-and-creators/0.8Weights and measures standards (I.8.5)Economics
Public Office as a Public Trust: A Suggestion that Impeachment for High Crimes and Misdemeanors Implies a Fiduciary StandardMabry Rogers, Stephen YoungoffsiteGeorgetown Law Journal1975-05-011975-05-01https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/glj63&div=64&id=&page=https://rconstitution.us/public-office-as-a-public-trust-a-suggestion-that-impeachment-for-high-crimes-and-misdemeanors-implies-a-fiduciary-standard/1.0Representatives impeach (I.2.6)
Impeachment (I.2.5)
Limiting
Eagle and Sword: The Federalists and the Creation of the Military Establishment in America, 1783-1802, pp. 298-303Richard KohnoffsiteThe Constitution Needs a Good Party: Good Government Comes from Good Boundaries1975-01-011975-01-01https://archive.org/details/eagleswordfed00kohn/page/298https://rconstitution.us/eagle-and-sword-the-federalists-and-the-creation-of-the-military-establishment-in-america-1783-1802-pp-298-303/0.2Army raising and support up to 2 years (I.8.12)Security
Impeachment: A HandbookCharles Black, Jr.offsite1974-01-011974-01-01https://archive.org/download/black_impeachment/black_impeachment.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/impeachment-a-handbook/1.6Representatives impeach (I.2.6)
Senators try impeachments (I.3.6, I.3.7)
Impeachment (I.2.5)
Impeachment trial (I.3.6)
Limiting
War-Making under the Constitution: The Original UnderstandingCharles LofgrenoffsiteThe Yale Law Journal1972-03-011972-03-01https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6109&context=yljhttps://rconstitution.us/war-making-under-the-constitution-the-original-understanding/1.2War declaration (I.8.11)Security
The Congressional Power to Raise Armies: The Constitutional and Ratifying Conventions, 1787-1788Bernard Donahoe, Marshall SmelseroffsiteThe Review of Politics1971-04-011971-04-01https://www.jstor.org/stable/1406250?item_view=read_online&refreqid=excelsior%3Aa5282595abe91faa4ec844d6bd571d93https://rconstitution.us/the-congressional-power-to-raise-armies-the-constitutional-and-ratifying-conventions-1787-1788/0.3Army raising and support up to 2 years (I.8.12)Security
Constitutional Law: Poll TaxesWilliam DouglassoffsiteTulsa Law Review1966-06-011966-06-01http://digitalcommons.law.utulsa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1090&context=tlr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/constitutional-law-poll-taxes/0.2Voting-tax prohibition laws (24.2)Elections
The Federal Basis for Weights and Measures: A Historical Review of Federal Legislative Effort, Statutes, and Administrative Action in the Field of Weights and Measures in the United StatesRalph Smithoffsite1958-06-051958-06-05https://ia801303.us.archive.org/31/items/federalbasisforw593smit/federalbasisforw593smit.pdfhttps://rconstitution.us/the-federal-basis-for-weights-and-measures-a-historical-review-of-federal-legislative-effort-statutes-and-administrative-action-in-the-field-of-weights-and-measures-in-the-united-states/1.2Weights and measures standards (I.8.5)Economics
Presidential Use of Troops to Execute the Laws: A Brief HistoryDaniel PollittoffsiteNorth Carolina Law Review1958-02-011958-02-01http://scholarship.law.unc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1986&context=nclr#page=2https://rconstitution.us/presidential-use-of-troops-to-execute-the-laws-a-brief-history/1.0Militia-calling provisions (I.8.15)Limiting
The Law of Nations as Part of the National Law of the United States, IIEdwin DickinsonoffsiteUniversity of Pennsylvania Law Review1953-04-011953-04-01https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7946&context=penn_law_reviewhttps://rconstitution.us/the-law-of-nations-as-part-of-the-national-law-of-the-united-states-ii/1.6Controversies involving USA (III.2.1)Limiting
The Law of Nations as Part of the National Law of the United StatesEdwin DickinsonoffsiteUniversity of Pennsylvania Law Review1952-10-011952-10-01https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7912&context=penn_law_reviewhttps://rconstitution.us/the-law-of-nations-as-part-of-the-national-law-of-the-united-states/1.1Controversies involving USA (III.2.1)Limiting
Jefferson and the Navy: A DefenseJulia MacleodoffsiteHuntington Library Quarterly1945-02-011945-02-01https://www.jstor.org/stable/3815809?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contentshttps://rconstitution.us/jefferson-and-the-navy-a-defense/1.0Navy provision and maintenance (I.8.13)Security
The Apportionment and Selection of Delegates. Politics, Parties, and Pressure Groups, pp. 402-14V. O. Key, Jr.offsite1942-01-011942-01-01https://archive.org/download/in.ernet.dli.2015.14705/2015.14705.Politics-Parties-And-Pressure-Groups.pdf#page=419https://rconstitution.us/the-apportionment-and-selection-of-delegates-politics-parties-and-pressure-groups-pp-402-14/0.5Electoral college (52)Parties
Suits by States Within the Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme CourtFerrel Heady, Jr.offsiteWashington University Law Review1940-11-011940-11-01http://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3991&context=law_lawreview#page=2https://rconstitution.us/suits-by-states-within-the-original-jurisdiction-of-the-supreme-court/0.8Controversies between states, nations, their people (III.2.1)Limiting
Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, vol. I, 1873, pp. 265-6 footnote 2Joseph Storyoffsite0000-00-000000-00-00https://archive.org/details/commentariesonco01storuoft/page/265https://rconstitution.us/commentaries-on-the-constitution-of-the-united-states-vol-i-1873-pp-265-6-footnote-2/0.0President disregards unconstitutional statutes and opinions (II.1.8)Limiting
Interactive ConstitutionoffsiteNational Constitution Center0000-00-000000-00-00https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitutionhttps://rconstitution.us/interactive-constitution/0.0Offsetting powers
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Processes
Limiting
Liberty ScoreoffsiteConservative Review0000-00-000000-00-00https://libertyscore.conservativereview.com/https://rconstitution.us/liberty-score/0.0Voting scores (48)Parties
State RankingsoffsiteConservative.org0000-00-000000-00-00http://ratings.conservative.org/states?yearhttps://rconstitution.us/state-rankings/0.0Voting scores (48)Parties

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