by D.K. Williams | Jan 23, 2020 | The Law with D.K. Williams |
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Just last week, in a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit correctly tossed out the “climate kids’” lawsuit seeking a judicial order requiring the executive and legislative branches to design and implement policy the plaintiffs had been unable to convince the political branches to enact. The plaintiffs sought no less than a judicial coup over the co-equal legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government. The Obama appointed federal judges rejected that unconstitutional request.
by D.K. Williams | Jan 17, 2020 | The Law with D.K. Williams |
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United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch’s book, A Republic, If You Can Keep It, attempts to explain to non-lawyers the importance of the constitutional framework of our federal government. And he succeeds. He discusses how the separation of powers, when followed, protects our rights and liberties. He clarifies the job of federal judges and, more importantly, explains what judges are not supposed to do. We discuss all of that, and more.
by Bethany | Feb 19, 2018 |
The Constitution was designed for a specific, grand, and unprecedented purpose. If one does not understand that purpose, it’s not easy to know what to make or the Constitution or whether we should even care about it.
by Thomas Krannawitter | May 20, 2017 | Government, History, Philosophy |
We are now in the post-Constitutional politics of demagoguery guided by little other than which political celebrity of the moment we happen to like.
by Thomas Krannawitter | May 2, 2017 | Economics, Government, History, Save the Swamp |
If the modern Interstate Commerce Clause argument is true, then no Constitutional Amendment is needed. Ever. For any purpose.
