Constitution

Constitution vandalized: A climate Valentine for America

An attack on our founding documents is an attack on us all.

By Craig Rucker |2024-02-16T10:07:23-05:00February 15th, 2024|Comments Off

Texas landowners before the Supreme Court in major takings case

Whether the landowners qualify for “just compensation” under the Fifth Amendment will set a significant precedent for other takings cases to be litigated in the years to come.

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2024-01-29T10:07:49-05:00January 31st, 2024|Comments Off

Fifth Amendment takings case erupts over new Rhode Island beach law

Opponents of a new shoreline-access law in Rhode Island that allows the public to enter parts of private beachfront property are taking the state to federal court.

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2023-07-17T10:35:42-04:00July 18th, 2023|Comments Off

Too few know what a republic actually is. Can we be one again?

Limited government is a beautiful thing.

By Steven Mailkoski, Dr. Jay Lehr |2022-11-17T14:00:34-05:00November 7th, 2022|Comments Off

House politicians declare war on the First Amendment

The Eshoo/McNerney letter reads almost as parody, except that it is a genuine power play to intimidate and threaten companies to eliminate what they believe is their political opposition.

By Peter Murphy |2021-02-28T18:28:17-05:00February 26th, 2021|Comments Off

Nominate and confirm

President Trump has the authority to nominate Justice Ginsburg's successor and the Senate has authority to advise and consent. They should both act without delay.

By Craig Rucker |2020-09-22T09:41:09-04:00September 22nd, 2020|Comments Off

The U.S. Constitution Appointments Clause

The President: "Shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate... Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States." Article II, Section 2, Clause 2.

By CFACT Ed |2020-09-19T09:43:56-04:00September 19th, 2020|Comments Off

The U.S. Constitution Preamble and the Bill of Rights

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

By CFACT Ed |2020-09-17T13:17:13-04:00September 17th, 2020|Comments Off

Let’s amend the Constitution before it’s too late

Is amending the Constitution the only way to get spending under control? CFACT's skeptical, but the authors raise intriguing points.

By CFACT Ed, Edmund Contoski, Dr. Jay Lehr |2019-08-16T16:24:04-04:00August 13th, 2019|Comments Off

Florida legislature smacks down land-grabbing county officials

Efforts by county officials in the Florida Panhandle to undermine both the property rights and the First Amendment rights of owners of a beachfront home came to naught March 23 when Gov. Rick Scott signed a law reaffirming key foundations of the U.S. Constitution.

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2018-04-07T11:18:11-04:00April 7th, 2018|Comments Off