Constitutional Combat: The Legal Grounding of Trump’s Iran Strike

War Powers And Executive Authority: The Case For Epic Fury

War Powers And Executive Authority: The Case For Epic FuryAlexander Muse – Last night, President Donald Trump ordered targeted military strikes against Iran. Critics immediately declared the action unconstitutional. Representative Thomas Massie and others argued that, absent a formal declaration of war, the president had exceeded his authority. These objections are serious. They deserve a serious reply.

When examined carefully, the strike stands on firm constitutional ground. It is lawful under Article II. It is consistent with the War Powers Resolution. It accords with modern presidential precedent across both parties. Continue reading

The Corrupt Nexus: Politicians, Banks, and Corporate Elites

Politicians and Bankers Are Crooks

Politicians and Bankers Are CrooksJ.B. Shurk – One of the great things about the Internet Age is the opportunity to discover the words and ideas of people who don’t have publishing contracts or university tenures. Usually written anonymously or under online handles, there is genius lurking everywhere (even in the comment sections of these articles).

One such jewel caught my eye recently: “Imagine a government operated so poorly they had to import an entire nation of new voters because they lost the citizen vote.” Another argued, “If your country has enough money to give to other countries, your taxes are too high.” If our celebrity intellectuals were as pithy as some of the unknown writers who drop pearls across the Internet, critical thinking skills would return to America in no time. Continue reading

Cycles Of A Nation Called America

[Note: This is article 3 of a four part series. You can read part 1 here, part 2 here. The original article explaining the differences between Actives and Passives is here.]

Marilyn MacGruder Barnewall  – Though the 1760 – 1810 cycle was definitely Active driven (Passives start wars, but prefer them to be on foreign soil and that those other than themselves fight in them), the attraction of power to political office already made itself felt through the influence of Alexander Hamilton.

Hamilton was the one who recommended the first central bank (The Bank of the United States). He said the money needed to start the bank would come from the sale of $10 million in stock. The United States government would purchase the first $2 million in shares and the other $8 million would be available to the public as an investment in their new nation – and those abroad (like the Rothschilds) – could invest too. Continue reading

White House Push to ‘Codify Roe’ Goes Far Beyond the Status Quo

roe v wadeJonathan Turley – Nothing is more unnerving than a “Plan B.” The Donner Party Shortcut, the Iran-Contra Affair, the Jan. 6 rally-to-riot — all “Plan Bs.” When people don’t get what they want, they often have a default plan that is based on a mix of pure panic and impunity.

When the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that it would not enjoin the Texas abortion law, the White House immediately called for the Senate to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) to secure the rights currently guaranteed under the Constitution. Continue reading

Turley calls for ‘no-holds-barred’ probe of 2020 vote

CongressBob Unruh – Constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley, a longtime Democrat, is calling for a “no-holds-barred” investigation of the 2020 vote count because “tens of millions of voters believe that this election was rigged.”

Turley, on his website, explained he ordinarily dislikes such commissions and opposes a proposal by Republicans in Congress for an emergency 10-day analysis.

Turley, a law professor of George Washington University, said: “I do believe that a real commission is warranted. Indeed, the violence yesterday only further shows the deep divisions in this country over these lingering questions. However, there must be the commitment to a real commission — not another placebo commission.” Continue reading