Tag: Constitution

In a 2-1 decision a federal court ruled that the Bladensburg World War I Veterans Memorial, built in memory of the 49 men of Prince George's County who died in World War I, was unconstitutional.

Beltway Confidential

Wide-reaching lawsuit aims to strip our religious heritage

Nicole Russell · March 7, 2018 7:26 pm

As long as the president is cutting taxes, deregulating, and appointing judges who believe in the Constitution, I can just about see why conservatives might be prepared to give him a pass on other issues.

Daniel Hannan: Why have Republicans stopped worrying about spending?

Dan Hannan · March 5, 2018 5:01 am

This amendment, if enacted, would restrain Congress from recklessly adding to the fiscal pressures entitlements cause. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

We need a constitutional amendment to cut federal spending — but it doesn’t have to be a balanced budget amendment

Quin Hillyer · March 1, 2018 9:16 pm

Federal courts should not be touching maps, let alone redrawing them in either party's favor just because the current ones look like a dog's breakfast. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The dog ate my congressional district

Washington Examiner · February 28, 2018 5:01 am

After the recent school shooting in Florida, gun control has once again become a topic of national public debate. The judiciary branch is just as divided as the common man. (iStock)

Is Trump’s push for an AR-15 age limit constitutional?

Steven Nelson · February 25, 2018 5:01 am

A lawsuit over the emoluments clause of the Constitution has now expanded, suing President Trump not just as president but also in his personal capacity. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Emoluments suit vs Trump now personal as well as official

Associated Press · February 24, 2018 1:59 pm

Hundreds of Americans have taken to the streets to campaign for stricter gun laws over the past week after a deadly school shooting in Florida took 17 lives. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Gun control is a fantasy. Start a realistic conversation about preventing school massacres

Washington Examiner · February 21, 2018 5:01 am

Congress is now considering a return to earmarks, the practice of choosing the piece it has just sliced, or more precisely, of spending the money it has just appropriated. (iStock)

Rep. Tom McClintock: We’ve heard the siren’s song of earmarks before

Rep Tom McClintock · February 7, 2018 5:01 am

Whether it was a joke or not, President Trump (pictured bottom) should not be joking about treason when it comes to the Democrats who refused to clap during his State of the Union address. Political dissent does not equal betraying one's country and attempting to overthrow the government. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Humor or not, Trump was wrong to call Democrats ‘treasonous’ for not clapping for him

Siraj Hashmi · February 6, 2018 6:24 pm

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., a veteran, calls President Trump by the nickname "Cadet Bone Spurs." Trump avoided serving during the Vietnam War, receiving five draft deferments: four for college and one for heel spurs. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Tammy Duckworth responds to Trump calling Dems treasonous for not clapping: I don’t ‘cater to the whims of Cadet Bone Spurs’

Diana Stancy Correll · February 6, 2018 1:03 am

The Pacific Legal Foundation has recently sued the Food and Drug Administration over the Deeming Rule for e-cigarettes. However, the rule is not just bad policy but also the product of an unconstitutional rulemaking process. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beltway Confidential

A lawsuit to make rulemakers follow the rules

Ilya Shapiro · February 5, 2018 5:01 am

Federal law enforcement officials are not supposed to be allies of the president. Equally, they are not supposed to be his antagonists. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Proper presidential control, and distance, from the FBI

Washington Examiner · February 2, 2018 5:01 am