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DOJ has charged numerous January 6th defendants with corruptly impeding the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. Furthermore, SCOTUS found that the DOJ was wrong to file those charges. What does this SCOTUS decision mean for the other J6 defendants? After the January 6th riots the U.S. Department of Justice began charging anyone they thought had participated, but not just for the crimes they committed. According to the DOJ, anyone who showed up at the Capi

Arguably the most anticipated free speech case to make it to the Supreme Court in decades, people have been waiting for the decision in the case Murthy v. Missouri The states of Missouri, Louisiana, and five individuals sued multiple Biden administration officials for violations of free speech and the First Amendment. According to SCOTUS, government actors can coerce social media to censor ideas they don’t like, as long as they aren’t too specific about who to censor. The Fir

• Can an executive agency act as judge, jury, and enforcer of their own rules? • How important is your right to a trial by jury? • Can Congress overrule the Seventh Amendment by simple legislation? Seeking redress of our grievances is an important right, protected by the First Amendment. Can the federal government deprive you of due process as a condition of seeking redress? While not talked about in that way, that’s pretty much what the case SEC v. Jarkesy is all about. Afte

Chevron Deference has been the bane of the constitutional community for decades. The decision in Chevron directly violated the Administrative Procedures Act, but that didn’t stop the courts from allowing executive agencies from rewriting laws. While Loper overturned Chevron, I have to wonder if allowing the courts to “fill in the blanks” will be any better? There are certain legal terms and cases that most people don’t know about, at least until they’re used to bite someone i

There are two sexes: male and female.” — Judge Reeves While this basic biological fact seems to have been lost by society, at least one District Court judge knows the truth. Does the language of the law matter? Or do we expect courts to simply make it up as they go along? Rarely does a single sentence so completely crystalize a debate as the first line of the court order in Tennessee v. Cardona. The case involves the attempts by the Biden Administration’s Department of Educat

Is a bump stock a machine gun? Do executive agencies have the authority to rewrite laws passed by Congress? Should the court make decisions based on the law or their emotions? When does a rifle become a machine gun? That is the question asked in the Supreme Court case Garland v. Cargill. When the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives suddenly decided to redefine bump stocks as machine guns, many Americans simply complied. However, when Michael Cargill surrender

What are your rights and liberties worth to you and your family? Are you willing to stand up against those who are trying to infringe on your rights? Those who signed the Declaration pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. What will you pledge? Things looked bleak for the colonies in 1776. The question of freedom had life and death consequences. Those 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence knew they were committing treason against their king. They knew tha

What would a parent do to protect their child? Who should be the final arbiter of what’s best for a child, the parents or the school? Should schools be required to notify parents of any substantial medical or mental changes in the child? Probably the most powerful instinct as a parent is to protect our children. Parents work hard, sacrifice, and sometimes risk their own lives to protect their children. Most parents believe the government is there to help them protect their ch

An ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for leaders of both Israel and Hamas. Judge Merchan concluded a biased case with biased jury instructions. Does anyone else see that these cases have a common theme? Late May in the United States is usually a time of cook-outs, the beginning of summer, and remembrance as we memorialize those who gave their lives in service to this country. Later May 2024 however, should be remembered for another death: The death of courts of justice. Fi

Do you permanently lose your rights when convicted of a crime? Can the federal government take away your rights protected by the Second Amendment for a crime punishable by a year in jail? What are the potential violations of the Constitution this law presents? According to federal law, if someone is convicted of a crime and punished with more than one year in jail, they lose their rights protected under the Second Amendment. A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court not on

Why did the Founding Fathers place the power of the purse in the hands of Congress? Does Congress have the ability to give up the power of the purse? Why would Congress voluntarily give up a tool as powerful as the power of the purse? Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution states “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law;”. That seems pretty straight forward. So how could Congress establish a government agency fun

The WHO Pandemic Agreement includes a lot of powers for this U.N. agency. Many claims about what would happen should President Biden sign this agreement. Except all of the claims that this “treaty” would be legally binding in the United States are not true. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement has been in the news again lately. Not only does this United Nation organization want the power to take over the world in a “health emergency”, but numerous politici

Does the Constitution still matter anymore? Is the Constitution a magically document that will save the day? Or is it the only tool that can restore our rights. I meet a lot of people who think the Constitution is useless, while others wonder how people can get away with violating it. While these may appear to be opposing positions, I believe they stem from the same misconception: That the Constitution of the United States is some superhero that will come flying in to save th

In a constitutional republic, is anyone immune from prosecution? When government actors are immune for their actions, how can they be held accountable? If, as the Supreme Court has said, the President is immune for his official actions, how does that not make him a king? When the delegates to the Constitutional Convention debated the role of the chief executive, many expected George Washington to become our first king. Between Mr. Washington’s humility, and the delegates rece

There’s a lie that has been repeated so many times, people think it’s black letter law. Based on that lie, Maine has illegally joined 16 other states in a compact to elect the President by national popular vote. This national popular vote myth is more than confusion about how we elect the President, it’s an attempt to destroy the republic. Maine’s governor allowed an unconstitutional piece of legislation to become “law” without her signature. LD 1578 , An Act to Adopt an Inte

FISA Section 702 has been used repeatedly by the FBI to illegally spy on Americans. There are those who claim requiring a warrant to search the Section 702 database is unreasonable. Will the American people give up their rights for the promise of safety? A policy statement released by the Executive Office of the administration’s Office of Management and Budget, effectively made the very bold statement that the Constitution of the United States was a threat to national securit

When does government encouragement become coercion? Do government actors have a legal responsibility to manage a business’s “repetitional risk”? Can government use its power to encourage others not to do business with you? If there’s a boogie man in the anti-gun community, it’s probably the National Rifle Association. Accused of complicity in almost every gun crime from gang violence to mass murder, the NRA has become the lightning rod for the vitriol of those whose fear of f

Most Americans learned about the Battles of Lexington and Concord from a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. But is that history or propaganda? Did you realize that our war for independence was initiated in response to gun control? Will the American people learn the lessons of these battles before we have another shot heard around the world. Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   Most of us who g

TikTok is spyware, but it’s not alone. Congress has come up with Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, but does it do more harm than good? What if the American people simply stopped their children from using TikTok? I have a lot of issues with TikTok, and it’s one social media platform I refuse to use. However, when I look at how Congress plans to deal with this platform, I see even more problems. I’ve also read and listened to several comme

The fundamental basis of our freedoms is the power to choose. Independence, liberty, and freedom are all based in people choosing. Yet the American people have handed over their power to choose over to others. The word “choice” has all but been taken over by the pro-abortion crowd, but that is not what I want to discuss here today. Recent history, both public and private, has displayed the fundamental function choice plays in a person’s independence, liberty, and freedom. Yet