Opinion Forum

The U.S. Constitution in a Nutshell: O’Donnell Is Right, Coons Is Wrong

October 17th, 2010

By Dan Miller The Constitution is short and simple but fragile and endangered. We should not allow politicians to euthanize it. The United States Constitution is short and easy to read. It is far shorter and easier to read than most legislation, excepting such fluff as a declaration of a “National Eat Healthy Day.” The […]

Articles written by Dan Miller
Tags: Congress, Executive, judicial review, separation of powers, U.S. Constitution
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Repeal the 17th Amendment

May 26th, 2009

Does it strike no one else as odd that we have what amounts to two Houses of Representatives? Does it strike no one else as odd that with two (unequal) Houses that even the least populated states get the same representation in the Senate? Why would the framers have done something so redundant when nearly […]

Articles written by Brian Bagent
Tags: Law, Senate, U.S. Constitution
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