Constitution on HotAir

Constitution

Apr 2020

Cuomo: I’ll choose when to reopen NY, not Trump; Trump: Cuomo can’t have independence now, or something

Ed Morrissey Apr 14, 2020 10:01 AM

Strange new respect for the Tenth?

Trump on ordering states to reopen for business: The authority of the president of the United States is “total”

Allahpundit Apr 13, 2020 7:31 PM

What.

Trump: I’m the decider on America’s grand re-opening, not the governors

Ed Morrissey Apr 13, 2020 12:01 PM

“Fake news”?

Feb 2020

The growing imperial presidency and how Congress can stop it

Taylor Millard Feb 02, 2020 8:01 PM

Supreme executive power keeps growing.

Jan 2020

Dershowitz clarifies: You don’t need a statutory crime to impeach but you do need “criminal-like conduct”

Allahpundit Jan 20, 2020 5:21 PM

Hmmm.

The latest brilliant liberal plan to “fix” the Constitution

Jazz Shaw Jan 15, 2020 2:31 PM

And it’s a doozy

Dec 2019

What did Madison really think about impeachment?

Jazz Shaw Dec 23, 2019 6:51 PM

Well, it was a while ago, so…

Pelosi: By the power of this gavel, Trump is impeached forever

Allahpundit Dec 20, 2019 11:21 AM

“He’ll be impeached forever. No matter what the Senate does.”

Trump’s angry letter to Pelosi: This impeachment is a disgrace and, by the way, I don’t think you really pray for me

Allahpundit Dec 17, 2019 6:01 PM

“You have cheapened the importance of the very ugly word, impeachment!”

A bit more about those constitutional scholars

Jazz Shaw Dec 05, 2019 10:31 AM

Singing in the choir

Nov 2019

Pelosi: Let’s face it, what Trump did with Ukraine is bribery

Allahpundit Nov 14, 2019 3:21 PM

“That is in the Constitution attached to the impeachment proceedings.”

Oct 2019

Poll: 51% think the First Amendment goes too far by allowing hate speech and should be “updated” to reflect cultural norms

Allahpundit Oct 24, 2019 7:21 PM

Decline.

Biden calls for impeachment: “He’s shooting holes in the Constitution”

Karen Townsend Oct 10, 2019 12:01 PM

“And we cannot let him get away with it.”

Sep 2019

Kamala Harris: My EO seizing assault weapons would be constitutional under the Yes We Can clause, or something

Ed Morrissey Sep 13, 2019 4:01 PM

Laughable.

Clyburn: I’m not too sure we’d hold on to the Bill of Rights if it were up for debate today.

Allahpundit Sep 11, 2019 9:21 PM

Change.

Aug 2019

Breaking: Trump 2020, GOP sue California over tax-return requirement

Ed Morrissey Aug 06, 2019 2:01 PM

“Flagrantly illegal.”

Jul 2019

Rand Paul: I’d help pay for a ticket to Somalia so that Ilhan Omar can remind herself what it’s like

Allahpundit Jul 29, 2019 9:21 PM

“Maybe after she’s visited Somalia for a while, she might come back and appreciate America more.”

Kamala Harris: As president I’ll give Congress 100 days to pass gun control, and if they don’t then I’ll act

Allahpundit Jul 02, 2019 2:01 PM

Okay.

Jun 2019

Trump trolls media (again) about serving more than two terms

Jazz Shaw Jun 17, 2019 8:01 AM

Clearly enjoying the circus

May 2019

A separate election for the VP?

Jazz Shaw May 06, 2019 10:31 AM

Maybe not as crazy as you’d think at first

Apr 2019

Say what? George Conway on Hillary: “I’m with her”

Karen Townsend Apr 26, 2019 11:01 AM

#DerangedDonald

Mar 2019

Senate passes House resolution to cancel Trump’s border emergency, 59-41

Allahpundit Mar 14, 2019 3:21 PM

Rebuke.

Feb 2019

Why Elizabeth Warren’s “wealth tax” likely wouldn’t survive a court challenge

Jazz Shaw Feb 17, 2019 3:31 PM

It’s complicated

Jan 2019

Beto O’Rourke: I’m open to a conversation about whether America can still be managed under its original principles

Allahpundit Jan 15, 2019 10:01 PM

What.

Dec 2018

Rubio: If Trump pardons Manafort, we might need a national debate about amending the pardon power

Allahpundit Dec 10, 2018 10:01 PM

“I hope that they don’t do that. It would be a terrible mistake if they did.”

Nov 2018

Michael Avenatti on domestic violence story: TMZ should get ready to open up its checkbook

Allahpundit Nov 16, 2018 4:01 PM

Threats.

George Conway launches new group of right-wing lawyers dedicated to checking Trump

Allahpundit Nov 14, 2018 1:31 PM

“We believe in the rule of law, the power of truth, the independence of the criminal justice system…”

John Yoo: Whitaker’s appointment as acting Attorney General is unconstitutional

Allahpundit Nov 08, 2018 6:41 PM

Soon.

Oct 2018

Chief Justice: Kavanaugh’s right — there is no “aisle” at SCOTUS

Ed Morrissey Oct 17, 2018 6:01 PM

“The judicial branch is, how it must be, very different.”

Sep 2018

The left’s complaints about equal representation in Senate won’t stop

Taylor Millard Sep 30, 2018 8:01 PM

Tyranny of the majority

Video: David Hogg once again demonstrates his political knowledge

Jazz Shaw Sep 10, 2018 12:31 PM

You mean Canadians can’t donate to American elections?

Aug 2018

The Jacobins are wrong about the Constitution

Taylor Millard Aug 12, 2018 6:31 PM

Mob rule is no rule at all.

It’s a horrible idea to reduce the capital gains tax without a vote in Congress

Taylor Millard Aug 05, 2018 6:31 PM

Republicans are against pen and phone legislation, right?

Jul 2018

Uh oh: Don Blankenship to file paperwork for third-party Senate bid in West Virginia

Allahpundit Jul 23, 2018 10:01 PM

Spoiler.

Cuomo, AG: New Yorkers have a constitutional right to be reimbursed for our high taxes

Ed Morrissey Jul 18, 2018 8:41 AM

Democrats demanding a tax cut for the rich?

MSNBC anchor: Why should we follow the 1776 view of the Constitution when American views today are so much more progressive?

Allahpundit Jul 11, 2018 10:01 PM

Change.

Jun 2018

Schumer: Founding Fathers didn’t want a king

Taylor Millard Jun 07, 2018 8:41 AM

Funny how hypocrisy works…

The longest pause: Ted Cruz passes when asked if Trump has the power to pardon himself

Allahpundit Jun 04, 2018 10:21 PM

No comment.

Can the President pardon himself? Obviously

Jazz Shaw Jun 04, 2018 9:21 AM

But then he’d need to get out of Dodge

May 2018

Pew: Majority now says SCOTUS should base rulings on what Constitution means “in current times,” not originally

Allahpundit May 11, 2018 6:01 PM

Great.

Apr 2018

Schiff: Let’s put some real oversight on Trump’s … pardons?

Ed Morrissey Apr 18, 2018 3:21 PM

Oh, that pesky Constitution again …

Does the media want Trump to fire Mueller?

Allahpundit Apr 10, 2018 10:01 PM