Since the early days of the republic, the federal judiciary has reviewed the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress. The Court’s decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) implied, and later cases confirmed, that federal courts also possess authority to review the actions of the executive branch. As another essay in this series explains, that review […]
Rejection of a Pardon
In the case “Burdick v. United States, 236 U.S. 79 (1915)” SCOTUS determined that acceptance of a pardon carries an imputation of guilt, and that acceptance carries a confession of guilt. In the 1833 case United States v. Wilson, Chief Justice John Marshall wrote for the Court that a pardon is a private “act of […]
Overview of Pardon Power
Article II, Section 2, Clause 1: The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the […]
Show Me A Rich Politician
“Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I’ll show you a crook.” -Harry S. Truman – April, 1954 We like to play with AI from time-to-time to find out what it thinks about historical events, speeches, etc. This case is no different; only we were rewarded by Chat GPT telling […]
So You Have A New President
Congratulations America. You certainly dodged a bullet on this one. While the cry-baby’s are doing just that; crying, the rest of the country is looking forward to a time of the not so distant past where prices – albeit still high – were at least somewhat manageable. For the next four years, the media is […]