Month: June 2017

The Commerce Clause

The Commerce Clause

Before President Trump took office, I addressed the possibility of him abrogating treaties and agreements signed by President Obama. Since President Obama often eschewed the formal process outlined in the Constitution and acted on his own, the accords he signed can also be unilaterally nullified by a subsequent President without offending the Constitution. Since President […]

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Commerce Clause Part II, “The Switch in Time That Saved Nine”

Commerce Clause Part II, “The Switch in Time That Saved Nine”

Considering the arrogance and vitriol of rulings by the Federal Courts on President’s Trumps Travel Ban, one wonders if a major confrontation between the Executive Branch and the Federal Judiciary is brewing. We have had such a confrontation before. In 1935, Franklin Roosevelt had just been re-elected President by a landslide. His party dominated both […]

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