Dave Benner wrote a wonderful review of my book Constitution Owner's Manual that stands on its own as an educational piece. Dave is a fine historian and has written a couple of books including The 14th Amendment and the Incorporation Doctrine and Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution. I really..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #85: 9 Reasons Cosmo Should Stick to Orgasms
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about Cosmopolitan's B.S. article about the Constitution. A recent Cosmo article titled 9 Reasons Constitutional Originalism Is Bullsh*t demonstrates why the magazine should just stick to talking about sexual positions and better orgasms. The confirmation hearings for Neil Gorsuch have reinvigorated the..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #45: Interpreting the Constitution
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about how to interpret the Constitution. Before we can talk about following the Constitution every issue, every time, no exceptions no excuses, we have to understand what it means. So, how in the word do we interpret it? A lot..
Read moreConstitution 101: Constitutional Interpretation – Living and Breathing is Dead
The first and governing maxim in the interpretation of a statute is to discover the meaning of those who made it.” –James Wilson, Of the Study of Law in the United States, Circa, 1790 Many Americans today view the Constitution as a “living, breathing” document. By living and breathing, they mean the Constitution was written..
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