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Huge Pac-12 Clash Tops College Football’s Week 7 Slate

Unbeatens Oregon and Washington square off in a conference clash, while Notre Dame looks to bounce back against USC.

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The Supreme Court's originalists have taken over − here's how they interpret the Constitution

Today a majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices are either self-described originalists or strongly lean toward originalism. Yet less than 50 years ago, originalism was considered a fringe movement, hardly taken seriously by most legal scholars.

The Conversation

Week 4 Mountain West Football Picks

Week 4 Mountain West Football Picks Who does our staff like this week? Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire A few conference games are here Week 4 is upon us with a pair of Friday night games that are both conference matchups and have the ...

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Republicans call for impeachment inquiry into Biden -- a process the founders intended to deter abuse of power as well as remove from office

Yielding to pressure from hard-line members of the GOP House caucus, on Sept. 12, 2023, U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy directed the top Republicans in Congress to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The Republicans allege that the president committed financial wrongdoing with foreign businesses.

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College Football Week 2 Winners and Losers: Texas is actually back, Alabama dynasty may be over

Texas is back, the Alabama dynasty might be crumbling and other takeaways from Week 2 of the college football season.

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Emotions run high for Virginia as the Cavaliers honor slain teammates ahead of first home game

Virginia hopes its first home football game in 10 months is the high point of a long, emotional journey that started in a horrific way

The Independent UK

Texas is Wrong to Equate Immigration and Drug Smuggling with "Invasion"

The argument is contrary to the text and original meaning of the Constitution, goes aginst precedent, and would have absurd consequences if accepted by courts.

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Texas Invokes Invasion Clause In Rio Grande Case

"In view of this constitutional authority, this Court should construe the Rivers and Harbors Act narrowly to avoid the constitutional questions presented by the interaction between the State’s constitutional authority to repel invasions and the Rivers and Harbors Act."

Reason

Hamilton: The Energetic Founder review: a fast and satisfying read

RB Bernstein, who died this year, offers a fine, concise case for seeing Alexander Hamilton as the father of the US government

The Guardian - US

Michigan State Basketball: What we know about the 2023-24 schedule thus far

Tom Izzo is never afraid of putting together a tough schedule and that will again be the case for the Spartans during the 2023-24 season

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A brief history of colorful presidential relatives, from Alice Roosevelt to Hunter Biden

Hunter Biden, the younger son of U.S. President Joe Biden, is expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges as part of a recently announced deal with the Justice Department that will help him avoid the federal charges for possessing a gun while using illegal drugs.

The Conversation

From Windsor to Brackeen

Scalia was right: "The only thing that will 'confine' the Court's holding is its sense of what it can get away with."

Reason

Are Abortion Bans Takings?

Legal scholar Julie Suk argues the answer is "yes." The idea has a solid basis in natural rights theory, but is at odds with longstanding legal doctrine. It also has potentially very broad libertarian implications.

Reason

More on Federal Power Over Immigration and James Madison's Report of 1800

My response to Rob Natelson's argument that Madison's Report is largely irrelevant to the constitutional debate over immigration.

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Founding fathers: Way too woke?

Jefferson, Hamilton and those other guys come with well-known baggage. But compare them to Republicans, please

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The Founders were well aware of continuing advances in arms technology

Building on what had come before, the Madison-Monroe research program led the way to the many innovations of the 19th century

Reason

Andrew Hyman Responds on Migration and Invasion

I have posted his response to my previous post, along with a rejoinder.

Reason

Immigration Is Not "Invasion"

A critique of claims that the federal government and the states can use military force to prevent immigration, based on constitutional powers to prevent "invasion."

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College Debate Team Comes Out Against Debate

James Madison University's debate team says that "free speech should not extend to requiring us to platform or amplify ideas that are exclusionary, discriminatory, or hostile."

Reason

Second Amendment Roundup: To Preserve Liberty, Not Slavery

Carl Bogus invented the fiction that the purpose of the Second Amendment was slave control.

Salon

Term limits for SCOTUS — it's high time

The Constitution says that justices serve "during good behavior" — only Congress can decide what that means

Manchester Evening News

The MTV star's Manchester fashion brand loved by Jack Grealish and Love Island stars

The Couture Club is also worn by the likes of boxer Deyonte Wilder, KSI and England star James Madison

Reason

James Madison's Decentralized Republic

The Constitution was intended to preserve state sovereignty, not create an all-powerful central government.

Reason

Congress Should Not Give Any Government Agency Financial Free Rein

Lawmakers should proactively retake the power of the purse from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, regardless of how the Supreme Court rules.

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Do we need political parties? In theory, they're the sort of organization that could bring Americans together in larger purpose

The 27 million people who watched President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Feb. 7, 2023, witnessed the spectacle of a family divided, with boos and cheers perfectly arranged along party lines.

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