On December 12, 2016, a month after the presidential election and a month before Trump’s Inauguration, I called the attempt to nullify the 2016 election a “coup” attempt. I don’t know if I was the first to use that C-word, but I was earlier than most.
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In win for Trump, federal court halts California tax return requirement for presidential candidates
California passed a law requiring that presidential candidates disclose their tax returns in order to appear on the ballot. This is just the latest tactic various Democrat-controlled states are considering to force Trump to release his tax returns.
UCLA Prof Doesn’t See the First or Second Amendments as Absolute
This is a window into the mind of the left at large. They want to remake America in their image. You’ll also notice that for this professor, all of our problems can be traced directly to Trump.
Campus Reform reports:
UCLA prof: ‘I...
U. South Carolina Doesn’t Have Course on U.S. Constitution but Offers ‘Tailgating 101’
A relatively new law requires the school to teach America’s founding documents, but they claim it would be too costly.
Campus Reform reports:
USC declines Constitution course, keeps ‘Tailgating 101’
The University of South Carolina doesn’t offer a course centered on founding U.S. documents, such as...
Ocasio-Cortez: The Electoral College a ‘Scam,’ Prefers White Voters Over Those of Color
It’s weird how the Democrats complain about the Electoral College when their person does not win.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) not only described the Electoral College as a scam but screamed RACISM.
D.C. Circuit delays congressional Emoluments Clause case in setback to Trump opponents
Two months ago, Harvard Law Professor and fiercely anti-Trump pundit Laurence Tribe bragged that “it’s the president’s corrupt financial entanglements with foreign governments that I’ve always believed would bring him down in...
Trump Twitter Court Decision Not A Sweeping “Don’t Block Me Bro” Rule
Earlier this week, the Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit ruled against Donald Trump in a lawsuit asserting that his blocking some people from viewing his Twitter account was unconstitutional.
Trump wins emoluments case in 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
President Trump prevailed Wednesday morning in a lawsuit claiming that profits from his businesses violate the Emoluments Clauses of the Constitution.
The case was brought by the attorneys general of Maryland and Washington D.C., who said that Trump properties, notably the Trump International Hotel in D.C., were siphoning business away from state-owned...
Supreme Court rejects challenges to partisan gerrymandering
In one of the major cases of this term, the Supreme Court has refused to provide a role for federal courts in deciding so-called partisan gerrymandering cases. That is, cases in which the federal courts pass judgment on the political process that gave rise to sometimes unfair districts benefitting one party...
The only constitutional crisis is in Democrats’ synapses
There is no constitutional crisis regarding the House Intelligence Committee’s unsuccessful attempt to get the unredacted Mueller report, including secret grand jury information, and the documents underlying the investigation.
Disregard what Jerrold Nadler says about there being a constitutional crisis.
Warren Wants to Eliminate the Electoral College, Which Would Cause Havoc in Our System
I wouldn’t call our Founding Fathers perfect, but man did they leave us one of the greatest documents penned in the English language. Their brilliance provided America not only with the Bill of Rights, but with the Electoral College.
Grumbles about the Electoral College have existed for a long time, but after...
Colorado Gov Signing Away State’s Electoral College Vote in Favor of National Popular Vote – Eric Holder Cheers
After the 2016 election, desperate leftists tried to harass members of the Electoral College into not voting to confirm Trump as president. It was, as...
Syracuse U. Won’t Recognize Conservative Student Group Over Dedication to U.S. Constitution
Young Americans for Freedom requires members to believe in the U.S. Constitution. Syracuse University thinks that might be too exclusionary.
Campus Reform reports:
Syracuse U: U.S. Constitution is ‘exclusionary’ to some students
Syracuse University denied an application for Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) to become a Registered Student Organization (RSO), stating, as one of...
Alan Dershowitz: Yes, Using the 25th Amendment to Oust Trump is an Attempted Coup
Andrew McCabe’s new revelations about high level meetings to discuss removing Trump have been described as an attempted coup. Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz says if the 25th Amendment was on the table, then it absolutely was an attempted coup.
Purdue University President Believes Graduates Should Understand the Constitution
This is a fantastic idea and should be implemented nationwide.
Campus Reform reports:
Purdue pres advocates novel concept: Grads should know the Constitution
An Indiana university’s president is suggesting that his faculty come up with a civic literacy test to implement as a graduation requirement.
Purdue University president and former Republican Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels...
Federal judge orders citizenship question removed from 2020 Census
In a long-awaited and predictable decision, Judge Jesse M. Furman in the Southern District of New York ruled Tuesday that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross violated federal administrative law when he decided to reinstate a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. Judge Furman, who was appointed by President Obama, barred the Census Bureau...
Supreme Court takes up new partisan gerrymandering challenge
The Supreme Court announced Friday that it would, once again, consider whether partisan gerrymandering can be so extreme that it violates the Constitution.
The move comes after a term in which the justices had looked poised to impose some limits on partisan influence in redistricting, but ultimately seemed unable to agree on a workable...
