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D.C. Statehood Requires a Constitutional Amendment

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The OSHA Vaccine Mandate: Legal, Practical, and Economic Considerations

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Equal Rights Amendment Cannot Be Ratified for One Rather Simple Reason Thomas Jipping

Apr 30, 2020 2 min read

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In Combating Coronavirus, Trump and Governors Act Constitutionally John Malcolm

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Jerrold Nadler’s Wrong, the ERA Is Dead and Buried Thomas Jipping

Feb 28, 2020 3 min read

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Presidents Have the Authority—and Every Right—to Remove Ambassadors Brett D. Schaefer

Jan 29, 2020 1 min read

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How the House’s Handling of the Trump Impeachment Hurts the American People The Hon. Kay Coles James

Jan 29, 2020 3 min read

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Supreme Court Misses Opportunity to Stop Congress Outsourcing Its Power

Jun 24, 2019 4 min read

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Our Police Deserve to Be Protected, but Congress Proposes Wrong Idea John-Michael Seibler

Aug 13, 2018 4 min read

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Who Is Responsible for America's Security? The Hon. Edwin Meese III

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