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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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In History of Congress, House Democrats’ New Proxy Voting Is Radical

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

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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

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How History Will View Trump’s Impeachment Hans A. von Spakovsky

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Can Chief Justice Roberts Call Witnesses Without Senate Approval?

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The Real Trump Impeachment Battle Is About to Begin Thomas Jipping

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