Category Archives: constitution

crank grammar

Posted on Thursday, 2003 November 27 by Anton

I often hear it argued (usually by tax cranks) that where the law says something like As used herein, the term “United States” includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and other territories and possessions it means that the law … Continue reading →

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the limits of commerce

Posted on Friday, 2003 November 14 by Anton

The world turned upside-down: A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals of San Francisco reversed the conviction, ruling that the congressional ban does not apply to homemade machine guns and their parts because they were never … Continue reading →

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another layer of transaction costs

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 November 12 by Anton

Rasmusen on the value of liberty What is wrong with government regulations? Well, first, of course, they are likely to be the result of special interests, and inefficient. But even good regulations have a cost that I don’t see mentioned: … Continue reading →

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neomander

Posted on Sunday, 2003 October 26 by Anton

From the Mercury-News: What’s next? Redistricting Emboldened by the success of his recall initiative, anti-tax crusader Ted Costa said Tuesday he plans to go back to the voters with a ballot measure to break incumbents’ grip on California’s Legislature and … Continue reading →

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1778

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 August 19 by Anton

Rethinking the Articles of Confederation The American confederation was destined to become a free-trade area, even without a consolidated union. Hamilton, in Federalist No. 12, all but admitted, and complained, that such would be the case. He worried that the … Continue reading →

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what, there is a Ninth Amendment?

Posted on Monday, 2003 July 14 by Anton

Randy Barnett sees something new in recent Supreme Court decisions: . . . Justice Kennedy refused to rest abortion rights on a “right to privacy,” though this crucial move has been generally ignored. Instead he rested it on liberty, and explicitly on … Continue reading →

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QotD

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 July 09 by Anton

Daniel Webster: It is hardly too strong to say that the [US] Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions.

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