We assume the job of law enforcement is to enforce the law but is their job to “protect” the citizenry from other citizens? Seems like an odd question and one that, frankly, I don’t think I’ve ever asked before. Presumably some of the laws they are tasked with enforcing are meant to protect the citizenry; …
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Many times, executives take on the power of a King whenever they declare a “State of Emergency”. We’ve seen many flamboyant displays of Kingship by many U.S. governors throughout the coronavirus months. It’s about time we the people educate ourselves about where our governors and executives get the power to do what they do and learn whether or not it is Constitutional. Click to read more.
I figured I’d use today to give y’all a little civics lesson about presidential proclamations and executive orders. Before I start though, if you are interested in researching all presidential proclamations for yourself, you can click this link here, or for executive orders, click here, which will take you to the Federal Registrar where you …
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Before I unpack how federal drug policy is affecting our law enforcement, I want to review a few things in this short post. 1). Law enforcement in America was first and foremost for the people, never against the people. Remember that the job of government is to protect us and our private property from each …
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In order to delve into the “Constitutionality”, or lack thereof, of drug policy, I realized that such a task requires that I open a can of worms I’ve been avoiding: the commerce clause. So, the topic of today’s post, How Is Drug Policy Constitutionally Justified? Is It Justified? will explore, almost exclusively, the commerce clause …
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In my research about law enforcement and their place in a Constitutional society, I realized that I can’t discuss law enforcement without also discussing drug policy, specifically, federal drug policy since the majority of federal incarcerations in the country are for violating federal drug laws. Plus, haven’t you heard the common trope, “War on Drugs” …
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Have you ever heard of the “supremacy clause”? Ever heard it used to justify the federal government’s power over states? If you want to know the truth about what the “supremacy clause” really means and why it does not mean that federal power is supreme over state power, read further!
I want to make something VERY clear. The Constitution and the Law are two very different things. One is law that has authority over government, the other is a law that has authority over we the people. I’ve had some pushback over something I said in a recent post. I said that vaccine passports cannot …
I think we need a review. This Oklahoma bill is an excellent case study of constitutional law and constitutional realms of power. Here we have a state legislature asserting that it will not require the state to follow federal laws that the state legislature deems unconstitutional. That’s a mouthful. Let’s look at some of the …
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The thing about the Constitution is that, in many cases, it’s very cut and dry. The founders didn’t write it to list out all the rights citizens have and then government can kinda legislate anything they want around the those rights. Rather, they wrote the Constitution as a fortress, built around government power directing it …