Outside the Beltway

Without Congressional authorization, any attack on Syria would be illegal, but don’t expect Congress to do anything about it.

A group of twenty states have revived an old argument to mount a new legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

Continuing a long-standard tradition, the Trump Administration claims it doesn’t need to get legal authorization to keep American troops in Syria.

Maryland and the District of Columbia are suing President Trump based on alleged violations of two provisions of the Constitution that have never been litigated before.

Congressional term limits are a good idea, but they are only a partial solution at best and may not be the best solution to the problems facing our political system.

A New Jersey judge, along with a Judge in Pennsylvania, is among the first to rule on the meaning of the ‘natural born citizen’ clause.

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore tells Probate Judges they should not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, in clear defiance of the law and his duties as an officer of the Court.

Yesterday, the British Parliament debated the expansion of that nation’s military strikes against ISIS. For more than a year, our cowardly Congress has failed to even hold one debate or vote on America’s role in that conflict.

Florida’s new law requiring welfare recipients to pass drug tests seems to clearly violate the Fourth Amendment.

Is America’s political system to blame for our current problems?

Some Republican Senators-elect are imploring Harry Reid not to consider any treaties during the lame duck session.

Sarah Palin decided to get involved in the “Doctor Laura” Schlessinger controversy, and in the process displayed a blatant misunderstanding of the First Amendment.

The Electoral College is the worst way to elect a President, except for all the others.

A new poll shows that Americans have some odd ideas about the Constitution, and how to change it.