505 - Unreasonable Searches
The Constitution Study podcast
When a government agency searches without a reason it’s called “fishing”. When the the Attorney General of New Jersey issued a subpoena demanding the names, addresses, and phone numbers of their donors, that wasn’t just fishing, it was searching for a white whale.
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504 - Presidential Power to Fire
The Constitution Study podcast
I’ve talked before about the unitary executive. However, a recent case before the Supreme Court brings into question not only whether or not the President has the power to fire employees in the executive branch, but the very structure of the federal government.
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503 - Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity
The Constitution Study podcast
Concealed carry reciprocity is frequently a hot-button issue both in the Second Amendment community and those who oppose it. Once again Congress is attempting to resolve the issue via legislation, and The National Fraternal Order of Police is opposing it. Let's look at both sides of this story.
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502 - Presidential Tariffs
The Constitution Study podcast
Love them or hate them, President Trump’s tariffs have not only been a talking point, but have had an impact on most Americans. The question before SCOTUS in this case is whether or not the President has the power to create these tariffs in the first place.
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501 - Medical freedom or government overreach?
The Constitution Study podcast
In response to the COVID-19 vaccine mandates, several states passed legislation to put a halt to such practices. For example Idaho recently passed the Medical Freedom Act. The question is, does this legislation protect medical freedom or is it just another example of government overreach.
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500 - Free Speech or Free Beer
The Constitution Study podcast
When I hear people talk about freedom, there seem to be two different general ideas, freedom from something and freedom to do something. It reminds me of my days in Information Technology, when people described "free" open source software as "Free speech, not free beer!" When we talk about freedom today, are we talking about free speech or free beer?
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499 - Warrantless Searches
The Constitution Study podcast
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498 - Colorado Conversion Therapy Oral Arguments
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497 - Decision on Mexico's Gun Suit
The Constitution Study podcast
Back in June I wrote about the oral arguments in Mexico's law suit against American gun manufacturers and distributors. While the court overall came to the expected decision, I think it's still worth some time digging into the logic and reasoning of the justices.
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496 - Third-Party Laws
The Constitution Study podcast
Most of us believe that our state legislatures are making our laws. But what if that is only partially true? What if a third-party was making the laws for your state? Would you be OK with that? Would you be concerned to find out that two private entities are making the laws your state uses regarding commerce?
info_outlineMost of us believe that our state legislatures are making our laws. But what if that is only partially true? What if a third-party was making the laws for your state? Would you be OK with that? Would you be concerned to find out that two private entities are making the laws your state uses regarding commerce?