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SCOTUS Is Violating the 10th Amendment by Not Letting States Enact Gun Control
The Supreme Court’s legal doctrine on gun rights makes it complicit in the U.S.’s crisis of gun violence.
85 Percent of Voters Want Congress to Pass the Equal Rights Amendment
The ERA is a nearly 100-year-old measure that would enshrine equal rights for all genders in the Constitution.
Challenge to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Candidacy Can Move Forward, Judge Rules
Greene's lawyers didn't provide enough evidence that the challenge would ultimately fail, the judge noted.
North Carolina Newspaper Editorial Board Decries Madison Cawthorn as “Abhorrent”
The paper denounced Cawthorn's past statements, including his calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “thug.”
Matt Gaetz Says He’s Talked to Donald Trump About Becoming Speaker of the House
There's no requirement for the Speaker to be a member of the House of Representatives.
Meadows Blasts McCarthy’s Leadership, Says Trump Should Be Speaker of the House
The Constitution doesn't technically require an elected House member to serve as Speaker of the House.
Abbott Issues Executive Order Banning Vaccine Mandates in Texas
Texas is currently seeing an average of more than 7,000 new cases of coronavirus per day.
Channeling Spirit of Revolution, Chileans Are Drafting a Democratic Constitution
This attempt at Chile’s first ever democratically drafted constitution marks a symbolic rupture with the country’s past.
Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Prevent Trump Becoming Unelected Speaker of House
The Constitution doesn't prevent nonmembers of Congress from being selected by lawmakers to become Speaker of the House.
Giuliani Repeatedly & Wrongly Told Trump That Pence Could Overturn the Election
According to the Constitution, the vice president cannot independently challenge or invalidate Electoral College votes.