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58Strike Out the Line Item Veto
by William F. Torpey
The U.S. Supreme Court did not say the line-item veto is constitutional when it declined to take up the issue in 1996; it merely said it could not take up the case until the issue is properly brought before it; that is, by someone with proper "standing." It's still an issue! published 4 months ago
57Let's Not Convene
by William F. Torpey
Conventional wisdom has it that the American people if asked to vote on the Bill of Rights in a referendum would vote it down. It is my fear that this is true ... primarily because its legal implications may not be fully understood by the average citizen. published 11 months ago
67Just Say No to the Urge to Impeach
by William F. Torpey
President Ford was right in 1998: Impeachment is whatever Congress says it is! But our founding fathers were uncommonly wise. They made the impeachment process difficult, thus making frivolous charges unlikely to stick. published 3 weeks ago
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