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Increasing Executive Power: Progressively Making Congress Irrelevant

Originally published August 4, 2011, By Linda. Updated May 4, 2018. Leave a Comment

Increasing Executive Power: Progressively Making Congress Irrelevant

Author’s Note: This article was originally drafted in mid-June, before the debt ceiling debacle even began to unfold.  I have revised parts of the article to reflect events which have occurred in the interim, but I want to point out that the deal Congress just passed with respect to the debt ceiling is yet another […]

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Nullification: Are States Sitting Ducks or Willing Accomplices?

Originally published March 24, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated May 26, 2013. 3 Comments

Nullification: Are States Sitting Ducks or Willing Accomplices?

This article is part of an ongoing series about the concept of nullification by states; the idea that individual states can declare a federal law or regulation unconstitutional, and therefore, refuse to implement it. See the bottom of this article for a complete list of series’ articles. This article explores the second reason why I […]

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Nullification: Are State Level Officials Really Opposed to Federal Encroachment?

Originally published March 23, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated May 26, 2013. 4 Comments

Nullification: Are State Level Officials Really Opposed to Federal Encroachment?

This is Part 4 in an ongoing series about a the concept of nullification by states; the idea that individual states can declare a federal law or regulation unconstitutional and, therefore, refuse to implement it. See the bottom of this article for a complete series list.  My prior opinion, that nullification is a legitimate and Constitutional […]

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