Constitutional Reform

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"In Louisiana and 29 other states, those who practice law are being denied their First Amendment rights not to speak, not to associate with a group against their will, and not to pay for others’ political advocacy.”

Republicans hold the majority in both the Michigan House and Senate, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, supports stricter gun regulation.

Under the Electoral College system, presidential elections are decentralized, taking place in the states.

The law places Colorado in a compact of states that pledge to award all their electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate receives a majority of the NPV.

Congress just gave us 1.7 trillion more reasons why a Convention of States could be our last, best hope to stop the out-of-control, debt-financed federal spending machine.

The Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling opens the federal courts to property owners seeking “just compensation” under the Fifth Amendment for the taking of their property by government for a public

The state’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) requires the state and local governments to refund excess revenues to residents.

Article V of the Constitution provides two methods of amendment.

Today our federal government is gridlocked, dysfunctional, and in desperate need of repair.

A proposed agreement among states would throw their votes in the Electoral College to the presidential candidate winning the popular vote nationally.

We know that any proposal for change, including reforms, will meet with opposition. 

When one reviews the culture of the American colonies in the late 18th century and compares it to the United States today, it is surprising that the Constitution that was ratified in 1788 is still largely intact and our republic has survived.

Impeaching judges is serious.  

“The First Amendment protects the right to free speech and association"

Sheriffs of more than half the counties in Washington State reportedly will not enforce new gun law

'Red Flag' laws raise concerns about constitutional rights

Voters in Washington State approved a ballot measure that imposes restrictions on firearms ownership, including raising the minimum age to purchase semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 years.

Can Oakland County confiscate a citizen’s personal property for $8.41 in unpaid taxes? This question will likely be answered by the Michigan Supreme Court later this year.

Arizona voters approved an amendment to the state constitution in November that prohibits the state and local governments from taxing personal or financial services.

The court’s decision reversed its own 2015 ruling that the textbook lending program was unconstitutional

The Montana Supreme Court ruled the state’s education tax credit program unconstitutional

Lawsuit challenges New York City ordinance restricting firearms transportation

Coloradans rejected income tax raises and broadened takings compensation