by Shawn Meehan | Nov 6, 2025 | Constitution, News
I. Definition & Delegation of War Power Madison — Convention Notes (Aug. 17, 1787) “The Executive should be able to repel sudden attacks but not to commence war.”Madison Notes — Aug. 17, 1787 (Yale) Motion passed 8–1 changing “make war” to “declare war,”...
by Shawn Meehan | Oct 21, 2025 | Constitution
It’s hard to scroll through social media today without feeling weighed down. Every post seems to highlight what’s broken in our world — government corruption, social decay, moral confusion. Everyone’s got an opinion, few have sources, and the result is a steady stream...
by Shawn Meehan | Jun 23, 2025 | Constitution
**UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION – ARTICLE I, SECTION 8, CLAUSE 11** **“The Congress shall have Power … To *declare* War …”** BRIEF FOR THE PROPOSITION THAT ONLY CONGRESS MAY INITIATE HOSTILITIES I. Question Presented Whether, under the original meaning of the U.S....
by Shawn Meehan | Jun 16, 2025 | News
“When it comes to paying taxes, California is Bernie Sanders’ kind of state. About 155,000 taxpayers out of 15.7 million pay half of all the state’s income taxes.” – Jed Kolko America isn’t afraid of moving. Since the westward expansion into frontier...
by Shawn Meehan | Jun 16, 2025 | News
Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that if President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” were to “separate out the debt ceiling,” then he would vote in favor of it. Republican lawmakers have been pushing to secure Trump’s agenda...
