AUMF and the Islamic State
By: Navi Bajwa In 2001, Congress passed a bill called the Authorization of Use of Military Force Against Terrorists (AUMF). The law gave the President power to use all necessary […]
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Corporate Personhood After Hobby Lobby
By: Nor Powanda The Supreme Court issued 144 opinions this term and the Justices ruled unanimously in 65% of the 72 cases, the highest such percentage since the 1940s. But […]
Pot and Guns: The GOP Stance in One Bill
By: Philip Stevens Previously on Legislation and Policy, I addressed several reasons conservatives could support the full legalization of marijuana while retaining the core values of conservatism. I laid out […]
Shutdown, Sequester, and Sustainability
By: Brian Nistler It is a familiar scenario: Republicans and Democrats cannot seem to agree on a basic operating budget to keep our government running, and while they go back […]
Opportunities for 113th Congress (To Fight)
By: Santiago Zalazar Ideally, every two years Members of Congress come together as one, indivisible body. At the beginning of each session, the most powerful branch of government rekindles hope […]
Rigging the Voting System: The GOP’s Plan to Take Back the White House in 2016
By: Andrew Strauss Well it’s over folks; Mitt Romney will be America’s 45th President. This is what would have happened had the GOP’s new voting plan for 2016 been implemented […]