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Burning Constitution

Conservatives tell us not to worry about the Constitution’s death

Summary: The Constitution is dead.  Conservative attorneys explain why it’s all for the best, and produce elegant treatises justifying torture, assassination of US citizens, unlimited surveillance — anything the State desires.  But the facade still stands.  Property remains inviolate (unless needed by the government).  The Courts still exist to debate abortion and what men can do with their dicks.   Here …

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Legal experts discuss if the Paulson Plan is legal

Summary:  a continuation of the previous post, America appoints a Magister Populi to deal with the financial crisis.  Here we discuss if the Paulson plan is legal.  While presumably accurate, these legal experts cited below are telling us that the Constitutional regime is comatose if not yet terminal.  Their analysis reads like a follow-up chapter to my 4 …

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