“United States Constitution” on The Daily Caller

Next Spring, Republicans will be faced with a serious decision over whether to vote to raise the debt ceiling. (more)

The founder and chairman of the Congressional Constitution Caucus wants to ensure that all Hill staffers are familiar with their country’s founding principles. (more)

Federal district court Judge Henry Hudson’s recent decision striking down as unconstitutional the “individual mandate” included in President Obama’s health care bill is a step in the right direction. Upholding the law would give Congress virtually unlimited power to mandate anything it wants and undermine constitutional restraints on federal power. (more)

It was bound to happen, but just hours after a federal judge deemed the health insurance mandates in Obamacare unconstitutional, MSNBC had a few theories of why the ruling took place, none of which involved the actual constitutionality of Obamacare. (more)

New Jersey Republican Rep. Scott Garrett plans to introduce a resolution in the House of Representatives Tuesday that would require all legislation to cite an enumerated power in the Constitution that grants authority for the bill’s mandate. (more)

When the new Congress — including many representatives and senators purporting to be ideological citizen-activists inspired by the Tea Party — takes office Jan. 2, it is likely that perhaps the most unsettled issue in the nation’s history will be showcased: the debate over states’ rights. This time, though, it may take the form of a proposed constitutional amendment to empower states against federal overreaches. (more)

Are there any limits to the federal government’s power to regulate commerce? U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson has promised a decision on this issue before the end of this year. Judge Hudson is presiding over the Commonwealth of Virginia’s challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (better known as Obamacare), which forces Americans to buy health insurance or pay a fine. (more)

Modern communications requires the use of shorthand to describe a whole host of concepts. When it comes to politics, we are liberal, moderate or conservative — left, center, or right. I cannot remember a time when the majority of political pundits did not believe that America was a right-leaning country with a few bastions of left-leaning elites condensed on either coast. (more)

Rapidly growing support for the “Repeal Amendment” –  a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow a vote by two-thirds of the states to repeal an act of Congress —  symbolizes the intense level of anger Americans have with Washington, according to observers. (more)

The November 22 cover of Newsweek depicts President Obama as a many-armed Hindu deity holding up items representing his administration’s many priorities. The article, entitled “God of All Things,” details the many and increasing responsibilities of the chief executive. (more)

Conservatives are planning to propose an amendment to the Constitution at some time in the next few weeks aimed at allowing states to repeal legislation without the approval of Washington. (more)

A miracle occurred in the United States last week. From sea to shining sea, tens of millions of voters lined up to cast their votes. The results were recorded and respected. (more)

Appearing Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Senator-elect Rand Paul (R-KY.) told host Christiane Amanpour he would push for a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. (more)

Obamacare is unraveling across the nation. Voters have rejected its unconstitutional mandates and promises of higher premiums and increased taxes with restricted access to care and doctors. In Arizona and Oklahoma, voters followed in Missouri’s footsteps and rejected the individual mandate of the healthcare law, essentially stating that they did not want to be forced to purchase health insurance they didn’t want. (more)

In a recent interview with the National Journal, President Obama was quoted saying he would be “happy to sit down” with Republican members of Congress and go through the budget “line by line” to address the enormous fiscal challenges this country is facing because of the unsustainable levels of spending. (more)

The growing consensus about National Public Radio (NPR) is that it ought to lose its federal funding for precipitously firing Juan Williams for making a controversial statement: a clear violation of the First Amendment. (more)

The Tea Party’s favorite part of the Constitution — the 10th Amendment, which limits federal power — arrived at the Supreme Court last week. In keeping with the spirit of the times, it came wrapped in the plot of a soap opera. (more)

When I think of the influence money has had in U.S. elections, I’m reminded of that wonderful scene in the 1963 motion picture Cleopatra where Egypt, in a Senate vote, officially becomes Rome’s ally under some rather “surprising” circumstances: (more)

Thursday’s decision in Thomas More Law Center v. Obama is a short-term victory for President Obama’s health control law. Yet a close reading of the case suggests that the law may have a very tough time once it gets before the Supreme Court. (more)

Willful and intentional disregard for the US Constitution has been the name of the game in Washington for decades now. Scheming elected elites, having drunk from the wells of power, have become intoxicated by it. (more)