The Word “Actual” in the Constitution
The Word "Actual" in the ConstitutionAs a matter of law, the adjective “actual” was not written into the Constitution in modification of “Service” in...
Delegated Powers are Limited Powers of Government
Delegated powers are, in the nature of things, limited powers. For instance, a grant of “all legislative power” or “all judicial power” is limited...
The General Welfare
The General Welfare with Constitutional Attorney Edwin Vieira Part 1 of 2 (above)
The National Heritage Center Presents "The General Welfare" by Constitutional Attorney Edwin...
Rights and the United States Constitution: The Declension from Natural law to Legal Positivism
Georgia Law Review Vol. 13:1447
Other participants in this Symposium have dealt with the issue: of defining rights, describing their source, and delimiting...
The Constitutional Chaos of Industrial Policy
Cato Journal, Vol.4, No. 2 (Fall 1984)
Introduction
As its contemporary advocates employ the term, “industrial policy” imports a peculiar form of governmental intervention...
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