Mitch McConnell is wrong. Here’s the filibuster’s ‘racial history.’
From defending slavery to protecting segregation, the filibuster has been heavily used to block civil rights
Under the Insurrection Act of 1807, here’s what a U.S. president can and cannot do
Invoking this statute to deploy the U.S. military would raise constitutional questions
Back to 1806: Revisiting the accidental origins of the Senate filibuster
The Common Cause lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Senate
Veep Veep
During this lull in the campaign season, I'd like to
Why are veep nominees so lame?
A few days ago I blogged on the laughability of
John Edwards, Dan Quayle, Dick Cheney, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Aaron Burr, . . .
What does this gang of political punchlines have in common?