On March 22, 2020, the Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended jury trials throughout the state in response to the corona virus pandemic. Justice Rebecca Bradley, joined by Justice Daniel Kelly filed a vigorous dissent explaining how the court overstepped its authority in issuing the order and that emergencies do not grant government any greater power than […]
Constitution and Corona Virus
April 6, 2020 by
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Benjamin Franklin “The Constitution is not a suicide pact.” Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson “If the government will not protect constitutional rights designed to preserve our freedom, it is up to the people to reclaim them.” Wisconsin […]
ICYMI: DACA Goes To The Supreme Court
November 27, 2019 by
“[The President] shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed….” The United States Constitution: ARTICLE II, SECTION 3 There are a few other things going on besides impeachment. An example, the challenges to President Trump’s roll back of President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) got debated at the Supreme Court on November […]
Lincoln at Gettysburg Renews American Proposition: All Men are Created Equal
November 19, 2019 by
James Wilson, a founding father from Pennsylvania, once said that “[l]aw and liberty cannot rationally become the objects of our love, unless they first become the objects of our knowledge.” Abraham Lincoln understood this well. A student of America, the Declaration of Independence and the country’s first principles, law and liberty were objects of Lincoln’s […]
BOOKS BY ATTORNEY DAVID J. SHESTOKAS
November 3, 2019 by
A message from David Shestokas on the crucial relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution BOOKS BY ATTORNEY DAVID J. SHESTOKAS Constitutional Sound Bites explains America’s Founding documents in a format that is familiar to 21st century readers. This is accomplished in a simple, unbiased, easy-to-read presentation that takes into account the “sound […]
The Pretend House Resolution Regarding the “Impeachment Inquiry”
October 30, 2019 by
The Pretend House Resolution Regarding the “Impeachment Inquiry” The Phony Impeachment Resolution by Pelosi and Schiff I read the proposed resolution regarding the impeachment process. I’ve been struggling for a day to write something cogent about it and construct a thoughtful analysis. All I’ve been able to do is see the cynical view that Pelosi, […]
House Rules Committee of the Democrat Majority “Fact Sheet” on Impeachment Resolution
October 30, 2019 by
The House Rules Committee Democrat Majority has issued a “Fact Sheet” that purports to explain the Resolution regarding the process of the “impeachment inquiry”. There is only a single “fact” on the whole sheet. Here are the bullet points of the “Fact Sheet” and the reality of the “facts”. Following the reality is the “Fact […]
Judge Finds CA “Law” on Presidential Tax Returns Unconstitutional
October 4, 2019 by
“Courts created under Article III of the United States Constitution are not concerned with political victories or who may or may not “win.” Instead, it is the Court’s job to make sure the Constitution wins.” That may be the most straightforward and correct statement of law made by any of the myriad judges involved […]
Trump at the UN: Part 5, Freedom, Democracy, Human Rights and Liberty
September 28, 2019 by
INTRODUCTION Part 5 of a 5 Part Series This series begins with Trump at the UN: Part 1, a Tale of Two Presidents and a Vision In the final section of his address to the United Nations President Trump speaks directly to the dictators in the room and those who would be domestic dictators in […]
Historians Impeachment Manifesto Gets It Wrong on Law and History
A headline that 700 “historians” called for the impeachment of President Trump took me back to the day that sent me on a personal and at times quixotic journey to spread the history, values and blessings that have accrued to us as Americans. As I think of it today, it was clearly the “historian-university” complex […]