Congress

Surely congress can place a tax on cotton brought to market, but can Congress impose a penalty for my refusal to pick cotton?

The Volokh Conspiracy » Was the Individual Mandate a “Republican Idea”? 2010

I find “messages to congress” far more interesting then presidents grandstanding in front of Congress as practiced today.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Chief Justice Roberts on Attending the SOTU 2010

I MEMBER OF CONGRESS– The term ‘Member of Congress’ means any member of the House of Representatives or the Senate.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Legal Action and Political Action as a Two-Track Strategy for Opposing Obamacare 2010

Surely congress can place a tax on cotton brought to market, but can Congress impose a penalty for my refusal to pick cotton?

The Volokh Conspiracy » Was the Individual Mandate a “Republican Idea”? 2010

I MEMBER OF CONGRESS—The term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means any member of the House of Representatives or the Senate.

The Volokh Conspiracy » House Democratic Leaders Drop “Deem and Pass” 2010

It is an “associated organisation” of Socialist International, like the World Labour Zionist Movement or the International League of Religious Socialists1 but it has not attended any S.I. congress since the 1999 Paris XXIst Congress however, most dont know ANY of this stuff at all…

Does the world—and the US—want Israel to survive? 2010

BERNANKE TO CONGRESS: THE ECONOMY NEEDS YOU TO KEEP SPENDING - Fed chairman Bernanke reiterated Wednesday "his belief that Congress should continue to prop up the sputtering economy, casting aside concerns that the federal budget deficit should trump the economy's need for additional stimulus," Shahien Nasiripour reports.

HUFFPOST HILL - JULY 21ST, 2010 2010

'CONGRESS: 2010 PROSPECTS FOR CLIMATE & ENERGY (more at www. dogpatchstrategies.com) If you liked health care reform and all its difficulties, the upcoming climate and energy debate in Congress is really gonna make your globe warm.

Donnie Fowler: Can Congress Pass Climate & Energy Legislation After the Bruising Health Care Fight? 2010

EXCLUSIVE: BLOOMBERG TO BLAST CONGRESS OVER 'TERROR GAP' TOMORROW - "With his city still on edge over this weekend's attempted truck-bombing in Times Square, New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg heads to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to give Congress a piece of his mind on a closely related issue," HuffPost's Dan Froomkin reports.

HUFFPOST HILL - MAY 4, 2010 2010

From the Articles of Confederation a list of things congress may not do is followed by: ...: nor shall a question on any other point, except for adjourning from day to day be determined, unless by the votes of the majority of the United States in Congress assembled.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Balkin on the “Slaughter Solution” 2010