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How Many of H.R. 1’s Provisions Are Unconstitutional? SHARE How many provisions of H.R. 1, if enacted, would be struck down by the courts as unconstitutional? It’s not clear anyone has tried to compile a full list, but the likely answer is, “quite a few.” To recap, H.R. 1 is the sprawling omnibus bill passed by the House on party lines that would assert federal control over dozens of areas related to elections, political speech, official ethics, and topics further afield. S. 1 is its Senate version. Earlier posts in this space have discussed problems with it here (speech‐...

TEXAS HISTORY MINUTE: Sam Houston's patriotism and integrity By Ken Bridges Special to the Herald Democrat The year was 1854, and the nation was bitterly divided once again over slavery.  Sam Houston, now a U. S. Senator for Texas, was in the middle of the debate, faced with a choice between his political career and the future of the nation. The vote was on the politically explosive Kansas- Nebraska Act.  For years, Congress had walked the delicate tightrope trying to balance the interests between North and South.  Increasingly, the slavery question dominated every political argument, a...

ADVERTISEMENT But his endorsements could prove risky as he looks to cement his hold on a party that has splintered into competing factions ahead of the midterms. “As they’re looking at candidates, they’re trying to reshape the Republican Party away from what a lot would call a corporatist approach and more towards this America First approach,” said former Trump administration official Alexei Woltornist. Despite losing his reelection battle in November, Trump continues to be seen as a leading figure within the party.  A Reuters-Ipsos survey conducted late last month showed 81 percent ...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. More and more in recent years, a single word has dominated news coverage of the United States Senate: filibuster. The word evokes images of non-stop talkathons and nothing getting done. Although so-called "speaking filibusters" are almost entirely a thing of the past, there's considerable support for the impression of gridlock. The 116th Congress was the least productive in 50 years; only 194 bills were passed by both houses and signed into law as of December 4, 2020. For most of the hist...

State law clearly allows it. Federal law doesn’t. But the issue has never been tested in courts.