The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution places a limit (just compensation) on an implied power (eminent domain) that is not listed in Article I, Section 8. Thus, James Madison was less than candid when he said the national government’s powers were “few and defined.” A constitution containing “powers by implication” (another Madisonian phrase) cannot be a constitution of few powers. (See my America’s Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited.)
The Kyle Anzalone Show: Trump Considers Restarting War, Says Iran Ceasefire on Life Support
A president says he has “the best plan ever,” insists Iran is “defeated militarily,” and talks like one more strike package can end the problem. We slow that down and look at the actual mechanics of a modern Iran war: depleted standoff munitions, limited Patriot and...






























