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The War Against “Illegal Aliens” (Part 4)
A federal statute, 8 U.S.C. §1357(a)(1), authorizes federal immigration officers to briefly detain “any alien or person believed to be an alien,” for the purpose of interrogating him “as to his right to be or to remain in the United States.” At least until very recently, federal immigration officers working under the Department of Homeland… Continue reading
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RE: REMOVING “ILLEGAL” IMMIGRANTS
To accomplish the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants that President Trump wants, federal immigration agents raid sites where they suspect a large number of “illegal” immigrants can be found. At those sites, the agents temporarily stop the individuals found there to ask them if they are citizens. If any individuals fail to assert their citizenship… Continue reading
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RE: SHOOTING A PROTESTOR II
On Saturday, January 17, 2026, a second incident occurred in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where federal agents shot and killed a protester whom they thought was interfering with their efforts to enforce federal immigration laws. This time around, the protester was armed with a handgun when he approached the agents to help other protestors who were engaged… Continue reading
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RE: BOYS PLAYING GIRLS’ SPORTS
Several state legislatures have enacted laws that prohibit transgender girls, i.e., individuals born as males who subsequently “identify” as females,[1] from participating in school-sponsored sports activities that are intended for girls. The United States Supreme Court is currently considering whether those laws violate the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.[2] They do not.… Continue reading
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RE: SHOOTING A PROTESTOR
By now, surely most people in the United States are aware of the shooting incident that occurred in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 7, 2026. A federal police officer shot a woman, with an apparent intent to kill her, in the course of an incident where she intentionally obstructed his fellow police officers from carrying out… Continue reading
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RE: THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS SECRETLY
Three and a half years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protected the right of nearly every American citizen to publicly carry a handgun outside the home for the purpose of “self-defense.”[1] This “right” is often called the right “to public carry.”[2] The Court now has a… Continue reading
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RE: IMMIGRATION AND BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP
The U.S. Constitution provides “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States ….”[1] In his effort to deport as many immigrants as he possibly can, President Trump has contended that the words “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” exclude from citizenship children born… Continue reading
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RE: Freedom of Speech
The State of Colorado has a statute that prohibits licensed mental health professionals, including psychiatrists and psychologists, from offering “conversion therapy” to minors, some of whom may be seeking it. Colo. Rev. Stat. §12-245-224(1)(t)(v). The broader statute defines “conversion therapy” as any “treatment,” including verbal counseling, which seeks to change the patient’s self-professed sexual identity… Continue reading
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RE: THE WAR POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT
President Trump seems determined to go to war with Venezuela without affirmative Congressional assent. Although the United States Supreme Court has never ruled on the issue, I believe the United States Constitution prohibits the President’s militaristic orders against that country and its people without Congressional approval. Article I of the Constitution contains the following provisions:… Continue reading
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RE: THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS
On June 26, 2008, the United States Supreme Court answered the prayers of many Americans, perhaps even a majority, who wanted increased Constitutional protection against gun control legislation. On that day, the Court solemnly declared, for the first time in American history, that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited legislation that interfered… Continue reading
CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATIONS 