Constitution
In the recent midterms, Governor Greg Abbott was re-elected in the beleaguered border state of Texas, defeating challenger Beto O’Rourke. On November 15, a week after his re-election, Gov. Abbott tweeted, “I invoked the Invasion Clauses of the U.S. & Texas Constitutions to fully authorize Texas to take unprecedented measures to defend our state against […]
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Two years ago, in McGirt v. Oklahoma, the Supreme Court ruled that the Muscogee Tribe of Oklahoma still has an Indian reservation. This led to the current legal understanding that six Oklahoma tribes have reservations, comprising 43% of Oklahoma’s territory, including the city of Tulsa. It’s a preposterous ruling which may leads to all sorts […]
Two years ago, the Supreme Court imposed a revolutionary ruling on the state of Oklahoma, and it’s still unraveling. In McGirt v. Oklahoma, and its companion case Sharp v. Murphy, the Supreme Court decreed that the Creek (Muscogee) Indian reservation had never been abolished and still exists. That understanding was expanded to declare that the […]
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Five topics in this article: 1. Texas Governor Greg Abbott Making Deals with Mexican Governors 2. Mexican Breaks Up Caravan But Giving Participants Permits 3. Mexicans Dying on Border 4. An Incident in Spain on Palm Sunday 5. Nicaragua: Swimming Lessons for Border Crashers For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published […]
The Biden Border Rush continues and looks to get even worse with the scheduled termination of Title 42 on May 23 (as if it’s not bad enough already). The administration of Texas Governor Greg Abbott is fighting back with Operation Lone Star and is creating Texas’ own border policy. Drastic times call for drastic measures. […]
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American government functions best when each level of government (federal, state, county, local) stays in its own lane and its own jurisdiction. That becomes problematic, however, when the federal government either grabs too much power or cedes its power to control the border without allowing a state government to fill the void. A current case […]
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The Boston Globe has published a collection of essays proposing changes to the Constitution. What sorts of proposals does the Boston Globe have? For the entire blog entry, click here. Blog entry by Allan Wall, published December 28th, 2021, on US Incorporated.
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Our Congress and President Biden have just added a new federal holiday, called “Juneteenth”. Formerly a regional holiday celebrated by some black Americans, Juneteenth has now been politicized. Shouldn’t our lawmakers have spent more time considering this? For the entire blog entry, click here. Blog entry by Allan Wall, published June 30, 2021, on US […]
The Supreme Court has ruled that the former Creek (Muscogee) land in Oklahoma is, at least for criminal law purposes, still tribal land. Where will this lead? There are many possible complications, and it could affect most of eastern Oklahoma. The majority opinion was written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the dissent by Chief Justice John […]
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In the age of COVID-19 Coronavirus, many of us are spending more time at home than usual. What can we do if we are staying at home? How can we still be productive? How can we improve ourselves. For the entire blog entry, click here. Blog entry by Allan Wall, published April 14th, 2020, on […]
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