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Opinion: Can We All Be Drafted Into Health Care Reform War?

(Dec. 16) -- Is it "necessary and proper" for Congress to draft every American into a nationwide health insurance pool? The Obama administration claims it is and will be making this argument in a Florida federal court Thursday after having lost its case in a separate federal court earlier this week. Most non-lawyer...

Tea Party Pushes Amendment to Veto Congress

ANALYSIS WASHINGTON (Dec. 1) -- First there were angry town hall meetings and rallies. Then a voter wave that elected dozens of tea party Republicans to Congress. And now, as conservatives vow to teach Washington what the framers really had in mind, comes a proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to give the states...

Opinion: Health Care Suit Tests Basic Principles

(Sept. 14) -- As arguments begin Tuesday in a Florida District Court where 20 state attorneys general and the National Federation of Independent Business are challenging the constitutionality of the health care law, the American people can be forgiven for feeling a bit ill at ease about the direction their country is...

Opinion: It's Amateur Hour in the Nation's Capital

(July 1) -- Last week's flap involving Gen. Stanley McChrystal was notable for many things, but what stands out most in my opinion was how it reflects the declining respect that so many Americans have for those in leadership positions. While decorum can be imposed by fiat, it is genuine respect that prompts teams to...