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The Individual Mandate, Sovereignty, And The Ends Of Good Government: A Reply To Professor Randy Barnett, Patrick Mckinley Brennan
The Individual Mandate, Sovereignty, And The Ends Of Good Government: A Reply To Professor Randy Barnett, Patrick Mckinley Brennan
Working Paper Series
Randy Barnett has recently argued that the individual mandate is unconstitutional because it is an improper regulation under the Necessary and Proper Clause (in conjunction with the Commerce Clause) because it improperly "commandeers" the people and thereby violates their sovereignty. In this paper, I counter that the argument from sovereignty is unavailing because it is, among other defects, hopelessly ambiguous. The variety of historically attested meanings of "sovereignty" renders the concept useless for purposes of answering questions of comparative authority, including the authority of the Congress to mandate that individuals purchase health insurance from a private market. There is no …
Are Legislation And Rules A Problem In Law - Thoughts On The Work Of Joseph Vining, Patrick Mckinley Brennan
Are Legislation And Rules A Problem In Law - Thoughts On The Work Of Joseph Vining, Patrick Mckinley Brennan
Villanova Law Review
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Delivering The Goods: Herein Of Mead, Delegations, And Authority, Patrick Mckinley Brennan
Delivering The Goods: Herein Of Mead, Delegations, And Authority, Patrick Mckinley Brennan
Working Paper Series
This paper argues, first, that the natural law position, according to which it is the function of human law and political authorities to instantiate certain individual goods and the common good of the political community, does not entail judges' having the power or authority to speak the natural law directly. It goes on to argue, second, that lawmaking power/authority must be delegated by the people or their representatives. It then argues, third, that success in making law depends not just on the exercise of delegated power/authority, but also on the exercise of care and deliberation or, in the article's terms, …
Preventable Law And Family Law: Pre-Marital Phases And Purposes, James F. Falco
Preventable Law And Family Law: Pre-Marital Phases And Purposes, James F. Falco
Villanova Law Review
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Old Kontract Principles And Karl's New Kode: An Essay On The Jurisprudence Of Our New Commercial Law, Eugene F. Mooney
Old Kontract Principles And Karl's New Kode: An Essay On The Jurisprudence Of Our New Commercial Law, Eugene F. Mooney
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.