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Don’T’ Know Much About History: Constitutional Text, Practice, And Presidential Power, David A. Schultz Dec 2010

Don’T’ Know Much About History: Constitutional Text, Practice, And Presidential Power, David A. Schultz

David A Schultz

Assertions of presidential supremacy and power in affairs often invoke history, including events during the administration of George Washington, to defend their assertions. This article raises some questions regarding what we can learn from history for constitutional argument. It concedes generally that historical facts can support or buttress constitution argument, but more specifically it contends that acts undertaken by George Washington are problematic assertions for presidential power, especially those that assert “supremacist” or broad if not exclusive claims for presidential foreign policy authority. To do that, this article first describes how history is employed as constitutional argument for presidential power. …


Wealth V. Democracy: The Unfulfilled Promise Of The Twenty-Fourth Amendment, David A. Schultz Dec 2008

Wealth V. Democracy: The Unfulfilled Promise Of The Twenty-Fourth Amendment, David A. Schultz

David A Schultz

The adoption of the Twenty-Fourth Amendment banning poll taxes in federal elections was intended to protect franchise rights and increase voter turnout. However, since its adoption and initial use in Harman v. Forssenius, it has yet to be successfully invoked to invalidate any practice, most recently voter photo IDs. This article seeks to resurrect the Twenty-Fourth Amendment and to make the case for a broader interpretation of it. Specifically, the Article seeks to disconnect the poll tax from a narrow reading of its legacy during the Jim Crow era when its primary purpose was to disenfranchise African-Americans. Instead, the poll …


“Regulating The Political Thicket: Congress, The Courts, And State Reapportionment Commissions", David A. Schultz Dec 2007

“Regulating The Political Thicket: Congress, The Courts, And State Reapportionment Commissions", David A. Schultz

David A Schultz

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Democracy On Trial: Terrorism, Crime, And National Security Policy In A Post 9-11 World., David A. Schultz Apr 2007

Democracy On Trial: Terrorism, Crime, And National Security Policy In A Post 9-11 World., David A. Schultz

David A Schultz

Post 9-11 concerns in the United States, among the European Union (EU) members, and other western democracies regarding international terrorism forced convergence of the traditionally distinct policy areas of domestic criminal justice and national security. This convergence has produced several policy and institutional conflicts that pit individual rights against homeland security, domestic law and institutions against international norms and tribunals, and criminal justice agencies against national security organizations. This Article examines regime responses to international terrorism, principally in the United States, in comparison to the European Union, seeking to describe the consequences of the merger of criminal justice norms with …