Primer: The American Canal – The Case for Revisiting the Panama Canal Treaties
America’s prosperity and national defense both depend heavily on the responsible and effective maintenance of the Panama Canal, and controversy surrounding the United States’ relationship with canal operations has always been about how best to pursue these two priorities.
On the Power of the President to Appoint his Magistrates
The Constitution provides for a President to discharge his electoral mandate with his people in place - the Administration’s “Officers of the United States” - even without swift Senate cooperation.
Brief: On the Article II Recess Appointments Clause
The appointment power is vested in the President under the regime erected by Article II of the Constitution. Two clauses, in particular, grant this power: the Appointments Clause and the Recess Appointments Clause.