Author: Benjamin Osborne

Primer: The Unconstitutionality of For-Cause Removal Protections for Statistical Agency Heads

Under Article II and binding precedent, the President must retain the authority to remove the heads of executive agencies at will, and Congress cannot limit his power to remove such officials.

Primer: Accountability for the Government’s Accountability Office

The Constitution does not tolerate hybrid officers cloaked in legislative legitimacy yet wielding executive power. The Government Accountability Office—an entity squarely within Congress, led by a comptroller general removable only by Congress—cannot constitutionally interpret laws, direct executive behavior, or initiate litigation against the executive branch.

Primer: Republishing the 2020 Census

Republishing a corrected census is not just a technical fix; it is an act of constitutional repair. It signals that political representation in the United States flows from lawful presence and civic belonging and not from numerical manipulation or bureaucratic algorithms.

Primer: The President’s Power to Remove the Federal Reserve Chairman

It is fundamentally unconstitutional for an unelected official - one who wields immense influence over the nation’s monetary policy - to be shielded from meaningful oversight by elected officials.