Author: CRA Staff

Primer: Utilizing Impoundment to Control Federal Spending

If America’s national debt is to be brought to heel, inflation tamed, and deficits eliminated, the constitutional power of the Executive Branch to impound funds is a critical tool to accomplish this task.

Question and Answer: Recess Appointments

The Recess Appointments Clause, Article II, Section 2, Clause 3, provides that the President “shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.” 

Policy Brief in Brief: The US Military May Be Used to Secure the Border

The following is a summary of a full-length legal case for the President’s authority to deploy the military against border invasion.

Tariffs and Trade Wars

When two countries engage in escalating protectionist measures, you have a trade war, but good jobs with fair wages in healthy communities are worth fighting for.