Rep. Hoestetler
(R-IN) has issued a press release claiming the House adopted amendments to the judicial
appropriations bill that "would block federal funds from being used to enforce
court decisions that found the use of 'under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance
unconstitutional and ordered the
A
practical question for Marty Laderman: Does DOJ have other sources of funding
for its activities beyond the regular appropriations bill that passed the House
with those riders? (BTW, they are in sections 803 and 808 of H.R. 2799, the
House-passed Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State,
Unfortunately, now that I've been out of the
Department awhileI no longer know such things with any degree of
specificity or assurance. However, I believethe Department has
historically construed such appropriations riders extremely narrowly, or
literally, to permit the Department to expend
Hello:
Recently, I was asked a question that I thought some on this list might
find interesting. If you were given the power to add a single amendment to
the U.S. Constitution, what would it be and why? Responses can be sent
directly to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks.
Bob
Dear Bob:
My choice would be this: A proposed amendment to the Constitution is ratified after a majority of the electorate in two consecutive presidential elections vote for it.
Best,
Bobby
Bobby Lipkin
Widener University School of Law
Delaware
