The Lone Star Policy Institute unequivocally rejects the notion suggested by Texas GOP Chair Alan West that the state of Texas should secede from these United States. On Friday December 11, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously denied the frivolous lawsuit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that sought an injunction preventing the selection of presidential electors…
Bashing the U.S. Constitution or advocating against certain Amendments has become a hobby of many in younger generations. They look across the globe and see policies they like and wonder, “Why we do not have the same ones?” But they’re missing one important step. Before looking at policy, we have to look at meta policy. The Constitution is not…
I had the pleasure of listening to Ilan Wurman speak about his book “A Debt Against the Living: An Introduction to Originalism” recently in Houston, Texas. The book offers an engaging, easy-to-understand explanation of Constitutional interpretation, as well as a defense of the ideas of the American Founding. It’s also a compelling essay on why the Constitution is still relevant…