Tag Archives: liberty

Texas Bill to Protect Religious Child Welfare Service Providers

May 26, 2017 · by · in Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Legislative Branch, Politics, Reform

On Monday, the Texas legislature passed HB 3859, a bill affording private child welfare service providers with religious liberty protections. Like with many religious freedom issues today, supporters and opponents once again fight over the extent to which state government may offer protections for the free exercise of religion (or, as it is commonly called–”play in the […]

The Dangers of Democracy: Human Rights and Majoritarianism

December 19, 2016 · by · in Constitutional Law, Democracy, Judiciary, Legislative Branch, Politics, Uncategorized · 2 Comments

Introduction Last week, on December 15, we celebrated the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. While many Americans find good reason to celebrate the first ten amendments to the Constitution, not as many pause to appreciate that it is the amendments’ anti-democratic character that makes them so effective. Democracy, after all, […]