Our carefully constructed system of checks and balances is being negated by the rise of a fourth branch, an administrative state of sprawling departments and agencies that govern with increasing autonomy and decreasing transparency. — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
For states' rights advocates, the Constitution is like a contract that is openly violated by one party with impunity. On paper, the states remain… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton was impeached primarily for criminal conduct: lying under oath and misleading a federal grand jury about his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Nixon… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
Law professors like Obama tend to view the law as one means to an end, and others, like myself, tend to view it as… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
It's highly ironic that it was the conservatives on the court who overturned so many statutes. — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
While Congress saw some need to loosen the standard in the initial days of a war, it wanted the president to comply with FISA… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
There's no question that Roberts will vote like William Rehnquist... If he swings, it will be from right to far right. — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
For many, the recent disclosure of massive warrantless surveillance programs of all citizens by the Obama administration has brought back memories of George Orwell's… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
I supported Barack Obama. I wasn't very quiet about my support. I thought he was going to be a refreshing change to George Bush.… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
After almost half a billion dollars spent on the computer registration system for Obamacare, the website coughed, sputtered, and appeared to descend into an… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
Truth be known, President Obama has never been particularly driven by principle. Right after his election, I wrote a column in a few days… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
Few people know that President Obama has used drone attacks many times more than Bush ever did. Obama's off the charts in terms of… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
In Washington, task forces work like Tylenol: they reduce the symptoms of scandal while leaving the substance untouched. — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
People don't seem to understand that the separation of powers is not about the power of these branches; it's there to protect individual liberty… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
I've said it before: Barack Obama is really the president Richard Nixon always wanted to be. You know, he's been allowed to act unilaterally… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
