Exciting Announcement
Greetings!
I have some new and exciting developments I want to make my subscribers aware of.
First, I have begun the process of writing my first book!
Constitutional Sleight Of Hand
(An explicit history of implied powers)
What are “Implied Powers?” you may be asking? These Constitute the means by which our government has been subverting our written Constitution of expressly delegated powers.
Understanding the evolution and rationale of this doctrine of implied powers is a topic of overwhelming complexity. So much so its not uncommon to find lawyers and legal scholars buying into many of the common fallacies relating to this subject. This includes a great deal of needless and intentional over-complexity that has been created around this concept; often by design.
Because those who benefit by hanging onto this excess of power through misrepresentation and confusion realize people cannot change what they do not understand.
Which is where this book comes in. You will find out everything you need to know about implied powers. From its antecedents in the English Common Law and in the Articles of Confederation, to it’s establishment as described by the Constitution’s framers and ratifiers. Coming right up to the modern day
We develop an Originalist meaning of:
The Taxing Clause
The Commerce Clause
The Necessary & Proper Clause
The Supremacy Clause
Because it is mostly through the misinterpretation and misrepresentation of these 4 clauses that are at the heart of these seemingly endless list of implied powers that Congress has claimed for itself.
Then we will do a historical walkthrough of crucial laws and Supreme Court opinions that shaped the doctrine of implied powers. From the new government’s first session in 1789 right up to the present day. This narrative view of small usurpations over time not only makes for a fascinating historical look at our Nation’s development, through a lens most people have never thought to look through to understand these issues.
Furthermore, this narrative view allows these complex legal processes to be understood in a bite-sized, plainly spoken form that will make this book equally useful to lawyers & non-lawyers, as well as scholars and laypersons alike..
It will be simple enough for Constitutional law novices to easily pick up and comprehensive enough for lawyers and legal scholars to benefit from.
When will this book be published?
As of right now, I have set a deadline of 4 months from today. Meaning a final version will be published and available to buy in late November or early December. However, because this book will be made up of several distinct sections, I will also be putting out a serialized version of the book here on Substack that will be available to anyone who upgrades their support for the show by becoming a member.
Subscribers can support the show at two membership levels.
Become an ‘Awesome Tier Member” for as little as $24 annual membership
Become a “Super Awesome Tier Member” for as little as $60 annual membership
Members get instant access to the serialized sections of the book I will be publishing here on Substack as its own project. Moreover, Awesome tier members will get a free copy of the book when the final version is released. You will also get a shout out on the next episode of Legalese after you join. Plus a personal thank you email from me.
Super Awesome Tier Members will get all Awesome Tier benefits. Additionally, you will have access to your own free copy of the book before it is officially available to the public. You will also get a special thank you, by name, in the book’s Dedications page
Why Else May People Want To Become A Supporting Member Of The Show?
Besides the above-listed perks, your support will be crucial in getting this project off the ground as smoothly as possible. Besides writing the book there are a number of other steps with some upfront costs to self-publish a book. Your support will go a long way to helping me focus on writing a great book without having to worry about those little details on the periphery getting taken care of.
All funds raised as part of this campaign will be going entirely toward covering those basic, upfront costs.
Later today or tomorrow I will be sending out a further newsletter with more detailed information about the book and links to take you to become a supporting member of this project.
Rest assured, I will continue posting new articles and podcast episodes that will always be totally free to access.
Thank you for your consideration.