The polls were right, and the pundits were wrong. A Republican presidential field that was hailed as the most talented in a generation has been flummoxed, humbled, and finally beaten by Donald Trump. The Party of Lincoln is now firmly in the hands of a Manhattan billionaire, and conservatives seem hopelessly divided about how to proceed.
Immigration, Citizenship, and the Trump Administration
The Claremont Institute commemorated the 230th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution with panel discussions addressing some of the most pressing threats to our constitutional system. Panel 3: Immigration, Citizenship, and the Trump Administration.
Ryan Williams is the President of the Claremont Institute.
John C. Eastman is Founding Director of the Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, and currently serves as the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service at Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute.
Edward J. Erler is Professor of Political Science emeritus at California State University, San Bernardino, where he taught courses in political philosophy and constitutional law.
Hans von Spakovsky is a senior legal fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies.
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Suggested reading
Sohrab Ahmari of the New York Post sparred with David French of National Review on how conservatives should respond to the culture wars.
John Eastman delivers the closing remarks at the Claremont Institute's 2016 Constitution Day Celebration.
Dr. John Eastman testifies on the unconstitutionality of the proposed expansion of the Voting Rights Act before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Remarks begin at the 1:36:00 mark.
Dean Reuter, Hans A. von Spakovsky, and Lawrence VanDyke discuss our increasingly politicized executive branch.
Dr. John C. Eastman speaks for The Federalist Society in Washington, D.C., discussing horizontal federalism and conflicting state policy judgments. Remarks begin at the 38:18 mark.
