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Passed immediately following 9/11, this bill permitted the creation of the NSA and DHS, and granted permission for several Executive Agencies to "spy" on American Citizens.
The PATRIOT Act
This Chief Justice is responsible for establishing Judicial Review.
John Marshall
This 1857 decision declared that African-Americans born into slavery were also slaves, and thus ineligible for U.S. citizenship. Revoked the Missouri Compromise.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
The President who signed the Sedition Act of 1798.
President John Adams
Libertarian
This 1798 Law made it a crime to publish "false, scandalous and malicious" writings regarding the Federal government and its officials.
The Sedition Act of 1798.
This Founding Father wrote many of the Federalist Papers, is nicknamed the Father of the Constitution, and authored the Bill of Rights. He later served as the 4th President of the United States.
James Madison.
This 1919 case upheld the conviction of a socialist who distributed leaflets opposing the military draft and established the "Clear and Present Danger" exception in the 1st Amendment.
Schenk v. United States
This president suspended habeas corpus, instituted a draft, instituted a naval blockade of a technically enemy nation, and continuously acted outside of the Constitution, believing that doing so would "preserve the union."
Abraham Lincoln.
Substantial military spending and increased national defense.
Republican
In US v Lopez, this law was struck down in 1995 because it violated the Commerce Clause
The Gun-free School Zone Act of 1990
This largely forgotten Founding Father refused to sign the Constitution because it did not adequately defend individual liberties, and was an important advocate for the Bill of Rights.
George Mason.
This 1943 decision declared that Jehovah's Witnesses could in fact, be forced to salute the US Flag, until the courts reversed the ruling 3 years later.
Minersville School District v. Gobitis
Despite promising a swift withdrawal from Vietnam, this President instead intensified the draft and bombing campaigns, while simultaneously "politicking" the war from D.C.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Repeal the 16th Amendment.
Libertarian
FDR's Executive Order authorizing and mandating the exclusion and detention of over 100,000 Japanese-Americans during World War 2.
Executive Order 9066.
This Supreme Court Justice dissented in Korematsu v. US, arguing that racial restrictions imposed during wartime were fundamentally inconsistent with the Constitution.
Justice Robert H. Jackson.
This 1927 Case ruled that Virginia's forced-sterilization law was constitutional, declaring that "3 generations of imbeciles are enough."
Buck v. Bell
This President:
- Ordered the concentration of all Japanese, German, and Italian immigrants in the US
- Established the welfare system as we know it.
- Made private ownership of gold illegal.
- Cut military spending until the nation was in a time of war.
- At the same time, spent billions on foreign aid.
- Was praised by Hitler himself for his authoritarian and fascist policies.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Some foreign spending is necessary; it just needs to be done in a manner that benefits the US the most.
Republican.
Allows the state/local government to seize your property if you are suspected of committing a crime.
Asset Forfeiture Laws (Specifically the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act / CAFRA of 2000).
This former Union Officer and Lawyer represented Lambdin Milligan in the Supreme Court case that restricted military tribunals when civilian courts were operating.
Jeremiah S. Black.
The most recent SCOTUS Case in this category, the Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that corporations and labor unions had a 1st Amednment right to utilize money as "free speech," removing a limit placed on political campaign donations.
Citizens United vs FEC.
This President is responsible for the failures of Reconstruction, utilized the office of President to serve his own power fantasies, made life significantly harder for the average American while making it easier for the ex-Confederates and Southern Democrats to regain control, actively impeded the 14th Amendment, and indirectly allowed for the violent uprisings led by the KKK. He would be impeached, although never convicted or removed from office.
Andrew Johnson
Repeal the Draft.
Libertarian.