House Republicans might bring a proposed constitutional amendment to balance the budget to the floor as early as the week of Nov. 14 — even as the chamber is embroiled in yet another short-term spending battle. – Roll Call House Republicans Talk Up Balanced Budget Amendment Vote - Roll Call Obama Taps Taxpayers for Student Stimulus [...]

Is the U.S. Declaration of Independence "Legal"? - BBC For American lawyers, the answer is simple: "The English had used their own Declaration of Rights to depose James II and these acts were deemed completely lawful and justified," they say in their summary. To the British, however, secession isn't the legal or proper tool by which to [...]