Article Series - Analysis and Reporting

Postal Service Reform

Required business model changes in a changing postal marketplace

 

The published articles presented in the Postal Service Reform Portal address postal service reform for the distressed global postal services industry, and include articles on required regulatory reform and the pitfalls associated with poorly or improperly defined national postal service reform business models.

Presidential Succession

Detailed analysis of the presidential succession process and governing statutes

 

The essays presented in the Presidential Succession Portal definitively prove, per the Constitution of the United States, who is and is not an Officer of the United States, which Officers are eligible for presidential succession per the Constitution's Succession Clause, the constitutionality of the inclusion of the titles of Members of Congress in the list of potential successors in the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 (3 U.S.C. §19), and the constitutionality of the inclusion of the Officer Succession Impeachment Clause in the Presidential Succession Act of 1947.

Recess Commissions

Interpreting the Constitution's so-called Recess Appointments Clause

 

In 2010, the U.S. Senate and the Executive branch of the U.S. harbored differing interpretations regarding the Article II, Section 2 officer assignment process as defined in the Constitution of the United States, specifically the Recess Commissions Clause (U.S. Const., art. II, § 2, cl. 3), commonly and incorrectly referred to as the so-called Recess Appointments Clause.  The differing interpretations include such issues as (a) when is the U.S. Senate in recess, (b) does the timing of the originating vacancy determine which Article II, Section 2 officer assignment process is applicable, (c) who determines (and who can merely ascertain) the U.S. Senate's session status, (d) can the U.S. Senate create procedural rules to circumvent the constitutionally mandated legislative adjournment process, and (e) are there inter-session and intra-session recesses, and if so, does the Recess Commissions Clause (i.e., the so-called Recess Appointments Clause) apply to both equally?  The essays presented in the Recess Commissions Portal definitively answer these questions, with a U.S. Supreme Court case decision regarding several of the questions confirming the essay's definitiveness, not that confirmation is or was needed.