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Updated CV, The Legal Status of Municipalities

Alright, so I finally updated my CV & posted it to the homepage.  Nothing extraordinarily new, except that I currently don’t have anything under review.  JOP rejected my piece on immigration, which was reasonable.  It needs some more development, although I think it’s getting there.

Also, I found this link interesting (http://www.slate.com/id/2288428/?from=rss). It’s a Slate article on the constitutional right of existence for cities (hint: there is none).  Cities are, legally, administrative sub-units of state governments, even home-rule cities although they have broader powers.  I’d argue that it’s just about universally misunderstood that citizens have no constitutional right to elect a local government.  Unless of course it’s guaranteed by a state constitution, although I’m not aware of any that constitutionally provide for local autonomy.

Anyway, need to finish SWPSA presentations.

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