Five Foundational Truths from James Otis, Jr.
By: Michael Boldin James Otis Jr. was one of the most important leaders of the American Revolution – yet today, he is almost completely forgotten. Years before the Declaration of ...
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James Otis: The Founding Father of the Fourth Amendment
by Gary M. Galles February 5 marks the birth of the American who had the greatest hand in what became the 4th Amendment’s prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures – James ...
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Clash of the Titans: Patrick Henry and James Madison and the Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788
by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. Anytime anybody asks me what books I would recommend to someone who wants to learn more about the Constitution and to understand exactly what the Founding ...
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Anti-Federalists Strike Back: Two Responses to James Wilson’s State House Speech
By: Bob Fiedler On September 17, 1787, the Philadelphia Convention, finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. The Anti-Federalists wasted no time in denouncing the document. The first stand-alone counterattack against the anti-federalists ...
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The Republic was not Kept: Benjamin Franklin’s Constitution Day Prediction
By: Michael Boldin “A republic … if you can keep it” September 17, 1787 – the day the constitution was signed. We all know Benjamin Franklin’s famous line. But he ...
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Not a Gift from Government: Our Natural Rights Foundation
By: Michael Boldin Rights are not gifts from government. They don’t come from documents – not a constitution, not even a bill of rights. You have rights because you exist. ...
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The 10th Amendment: The Foundation of the Constitution
by Michael Boldin AT A GLANCE • The government’s role is to protect natural rights, not to rule over citizens. Ultimate earthly authority rests with the people. • The ...
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Five Constitutional Truths They Don’t Want You to Know
By: Michael Boldin “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.” Thomas Jefferson nailed it. And here’s the deal – ...
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National Debt and the Destruction of Liberty
By: Michael Boldin “I go on the principle that a Public Debt is a Public curse” James Madison didn’t see public debt as a mere policy debate or a nuisance ...
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How Tyranny Parades as Law
By: Michael Boldin “Law is often but the tyrant’s will and always so when it violates the rights of an individual.” Thomas Jefferson warned us. The biggest crimes against liberty ...
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