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What the Framers really said about the purpose of amendments to our Constitution

March 25, 2019 Amendments / Constitution 0

By Publius Huldah One of the silliest of the many unsupported claims made by those lobbying for an Article V convention is that our Framers said that when the federal ...

Why Media Has Become a Tool of the Political Complex

March 25, 2019 Bureaucracy / Press / Propaganda 0

by KrisAnne Hall, JD Over the years the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has been used as a Trojan horse to unload dangerous legislation on America people. The subject of this ...

Treaties Don’t Trump the Constitution, Cannabis Edition: Good Morning Liberty

March 25, 2019 Constitution / Enumerated Powers / Foreign Policy / Treaties 0

By: Michael Boldin Here’s something that should be obvious – the federal government isn’t authorized to implement treaties that override the limitations on their power under the constitution.

Donald Trump signs executive order promoting free speech on college campus

March 23, 2019 Bureaucracy / Constitution / Enumerated Powers / Original Intent / Overreach / SCOTUS 0

Here are the Constitutional uses of Executive Orders: To enforce Constitutional laws passed by congressTo NOT enforce unconstitutional laws passed by congressGeneral Housekeeping in the Executive BranchExecutive orders are to ...

Fiat Money and the Promise of Cryptocurrency

March 23, 2019 Debt / Deficit / Federal Reserve / Inflation / Spending 0

by John O. McGinnis Last weekend, I spoke at the Federalist Society Student Convention on the subject of cryptocurrency. When I became a member of the small band that was ...

What Use Is an “Inalienable” Right?

March 23, 2019 Natural Law / Natursl Rights 0

by James R. Rogers Note: When seeking definitions of words used by the Founders, use a period dictionary like Webster's 1828 Dictionary, there is an on-line version you can use ...

San Diego Has Been Turned Into a Massive Chinese-Style Public Surveillance Network

March 22, 2019 Constitution / Deep State / DHS / Enumerated Powers / Overreach / Usurpation 0

By: jprivate Can you imagine a city in the United States secretly creating a Chinese-style public surveillance network that can identify everyone? Can you imagine that same city secretly creating ...

Alabama Committee Passes Bill to End Common Core

March 22, 2019 Enumerated Powers / Government / Nullification / State Sovereignty 0

By: Mike Maharrey MONTGOMERY, Ala. (March 21, 2019) – Yesterday, an Alabama Senate Committee unanimously passed a bill that would end Common Core in the state. Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston) ...

Giving Federalism the Middle Finger

March 22, 2019 Constitution / Enumerated Powers / Federal Courts / Federalism / Original Intent / State Sovereignty 0

By: Suzanne Sherman The impulse to turn everything into a federal case – even something a personal as an obscene finger gesture – flips the middle finger at the political ...

Don’t Fall for the National Popular Vote – Enforce the Electoral College!

March 21, 2019 Constitution / Electoral College / State Sovereignty 0

What is the Constitutional ramifications of State legislatures voting on bills that give all electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote nationally ? These actions will result in ...