Obsta principiis: Nip the Shoots of Arbitrary Power in the Bud
John Adams warned us. When you spot even the slightest violation of the Constitution, it’s imperative that you nip it in the bud. In 1774 and 1775, Daniel Leonard wrote ...
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When Society Falls Apart, Socialist Tyranny Can Happen Anywhere
The liberal order has long dominated the modern world. It is based on the pillars of the rule of law, individual freedoms, representative government and free markets. Liberalism is the ...
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN and the NATURAL LAW TRADITION
This essay by professor Herman Belz covers some of Abraham Lincoln's thoughts on Natural Law. <Read it Here>
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Constitution Day, How Will You Celebrate It ?
The reason I started teaching about the Constitution and Natural Law is because most people have either forgotten about them or like young people today, they have never been taught ...
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It’s Our Constitution — Not Kavanaugh
One of the best statements of how the Framers saw the role of the federal government is found in Federalist Paper 45, written by James Madison, who is known as ...
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THE U.S. SUPREME COURT and NATURAL LAW
Enjoyed this article by Paul Moreno of Hillsdale College. Near the end, he catalogs the major cases where the SCOTUS started conflating Positive Law with Natural Law, which in effect abolishes Natural ...
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Blueprint for States to Take On Warrantless Federal Surveillance
Can states take on warrantless, mass surveillance from the NSA and other federal agencies? The first steps are already happening. A new law went into effect in Michigan in June ...
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Vetting Kavanaugh According to the Constitution
When Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh for the supreme Court, he did what is likely the most important act a president of these United States can possibly do, constitutionally speaking. ...
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Cody Wilson and Strategy for Nullification
Nullification starts with individuals figuring out ways to do what the government says they can’t. Cody Wilson did just that when he came up with an end-run around a federal ...
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Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase
When we discuss the evolution of presidential power in early American history, it is sometimes alleged that the Louisiana Purchase was a particularly unconstitutional act and an example of presidential ...
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