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War Powers: The True History of John Adams and the Quasi-War with France

By: Mike Maharrey Many people believe presidents have a great deal of authority to make unilateral decisions about war without the approval of Congress. To support this conclusion, they ...

Thomas Jefferson vs the Barbary Pirates

January 9, 2020 Barbary Coast Pirates / Thomas Jefferson / wAR pOWERS 0

By: Michael Boldin Many people who support unconstitutional executive war powers like to claim that Thomas Jefferson took the same approach in the early 1800s against the Barbary pirates. But, ...

This Means War!

January 9, 2020 War / wAR pOWERS 0

By: Mike Maharrey If you’ve been following the news at all, you know Pres. Trump ordered an airstrike that killed a prominent Iranian general in Iraq. This followed a fracas at the ...

James Madison on War as a Great Threat to Liberty

October 3, 2019 James Madison / wAR pOWERS 0

By: Tenth Amendment Excerpted from Political Observations, 20 April 1795 Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops ...

4 Founders on the President and War Powers under the Constitution

September 27, 2019 Executive / Founding Fathers / Founding Principles / wAR pOWERS 0

By: Michael Boldin A lot of “experts” want you to believe that under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution the executive branch rarely – if ever – needs to ...

Resisting Empire, and the Establishment: Delegate Pat McGeehan

May 24, 2019 Defend the Guard / Nartional Guard / War / wAR pOWERS 0

By: Mike Maharrey As a member of the West Virginia House, Del. Pat McGeehan has relentlessly taken on America’s unconstitutional wars. A Republican and a former United States Air Force Intelligence Officer ...

Trump is Acting Like Obama on War Powers: Venezuela, Yemen, Libya, Syria and the Constitution

May 9, 2019 James Madison / Libya / Obama / Syria / Trump / Unitary Executive / War / wAR pOWERS / Yemen 0

By: Michael Boldin Talking executive power, war and the Constitution on today’s episode of Good Morning Liberty for May 8, 2019. On Iran, Yemen and Venezuela, the Trump administration is ...

War on Venezuela: An Unconstitutional Disaster in the Making

May 9, 2019 Constitution / Enumerated Powers / Venezuela / wAR pOWERS 0

by Ron Paul Is President Trump about to invade Venezuela? His advisors keep telling us in ever-stronger terms that “all options are on the table” and that US military intervention ...