The Day the Philadelphia Convention Narrowly Avoided Permanent Adjournment
By: Joe Wolverton, II “Something must be done, or we shall disappoint not only America, but the whole world…. We must make concessions on both sides. Without these, the constitutions ...
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The Great Compromise and the Struggle to Preserve State Sovereignty
By: Joe Wolverton, II The first weeks of July, 1787 were full of fiery speeches, threats of disunion, and tenuous compromises. In other words, just an ordinary time at the ...
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This Week at the Constitutional Convention of 1787: First Draft of Constitution Presented to Delegates
By: Joe Wolverton, II This was a big week in 1787. The delegates at the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia finally received printed copies of the first draft of what would ...
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Convention of States: Misreading the Constitution or Misleading the People?
by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. Let’s read Article V of the U.S. Constitution together, and I want you to pay attention to which groups are empowered to call for a Constitutional ...
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Convention of States People Making Up History Again
by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. The con-con people are at it again: making up history to suit their purpose, that purpose being to call a second Constitutional Convention. Here’s what was ...
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Today in History: Benjamin Franklin Urges Adoption of the Constitution with a Warning
By: Mike Maharrey On this date in 1787, James Wilson delivered a speech written by Benjamin Franklin on the last day of the Philadelphia Convention. The speech urged the adoption of the Constitution ...
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Mark Meckler’s “COS” Board Member Has Drafted New Constitution Which Imposes Gun Control
By Publius Huldah (Joanna Martin, J.D.) Our Framers understood that a free State cannot exist without an armed and trained populace (i.e., the Militia). Accordingly, they wrote a Constitution which ...
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James Madison and the Case Against Compromise
Over the three days spanning from July 2 to July 5, 1787, the attendees at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia approved a resolution that would sufficiently satisfy the demands of ...
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James Madison and the Case Against Compromise
Over the three days spanning from July 2 to July 5, 1787, the attendees at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia approved a resolution that would sufficiently satisfy the demands of ...
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Is Early Impeachment Practice Relevant to Original Meaning?
by Michael Stokes Paulsen In my most recent several posts in this series, I set forth the nearly overwhelming case for a broad understanding of “high Crime and Misdemeanors” as ...
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