Sovereign Immunity and Military Federalism
by Robert Leider Are the federal war powers so absolute and exclusive that they include the power to subject state governments to nonconsensual suits for monetary damages? That was the ...
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The Militia vs. The Standing Army: Does the Distinction Matter?
By: TJ Martinell Within the debate over the meaning of the Second Amendment, a lot of attention gets paid to the phrase “well-regulated militia.” Most of the time, the focus is ...
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Refuting the “Second Amendment Protected Slavery” Argument Part II: The Virginia Ratifying Convention
By: TJ Martinell Note: This is the second in a three-part series examining a pro-slavery interpretation of the Second Amendment that persists to this day. You can read part 1 HERE. The ...
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Refuting the Claim that the Second Amendment was Intended to Protect Slavery
By: TJ Martinell Note: This is the first in a three-part series examining a false “pro-slavery” interpretation of the Second Amendment that persists to this day. In efforts to undermine the ...
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Second Amendment: Revisiting the Original Congressional Debates
By: TJ Martinell Second Amendment scholars and historians have almost completely skipped over a detailed analysis of the debates in the First Congress. What wasn’t discussed might be as important as ...
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From Muskets to AR-15s: Weapons of War or Enemies of Tyranny?
By: Suzanne Sherman Many politicians claim to support the Second Amendment while simultaneously insisting the federal government has the authority to ban “military-style weapons.” These are mutually exclusive positions. The purpose ...
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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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Tactical Civics | Militia Purpose
The purpose of today's article, is to introduce you to just one of the “Tactical Civics” messages on Constitutional Militia purpose. What is the need and purpose of a ...
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God and Guns Are None of Uncle Sam’s Business
By: Jackson Pemberton The pro-gunners want Congress to do this. The anti-gunners what Congress to do that. Same for religious issues. Well, there are 102 major legislative bodies in the ...
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Report: Trump Ramps Up Enforcement of Federal Gun Laws for Second Straight Year
By: Mike Maharrey The ATF ramped up enforcement of unconstitutional federal gun laws again last year according to the latest report released by the agency. This follows on the heels ...
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