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Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address: Did He Waste His Breath?

As he prepared to leave office, President George Washington was concerned about the partisan and martial path the young republic he helped found was heading down.

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How Powerful Should the President Be?

in studying the record of the debates and resolutions made at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 one discovers that the array of powers granted to the president in the Constitution were approved by the delegates to the convention with the understanding that the president would be elected by Congress and would not be eligible for re-election.

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Dangerous Dicta

What part of “shall not be infringed” is so hard to understand?

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A Limiting Document?

We were warned, says Brion McClanahan

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A Republican Form of Government: Citizen Lawmaking

The Anti-U.S. Origins of a Key Argument Against Letting the People Vote on Laws and Taxes

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There’s Much More than just the Federalist Papers

Neat Stuff We Learn About the Constitution When We Go Beyond The Federalist Papers

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August 20, 1787: 225 Years and We’re Still Arguing

Taking a look at the journal of the Constitutional Convention for Monday August 20, 1787

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Lawsuit Attacks Republican Form of Government

Limited government endangered in Colorado?

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Medicaid: The Court Got it Right

Yes, the Supreme Court’s Medicaid Decision was Good Contract Law

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The Real Origin of the Tea Party Movement

The first organized opposition to a tyrannical government in the colonies came in 1764 in the form of the Committees of Correspondence.

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Obamacare Decision Suggests U.S. Malpractice Bill Unconstitutional

A blow to republican plans to federalize medical malpractice law

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