Guest Commentary by Dan Reale You can ask anybody what the first amendment prevents infringement upon. They might know about one thing, freedom of speech, but incorrectly, tell you we are granted freedom of speech. Even then, most miss the other four inalienable rights the Constitution limits the federal government from violating. Most are equally [...]
Feb 08, 2008 | Categories:Limited Government | Tags: article-1-section-8, Congress, Constitution, Dan Reale, declaration, Education, Enumerated Powers, Federal Reserve, Founding Fathers, Government, Guest Commentary, healthcare, Limited Government, State Sovereignty, tenth-amendment, War, War Powers |
DIGG This The framers of the Constitution attempted to balance the power of the President as commander-in-chief with that of Congress, the representatives of the People. Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution gives to the Executive Branch the command of the nation’s armed forces, while Article I, Section 8 gives to the Legislative Branch [...]
Jul 01, 2007 | Categories:War | Tags: article-1-section-8, Congress, Constitution, declaration-of-war, Enumerated Powers, Executive Branch, Executive Power, founders, Founding Fathers, framers, War, War Powers |
Why we have a Tenth Amendment
Guest Commentary by Dan Reale You can ask anybody what the first amendment prevents infringement upon. They might know about one thing, freedom of speech, but incorrectly, tell you we are granted freedom of speech. Even then, most miss the other four inalienable rights the Constitution limits the federal government from violating. Most are equally [...]
Feb 08, 2008 | Categories:Limited Government | Tags: article-1-section-8, Congress, Constitution, Dan Reale, declaration, Education, Enumerated Powers, Federal Reserve, Founding Fathers, Government, Guest Commentary, healthcare, Limited Government, State Sovereignty, tenth-amendment, War, War Powers | 12 Comments »