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Necessity forced the American colonist to adopt a strategy of resistance. They had no political power - and there was no way they were ever going to gain any in ...
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This bill will not only increase inflation, it will also increase government spending and taxes ...
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So, if the Constitution wasn't preserved, was it the document that failed to limit itself? Or was it a failure of the people to take human action to restrict the ...
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During this speech, he offered a history lesson highlighting the importance of preserving freedom, but he also warned that written guarantees are, by themselves, ineffective ...
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From the beginning, the taxing clause evoked strong opposition from the Anti-Federalists. Some even warned that if the states adopted the Constitution as it was, they would experience a tyranny ...
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In sum, most of the justices have shown no stomach for directly defending the Constitution’s most important limits on congressional power. Of course, it’s possible they might stand up against ...
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While John Dickinson didn't sign his name on the Declaration of Independence pledging his life, fortune and sacred honor in pursuit of liberty, he certainly put it all on the ...
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The Constitution narrowly won approval by a 30-27 vote on July 26, 1788, after a long, hotly contested debate ...
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A rather obscure Supreme Court case decided in 1796 set the stage for Chief Justice John Roberts to declare the Obamacare penalty a tax. It also underscores the long-running debate ...
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Unfortunately, many writers on Indian law are not familiar with the wider context of constitutional law and history. They are usually unfamiliar with 18th-century legal concepts and how we analyze ...
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Franklin introduced his plan, "The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union," nearly a year before Congress began formally working on the Articles of Confederation. Although Congress tabled Franklin's plan, it ...
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On June 9, 1788, Patrick Henry delivered a speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention arguing that many of the alleged crises of the time used to justify the proposed constitution ...
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