“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
We’ve all heard about the fiery protests, the bold resistance, hanging in effigy of stamp distributors and the like, but there was so much more to the story. ...
October 28, 1776, was a day etched into the annals of American history, but its lessons linger, reminding us of the grit and conviction it took to birth a nation. ...
Anyone who believes that the injustices, cruelties and vicious callousness of the U.S. government are unique to any one particular administration has not been paying attention ...
Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Congress fund any war it chooses? Are there constitutional and legal requirements that must first be met before war is waged? ...
Was the militia intended to be used as an offensive military force in foreign lands? During the War of 1812, New England states not only said no, but they used ...
In a series of fiery speeches during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, he laid out some of the most powerful anti-Federalist arguments against the Constitution. ...
Resolutions adopted during a Philadelphia town meeting on Oct. 16, 1773 set the stage for the Boston Tea Party in December and a lesser-known peaceful protest in the City of ...
Almost forgotten today, the Declaration and Resolves were a precursor to both the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. It reaffirmed that acts beyond the Constitution are void ...