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Taking Rights Seriously
The world is filled with self-evident truths — truisms — that philosophers, lawyers and judges know need not be proven. The sun rises in the east and sets in the ...
Luther Martin’s Warning: Executive Power, Unequal Representation, and the Illusion of Impeachment
Luther Martin feared that the Constitution was not a blueprint for liberty, but rather a framework for centralized control that threatened state sovereignty ...
Joseph Warren’s Final Oration: Against Standing Armies and Arbitrary Power
In the face of a standing army occupier - and direct threats to his own life - Warren pressed the people to stand firm for liberty in the face of ...
“The Immortal” Hugo Grotius: Lessons on Law That We Could Use
His real name is Huig de Groot and every member of the Varsity Squad of Founding Fathers had his book On the Law of War and Peace (1625) on their shelves and ...
Nullification 101: Five Core Principles You Need to Know
Nullification is THE rightful remedy for all unconstitutional acts - usurpations of power. Understanding the five core principles that make up its foundation is essential to getting back on the ...
Whiskey Rebellion Truth: Noncompliance, Resistance, and Federal Retreat
The Whiskey Rebellion was much more than what you've been taught. The true history was a story of mass resistance and noncompliance. For eight years, people refused to pay, forcing ...
Defend the Guard: A Constitutional Check on Unrestricted War Powers
Presidential administrations come and go but the war machine churns relentlessly on. “Defend the Guard” legislation can throw a monkey wrench in its cogs ...
The Real, Forgotten Enforcement Mechanism of the Constitution
In this article, we’ll break down exactly how the Founders expected us to enforce the Constitution - whether the government likes it or not ...
Who Decides? The Founders’ Forgotten System of Checks and Balances
Who decides when the Constitution is violated? According to the Founders, the answer was simple - everyone. And that’s the key to understanding what real “checks and balances” under the Constitution ...
Luther Martin vs. Landholder: Anti-Federalist Warnings on Consolidation and Tyranny
In a heated war of words, Luther Martin responded to Oliver Ellsworth’s Landholder essays, defending Elbridge Gerry against Federalist attacks and reinforcing key Anti-Federalist warnings about consolidation and unchecked federal ...
Five Foundational Truths from James Otis, Jr.
Years before the Declaration of Independence, he laid the intellectual foundation for the revolution by championing natural rights, property rights, and the necessity of resisting tyranny ...
Tribal Loyalties, Lost Liberties: Unheeded Warnings from the Founders
Blinded by tribal loyalties, we risk ignoring the Founders’ dire warnings about the dangers of political factions. Discover how unbridled partisanship undermines the very liberty they claim to defend ...
