Bill of Rights
Power From the People: The Revolutionary Roots of the 10th Amendment
Thomas Jefferson called the 10th Amendment the “foundation of the Constitution,” and for good reason too. It enshrines many of the radical principles that sparked the “real American Revolution” in the years before the War for Independence. John Adams noted...
SCOTUS Defends Property Rights, but Raises Constitutional Questions
The current Supreme Court is a vigorous defender of property rights. In general, I like that. But as I observed in a column last year, the court sometimes goes beyond what an accurate reading of the Constitution can justify. The Fifth Amendment is part of the Bill of...
The Feds Are Buying Our Emails!
While we are all consumed with Joe Biden’s bumblings and Donald Trump’s trials, the federal government’s rapacious appetite for spying on the private behavior of Americans as to whom it has no suspicion of wrongdoing continues unabated. Last week,...
The Foundation of the Constitution
Here’s a pretty common question: Which is the most important amendment in the Bill of Rights? Setting aside the fact that I agree that the natural right of self-defense is there to defend all the others, it is a natural right, meaning you are born with that right. It...