Constitution

Refuting the “Second Amendment Protected Slavery” Argument Part III: Ratifying the Bill of Rights

by TJ Martinell | Apr 28, 2023 | 2nd Amendment

With the Constitution ratified by the necessary states in 1788, it officially became the supreme law of the land in the states so ratifying. Up until this point in the story, there wasn’t a single piece of direct, or even indirect evidence, of a concerted effort to...

The War on Free Speech is Really a War on the Right to Criticize the Government

by John Whitehead | Apr 26, 2023 | 1st Amendment, Current Events

Absolutely, there is a war on free speech. To be more accurate, however, the war on free speech is really a war on the right to criticize the government. Although the right to speak out against government wrongdoing is the quintessential freedom, every day in this...

The ideas that formed the Constitution: Jean-Louis DeLolme and “We the People…”

by Rob Natelson | Apr 24, 2023 | Constitution, Founding Principles, Preamble

Writers on the Constitution seldom mention the name of Jean-Louis DeLolme. This is unfortunate, because DeLolme’s book on the English political system significantly influenced those who participated in the constitutional debates of 1787–1790. The Constitution’s...

Refuting the “Second Amendment Protected Slavery” Argument Part II: The Virginia Ratifying Convention

by TJ Martinell | Apr 19, 2023 | 2nd Amendment, Founding Principles

Note: This is the second in a three-part series examining a pro-slavery interpretation of the Second Amendment that persists to this day. You can read part 1 HERE. The Hidden History of the Second Amendment by law professor Carl T. Bogus argued that James...

Refuting the Claim that the Second Amendment was Intended to Protect Slavery

by TJ Martinell | Apr 3, 2023 | 2nd Amendment, Founding Principles

Note: This is the first in a three-part series examining a false “pro-slavery” interpretation of the Second Amendment that persists to this day. In efforts to undermine the Second Amendment, gun control advocates advance a variety of arguments claiming it...

Should We Abandon the Original Constitution?

by Brion McClanahan | Mar 31, 2023 | 14th Amendment, Audio/Video, Constitution

Should we adhere to the original Constitution of 1789 or the Constitution of 1868? You might be asking, “What is the difference?” Last year, I talked about the rise of the “Progressive Originalists”, those who buttress their loose construction on a distorted reading...

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