Government Officials Who Abuse Their Power Deserve Derision Not Respect
They say we should “respect the office.”’ That certainly isn’t how the American colonists treated British officials who were abusing their power.
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The Founders’ Promises About What the Federal Government Could NOT Do
The Constitution created a federal government with powers that, as James Madison said, were “few and defined.” Yet today the feds have their paws in almost every pocket of American life. How did that happen? One reason is that if you don’t know much about the Constitution’s language, you can misread those “few and defined…
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New Info on the Constitution’s Ratification. Part III: Vermont
The ratification proceedings in Vermont, terminating with that state’s adoption of the Constitution on January 10, 1791, mostly corroborate, rather than contradict, earlier evidence.
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New Info on the Constitution’s Ratification. Part II: New Hampshire
New Hampshire was a small state, but its ratification was significant.
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Today in History: The Philadelphia Convention Convenes
On May 14, 1787, delegates from the several states convened in Philadelphia, forming a convention with the initial aim of proposing amendments to the Articles of Confederation.
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New Info on the Constitution’s Ratification. Part I: South Carolina
If you want to apply the Founders’ own rules of interpretation to the Constitution, the understanding of the ratifiers is most important.
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Today in History: Thomas Jefferson is Born on Apr. 13, 1743
Jefferson’s vision for the United States held that “energetic” government was to be rejected in favor of republicanism and federalism.
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Federalist 21: Hamilton’s Plea for Power
Here, we see shadows of Hamilton’s real goal: a powerful central government that can extend its power into the states.
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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions: Offering a Pathway to a More Free Society
Although written several years after the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were ratified, these resolutions lay out the philosophical basis of the 10th Amendment and reveal exactly how the federal government derived its authority.
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This Week in History: Virginia Passes James Madison’s Resolutions of 1798
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On Christmas Eve, 1798, the Virginia Senate gave final approval to a proposal from James Madison, which we know today as the Virginia Resolutions of 1798.
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Today in History: Alcohol Prohibition Repealed
On December 5, 1933, the 18th amendment was repealed by the 21st amendment, ending alcohol prohibition. What most people don’t know is that state and local nullification created the atmosphere where this repeal was inevitable.
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Today in History: Kentucky Resolutions Signed on Nov. 16, 1798
The “Principles of ’98” formalized the principles of nullification as the rightful remedy when the federal government oversteps its authority.
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