it was the states that dominated in terms of regulation of immigrants, and state governments were considered to be well within their rights when it came to the regulation — and even deportation — of immigrants.
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Some people want to blame the intrusive, overreaching federal government we have today on the Constitution.
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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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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 Hampshire was a small state, but its ratification was significant.
DetailsIf 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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The neoconservative argument is based on ignorance or dishonesty. There is no third possibility.
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March 4th marks the anniversary of the beginning of government under the U.S. Constitution in 1789.
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It’s important for gun rights activists to know the real historical record.
DetailsThe Preamble, which begins with “We the People,” is one of the world’s most recognizable bits of prose — prose that, at least in some ways, approaches poetry.
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If the judiciary maintains the sole authority to determine the powers of the federal government, the federal government becomes effectively unlimited.
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In early 1788, Dickinson perceived that ratification momentum was slowing. Accordingly, he composed for publication nine letters written under the pseudonym, “Fabius.”
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The Constitution. Every issue, every time. No exceptions, no excuses.
