Blueprint: Rhetoric and Resistance Against the Townshend Acts
“The right of the people, to resist an unconstitutional law, is absolute and unqualified, from the moment the law is enacted.โ Lysander Spooner penned this line in 1850, but he was tapping into a fundamental principle that evolved during the Revolution –...
The Real Constitution They Don’t Want You to Know About
Iโve been told that law students prepping for the Bar Exam are told that if the Tenth Amendment is ever among the answers on a multiple-choice question, they can immediately rule it out. For the “experts” and politicians – the Tenth Amendment is...
Today in History: Continental Congress Approves Final Draft of the Articles of Confederation
On Nov. 15, 1777, the Second Continental Congress finalized the Articles of Confederation after 16 months of debate. The Articles were then sent to the states for consideration, and once ratified, formally united the 13 states into a confederation that retained for...