The Real, Forgotten Enforcement Mechanism of the Constitution
“A refusal to cooperate with officers of the Union.” That was James Madison’s answer to federal overreach – a strategy rooted in the very principles that founded the American republic. But you won’t hear about Madison’s enforcement strategy in...
Constitution: The Founders on the Limits of Parchment Barriers
The Founding Fathers understood that written laws alone cannot protect liberty. They warned that the Constitution could, like other documents before it, become a mere “parchment barrier,” easily ignored by those in power. Leading figures like Roger Sherman, John...
The Real Enforcement Mechanism for the Constitution
Almost everything people learn about how the Constitution is supposed to be enforced is wrong. As a result, we live under the largest government in history, and it’s only going to keep getting worse without a huge change of course. CONSTITUTIONS DON’T ENFORCE...