by Mike Maharrey | Aug 4, 2022 | Constitution, Founding Principles
Did the Constitution fail? A lot of people think it did. This popular quote by Lysander Spooner sums up the thoughts of many. “But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain – that it has either authorized such a government as we...
by Jacob Hornberger | Feb 6, 2020 | Constitution, Current Events
Constitutional violations have become so commonplace in American life that when they occur, the reaction among many Americans is ho-hum. There are two classic examples of this phenomenon: the declaration of war requirement and gold and silver as legal tender. Article...
by Mike Maharrey | Jul 14, 2018 | Constitution
Some people want to blame the intrusive, overreaching federal government we have today on the Constitution. Many cite a quote from 19th-century anarchist Lysander Spooner to drive home their point: “But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this...
by Dave Benner | Apr 24, 2017 | Constitution, Strategy
There is a common tendency among those who doubt the value of the American constitutional system to attack the document on the basis that parchment barriers aren’t enough. Their premise is usually grounded upon the idea that constitutions are powerless to impose any...
by Mike Maharrey | Jun 20, 2016 | Constitution
The Constitution can’t enforce itself. People often quote Lysander Spooner to make the case that constitutional limits on federal power mean nothing. “But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain – that it has either...
