How Two Vague Words Were Used to Gut the Entire Constitution
“…do we live under a limited or an unlimited government?” To you, that question probably sounds naive because the answer feels obvious. But in 1792, Thomas Jefferson saw it as the moment of truth. Alexander Hamilton had just laid out his vision for the “general...
Thomas Jefferson’s Greatest Fear: The Federal Judiciary and the Death of Liberty
“The great object of my fear is the federal judiciary.” That’s Thomas Jefferson – sounding the alarm over what he saw as the greatest threat to the Constitution and your liberty. He gave us four main warnings: Consolidation is death to freedom....
General Welfare Clause: The Truth They Never Teach
“It would be ABSURD to say … Congress may do what they please.” That was James Madison, obliterating the modern lie that the general Welfare Clause is a blank check for almost unlimited power. But that’s exactly how it’s treated and used today. The general Welfare...