A Different Take on Federalism Part IV
There’s an ages-old problem with republics: majoritarian tyranny. If the law is whatever the fifty percent plus one of the people or their reps determine, then the legislative body is… Read more »
To Those Whose Grave is the Sea
Where our Sailors Rest. “If you ever want to sleep with a blonde again, you had better shoot down these bastards as soon as they come up” – a destroyer… Read more »
Normalizing High Crimes
Neither the ancient Romans nor our British ancestors had written Constitutions. Their supreme law was whatever the Senate or King-in-Parliament determined. While the United States has a written Constitution, it’s… Read more »
The Federal Convention and the States’ Police Power
The police power, aka internal police, is the capacity of the states to regulate behavior and enforce order for the betterment of the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of… Read more »
A Different Take on Federalism Part II
Subtitle – Scotus Guts the 14th Amendment. Independence is one thing, but when applied to government, unchecked independence is another term for tyranny. While the mode of appointment to the… Read more »
A Different Take on Federalism Part I
Subtitle: The Insidious 17th Amendment. The 17th Amendment did to federalism what the 13th Amendment did to slavery. Both are long-gone vestiges of our framing era. Tenth Amendment? States’ rights?… Read more »
The Mischiefs of Corruption
“All tyrannies,” wrote Algernon Sidney, “had their beginnings from corruption.” He drew most of his illustrations in Discourses Concerning Government from the Roman experience, which, in little over a hundred… Read more »
The John Birch Society v. We the People Part II
Subtitle: The Article VI Placebo There are some bright guys at The John Birch Society (JBS). Since I share their exasperation with Washington DC, I wish they devoted more of… Read more »
The John Birch Society v. We the People Part I
Subtitle: Correct the Defects. When it comes to its talking points, The John Birch Society (JBS) is thick with assertions and thin with evidence and history. For instance, the JBS… Read more »
The Civil War Upon Us Part II
“Civil war,” wrote Algernon Sidney, “is a disease, but tyranny is the death of the state.” The aftermath of war extends beyond physical destruction. Not just PTSD in individuals, but… Read more »