Article V: Let Experience be Our Guide
Article V opponents often echo, from The John Birch Society and Eagle Forum talking points, an admonition to “Just enforce the Constitution we have.” On the other hand, our Framers,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2016
Convention of States for the United Kingdom
The trend toward reform of western governing systems through federalism may be catching on. In view of the oh-so-close decision by Scotland in 2014 to remain in the United Kingdom… Read more »
The Framers’ President (Part I)
The pull of democracy often overwhelms societies. As men are naturally drawn to the scent of a woman, passion instead of reason lures societies toward all power to the people…. Read more »
Randy Barnett: To Secure These Rights
In the first chapter to his superb new book, Our Republican Constitution, Professor Randy Barnett opens with the events and intellectual background that lead to our Declaration of Independence. Of… Read more »
Donald Trump: The Echo of Our Framers’ Uncorrupted President
In the 68th Federalist, Alexander Hamilton praised the Electoral College. “The process of election affords a moral certainty that the office of President will never be held by any man… Read more »
Who Will Protect the American People?
In a short YouTube video (link below), Bill Whittle not only explains why Hillary Clinton belongs in prison stripes, but closes with some observations all patriots understand: The President will not… Read more »
The Radicalism of the American Revolution – Gordon S. Wood
We Americans like to think of our revolution as not being radical; indeed, most of the time we consider it downright conservative. It certainly does not appear to resemble the… Read more »
Why Article V More Than Ever
Our revolutionary Constitution violated two accepted truths of 18th century political science: stable republics require small territories, and external commerce was detrimental to republics. As to the first, any government… Read more »
Electoral vs. Sovereign Capacity: American Conventions
My last post touched on the religious, societal and political upheavals endured by 17th century England. The outcome was twofold: an English Bill of Rights crafted and ratified by a… Read more »
Electoral vs. Sovereign Capacity: Where the Sovereign?
In the introduction, I sketched out the distinctions between the electoral and sovereign capacities of the people. Many states inappropriately burden their citizens with a duty for which they are… Read more »