The 17th Amendment and Consent of the Governed
From Charles de Montesquieu’s Spirit of the Laws, “When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils, but by removing the corruption… Read more »
Category: Article V
Natural Law and the Rise of Trump
Check out Pope John Paul’s (1920-2005) observation of modern representative government: “Regarding democracies, certain demands which arise within society are sometimes not examined in accordance with criteria of justice and… Read more »
States, The Natural Second Party
Such is the GOP elite’s fear of Trump that some would rather deal with the loathsome and high criminal Hillary Clinton as president. This alone is proof enough of the… Read more »
Tyranny Isn’t Government
It is madness to think a government founded on free principles can long exist through tyrannical means. Yet through their actions, that is what a majority of Americans apparently believe…. Read more »
The Elusive Ninth Amendment
As opposed to the rest of our Bill of Rights, the Ninth Amendment is unfortunately regarded as something of a head-scratcher. Ninth Amendment The enumeration in the Constitution of certain… Read more »
Dictators and Republics, Part II
When finances went beyond miserable, and Congress could not supply adequate food, shelter, clothing to his troops, Congress advised General Washington to plunder what he needed from the local populace…. Read more »
Undivided Power Begets Undivided Tyranny. Always.
The solution to America’s political discord resides within the American tradition. The answer is right in front of our noses. First, if one thinks as the dimwitted commentariat, that the… Read more »
Federalism, the Key to Free Government
How can republican liberty be secured in a society of selfish and avaricious people? Our Declaration of Independence specified two criteria for free government. It must be derived from the… Read more »
In Praise of the Soviet Constitution
It’s a pity the Russians didn’t enforce the constitution they had. The Soviet Constitution shared more than a few similarities with the US constitution. The rights to home security, property,… Read more »
The Danger of Identical Applications Part III
If the scenario outlined in Part II plays out, the uniparty apparatus will do in the future exactly what it has done in the past. These elites will not jeopardize… Read more »