Wanted: An Aristocratic Senate
Despite our best efforts, we occasionally stumble along the way of life. On the discovery of our mistakes, we correct them, learn, move on, and hopefully avoid repetition. As our… Read more »
Tag: 17th Amendment
John Adams on Aristocracy, Democracy, and Tyranny
My previous posts regarding repeal of the horrid 17th Amendment were built on a simple republican foundation; members of republics are represented in the lawmaking body. The Constitution acts on… Read more »
Publius Huldah vs. Article V: Part V
Publius Huldah. Near 30:30 minutes into her speech, Ms. Huldah posits that James Madison opposed the state convention method in Article V. She cites The Federalist #49, and a private… Read more »
Mark Levin’s Liberty Amendments: Part IV
John Trenchard wrote in 1698 that government was a mere piece of clockwork, acting in the manner of its construction. The art of the politician, therefore, was to ensure that… Read more »
A Rubber-Stamp Senate no More
Picture in your mind’s eye a day when GOP senators ignore the only slightly veiled public threats of the president and the rants of a corrupt media. Imagine a Democrat… Read more »
Democrats, Democracy & Article V
Democrats just love democracy. Who could possibly oppose democracy? Didn’t progressive icon Woodrow Wilson inform the nation that the purpose of the United States was to make the world safe… Read more »
Cato’s Letter #115: The Encroaching Nature of Power, Ever to be Watched and Checked
This letter is among Cato’s best. Like Machiavelli in a few of his Discourses on Livy, Cato touches on the nature of despots, and the measures taken by the Roman… Read more »
States, The Natural Second Party
While political parties ideally represent the common interests of their members, a contradiction has developed within the GOP over the past twenty years. Leadership and rank-and-file members work toward irreconcilable… Read more »
Join Convention of States
In late 2012, I found myself interested in the 17th Amendment a few months before its hundred year anniversary in April 2013. Having earlier read James Madison’s often sketchy notes… Read more »
Republican Upkeep and Renewal
There isn’t a worldly creation that doesn’t need continual upkeep and renewal. Examples abound. Without regular maintenance to our autos, homes, marriages, bodies and souls, they will degrade and eventually… Read more »