James Madison and our Bill of Rights
James Madison wasn’t a fan of Bills of Rights. He wasn’t alone. His notes toward the end of the Federal Convention of 1787 are sketchy, but one thing is clear;… Read more »
Tag: Article V
The Danger of Identical Applications Part II
Alexander Hamilton wasn’t much of a state’s rights supporter. Because of his Revolutionary War experiences he favored a strong and centralized government in which the states had little participation. Yet… Read more »
The Danger of Identical Applications Part I
One of the problems with the Articles of Confederation that helped prod thirteen independent republics toward a stronger union was the unanimous consent requirement to amend them. Article XIII: Every… Read more »
Article V
Tomorrow I will examine a potentially dangerous development in the nascent Article V movement. It involves the application clause emboldened below. Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both… Read more »
Federalism – The Foundation of Free Government
The modern movement to rationally deal with accelerating tyranny picked up steam in 2013 upon publication of Mark Levin’s Liberty Amendments. Between the thunder of his radio show, and eleven… Read more »
Good Government for a Good People
Conservatives must get beyond their heartfelt belief that electing fellow conservatives is sufficient to restore republican free government. Electing only Godly, virtuous people to office is of course the ideal…. Read more »
In the Twilight of Free Government
Free Government is that happy condition wherein government respects and protects the unalienable, Natural Rights of the nation, and makes no law without its consent. In the twilight of free government:… Read more »
You Say You Want a Revolution?
Our governing system no longer serves its intended purpose, to secure the blessings of liberty. A casual read of the Constitution reveals our government’s wholesale departure from it. Congress gaffs… Read more »
Algernon Sidney – Republican Martyr II
As an observer and polemicist of the civil society, any civil society, few can surpass Algernon Sidney. Popularly derived governments are associated with occasional tumults and disorders. The people are… Read more »
Algernon Sidney – Republican Martyr I
Do a wiki search of Algernon Sidney. Sidney was a contemporary of today’s better-known John Locke. Both lived in a tumultuous and dangerous latter 17th century Stuart England. Like Locke,… Read more »