A New Constitution for the Freest People on Earth Part I
“There is . . . in the world (one nation) that has for the direct end of its constitution political liberty.” With these words, Charles de Montesquieu differentiated the purpose,… Read more »
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Article V and the Question of Sovereignty Part I
As President Trump works to undo the outrages of the Pen and Phone President, he will issue executive orders, consult congress, and instruct his cabinet secretaries to reverse the mess… Read more »
Whatever Happened to the Articles of Confederation? Part I
Subtitle: The Question of Sovereignty Didn’t the Framers violate the Articles of Confederation (AC) when they drafted the Constitution? Weren’t the AC the supreme law of the land? This is the… Read more »
Notes on the Virginia Declaration of Rights
In the June 12th, 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights (DOR) are elements familiar to us all, from the Declaration of Independence, later in the Constitution and the first ten amendments… Read more »
Best Friends: The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
For some time, I’ve had a squib in mind that connected the Declaration and Constitution. Professor William B. Allen of Michigan State University beat me to it some years ago… Read more »
A Constitution Gone Wrong
On the eve of troubles with George III in the 1760s, His Majesty’s subjects on the North American continent regarded themselves among the luckiest people on earth. Charles De Montesquieu… Read more »