A Different Take on the Bill of Rights
I cringe a little when I read Facebook posts relating how our Constitution was designed to limit the federal government. They imply a pre-existing government went astray and needed curtailment…. Read more »
Tag: George Mason
Shaping the Electoral College Part IV
Subtitle: June 4th. Benjamin Franklin – “The first man at the helm will be a good one.” The road to the Framers’ Electoral College was . . . arduous. At… Read more »
The Great Gamble – Our Beloved Constitution
Subtitle: On Factions III. In 1787, the future of free government was dim. The spectacle of insurrection in Massachusetts, the state with the unquestionably best constitution, did not bode well… Read more »
Federalism in the First Congress
Federalism had long rested six feet under when democrats passed Obama’s notorious and deceptively named “Affordable Health Care Act” in March 2010. The states’ reaction illustrated the tragic disconnect between… Read more »
A Senate of the States: June 19th – June 25th, 1787
Subtitle: The Second American Revolution. Recall Alexander Hamilton’s speech from yesterday, June 18th, in which he attempted to meld the English parliamentary system with republicanism. June 19. In contrast, in… Read more »
A Senate of the States: June 7th – June 11th, 1787
On June 7th, John Dickinson (DE) motioned “that the members of the second branch ought to be chosen by the individual Legislatures.” The separate question of proportional or federal (equal)… Read more »
American Aristocracy
On June 11th, 1788 at the Virginia Ratifying Convention to the Constitution of the United States, Anti-Federalist George Mason remarked in reference to the House of Representatives, “They must form… Read more »
The Problem with Representation
As opposed to corruption of the US Senate, I’ve paid little attention over the course of this blog to the House of Representatives. The House isn’t involved with high profile… Read more »
Publius Huldah vs. Article V: Part II
Subtitle – The Conspiracy Continues. (Timeline: 13:00 – 21:40. View her speech here.) Publius Huldah. Alexander Hamilton wrote, “The people are the natural guardians of the Constitution.” Hamilton expected us,… Read more »