In Praise of Alexander Hamilton Part III
Subtitle: The Federal Convention June 1st – June 6th. “I do not see the danger of the states being devoured by the national government. On the contrary, I wish to… Read more »
Tag: James Madison
In Praise of Alexander Hamilton Part II
Subtitle: The Virginia Plan of Government. On Saturday July 7th 1787, Gouverneur Morris of Pennsylvania asked the Federal Convention, “What if all the Charters & Constitutions of the States were… Read more »
James Madison’s Appeal
Can liberty be preserved across a continent? In 1787, the historical record said “no.” The Roman and contemporary Russian, Chinese, and Ottoman Empires were glaring examples. Not everyone was buying… Read more »
Progressing the Constitution -The Ninth Amendment Part I
Over the next few squibs I will show why Scotus has no Constitutional business fabricating rights. As opposed to its assumed authority to invent rights, it is instead duty-bound to… Read more »
The John Birch Society vs. Article V Part II
The logic that decades ago led the John Birch Society to condemn communism, big government and the welfare state mysteriously ends when it comes to the slow strangulation of liberty… Read more »
Article V Congressional Amendments or a Convention of States?
In the latter half of 1788 the man whom history praised as the “Father of the Constitution” opposed an Article V general convention of the states. Recall from last week’s… Read more »
Between the Confederation and the Constitution
Subtitle: Take This or Nothing. At the close of last week’s squib, James Madison and Federalist supporters of the Constitution carried the day in the Confederation Congress. Although Congress did… 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 »
On Factions II
Our Constitution confronted and minimized the dangerous consequences of factions made possible by overly democratic governments. To the nationalists at the Federal Convention of 1787, the measure of a free… Read more »
On Factions
Look no further than recent comments from Clintonista Jennifer Palmieri to see why republics must minimize the destructive effects of factions. A portion of her recent confidential memo, which leaked… Read more »