You Can’t Play the Game If You Don’t Follow the Rules

The government insists that we follow every law, rule, and regulation it lays out to a T. Meanwhile, it ignores the limits on its own power.

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Top-5 Ways the Executive Branch Has too Much Power

We were warned. The powers amassed by each successive president empower whomever occupies the Oval Office to act as a dictator, above the law and beyond any real accountability.

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Articles of Confederation: An Introduction

March 1, 1781 - the Second Continental Congress put into effect the Articles of Confederation as the law of the land, making it the first Constitution for the United States. The Articles have been mostly thrown in the dustbin of history, but doing so skips over essential, foundational principles of the Founders and Old Revolutionaries.

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Franklin’s Finest Phrases

Benjamin Franklin, born on January 17, 1706, was a renowned figure known as "the First American" for his many contributions and accomplishments in various fields. He is widely remembered for his witty and wise quotes, but his legacy also includes insights on government, power, peace, and liberty.

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Benjamin Franklin’s Articles of Confederation

In July 1775, Benjamin Franklin introduced a formal plan for uniting the colonies - “The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.” He read it to the Second Continental Congress nearly a year before the Declaration of Independence and the first drafts of what became our first constitution, the Articles of Confederation.

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Today in History: Work Begins on Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776

Benjamin Franklin, along with George Bryan and James Cannon were the principal authors of the new constitution, but others contributed, including George Clymer, Timothy Matlack, and possibly even Thomas Paine.

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