On January 2, 1788, the State of Georgia ratified the Constitution for the United States. Georgia was the fourth state to do so. The ratification message was short and to the point, and there appears to have been little debate. The following ratification text is taken from the Library of Congress’s copy of Elliot’s Debates.…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Dec. 19, 2017) – A bill prefiled in the South Carolina House would create a joint legislative committee to evaluate the constitutionality of federal laws, setting the stage to take further action to nullify unconstitutional federal acts in effect. Rep. Gary Smith (R-Greenville) prefiled House Bill 4453 (H.4453) for introduction in the 2018…
Dickinson affirmed that the Union was comprised of "sovereign states" and that the general government under the Constitution only contained those powers granted to it by the states themselves while the states retained all others to be used at their discretion.
Does an “American tradition exist? And if so, what does it entail? The great Tom Fleming at the Fleming Foundation posted several paragraphs on social media over last several days about tradition. This was a Socratic exercise in finding value to words such as “conservative” or “traditionalist.” Dr. Fleming argued that “conservative” has no meaning in…
It's Webster vs. Calhoun all over again, only this time, I show how they agree on tariffs, nullification, and secession.
A warning from Judge Andrew Napolitano: if the government had the option to determine if a resident should be given their rights, “it would always take away constitutional rights because prosecution without constitutional rights is a breeze!” In a radio interview on The Tom Shillue Show, Napolitano explained why the suspect arrested after the Oct. 31…
Clinton tried. Bush tried. Obama tried. I'm sure Trump and his pet dinosaur Sessions will try. But they will ultimately fail.
We have gotten to this point in American life. I predicted it when I wrote The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers. If you admire the founding generation or the Constitution, you are “extreme.” How do we know this? Because three “esteemed” law professors tell us this is the case. Their aim was Senate candidate Roy…
On Monday, I appeared on the Mike Siegel Show. It turned out to be one of the more frustrating and contentious interviews I’ve done in a while. Siegel is totally on board with limiting the power of the federal government, and he understands that the Constitution delegated very few powers to the feds. But we are worlds…
In fact, there was a time in the not so distant past that two presidents...two...vetoed bills that would have provided money to drought-stricken farmers and flood victims.