“Constitutional” Doesn’t Mean What They Say it Means
"We reject the notion of a “living, breathing” constitution."
Podcast: Is the Federal Government Supreme?
In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the Constitution’s supremacy clause. Whenever I talk about a state taking action to limit federal overreach, some political hack inevitably screams, “Supremacy Clause!” at me. Federal supremacists use this particular constitutional clause as a billy club to end all debate. But whenever these lawyers,…
Podcast: What is Necessary and Proper?
I this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the Constitution’s necessary and proper clause. Hint: it doesn’t mean anything and everything. Politicians and legal academics often call the necessary and proper clause the “elastic clause” because it supposedly expands the powers of the federal government. In fact, the way many judges and…
The Handbook for We the People – Book Review
The Handbook for We the People provides an opportunity to gain a working knowledge of the Constitution with text based on original source material.
Podcast: The Constitution and General Welfare
In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I explain the original meaning of the General Welfare Clause. The federal government involves itself in nearly every aspect of American life. Government officials and apologists for governopoly often point the the Constitution’s General Welfare Clause for its justification. They argue that the clause empowers the general…
Habeas Corpus: How it has been Nationalized to the Detriment of Liberty
"The federal courts do a terrible job of protecting our rights"
South Carolina’s Constitutional Education Requirement in Public Schools in No Guarantee of Effectiveness
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Jun. 23, 2016) – Last month, Governor Nikki Haley signed a law to make constitutional education a requirement for South Carolina public school students. However, South Carolina residents must remain vigilant to ensure that this new program correctly depicts the intent of the Founding Fathers and their revolutionary documents. House Bill 3848 (H3848)…
Podcast: Interpreting the Constitution
the Constitution does have a fixed meaning, and it is possible for the average person to understand what that is.
Today in History: FDR and Congress Take U.S. off the Gold Standard
On April 5, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102 “forbidding the Hoarding of gold coin, gold bullion, and gold certificates within the continental United States.” The effect of the order was to criminalize the possession of monetary gold by any individual, partnership, association or corporation. Two months later, on June 5, 1933, Congress passed…
James Madison Warned Against Relying on “Parchment Barriers”
"Here's the short version. Constitutions don’t enforce themselves. And governments will never limit their own power."
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