What is Originalism? That’s the question Brion McClanahan explores in Episode Ten of his podcast. LISTEN HERE: Originalism is the idea that you interpret the Constitution the way the proponents of the document said it would be interpreted when it was going through ratification in 1787 and 1788. McClanahan makes the case that this is the only…
In a totalitarian state, the government controls the people. In a free Republic, the people control the government. Dictators can not enslave a people without first deceiving them. They invariably will convince the people that they must voluntarily give up a portion of their individual liberty in order to achieve public safety. In a Republic,…
The Constitution provides for General Welfare, but that does not mean Specific Welfare. General Welfare benefits everyone while Specific Welfare benefits some at the expense of others. The purpose of our government is to protect our rights, not to redistribute wealth and provide free goodies. Specific Welfare is how the elected officials reward their supporters…
"We the People" must never consent to tyranny and never ask permission from a lawless government to exercise our God-given rights.
Poor Pragmatic George. He thinks politicians should do whatever they want as long as they believe the are “doing what they think is right!” The heck with that pesky Constitution! Maybe it’s just me, but I’m not so sure trusting the moral compass of elected officials is the best strategy.
“Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.” -Lord Acton In his most recent book, historian Brion McClanahan highlights 9 Presidents Who Screwed Up America and Four Who Tried to Save Her. The names on each list will probably surprise you. It didn’t take long after the ratification of the Constitution for presidents to succumb to the…
Some people want you to believe that we should always defer to Washington D.C. in conflicts between state and federal power. But they’ve pretty much got things backwards
In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the proper role of the federal government. Hint: meddling in your sex life isn’t part of it! During a recent televised townhall meeting, Anderson Cooper asked Donald Trump to name the most important priorities of the federal government. Two of the things Trump included…
The left went all constitutional on Donald Trump after he took a swipe at the First Amendment. Isn’t it a little late for progressives to suddenly be concerned with constitutional limits on government?
Because the federal government - including the federal courts - is a creature of the people of the states, its opinion can never be the final word on what is constitutional or not.