Today in History: Edmund Randolph Was Born

Randolph was one of three members of the Philadelphia Convention who stayed until the end but refused to sign the Constitution. He later reversed his position and became an important advocate for ratification during the Virginia ratifying convention.

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To “Regulate Commerce” Does Not Mean They Can Regulate Everything

But as they always seem to do -- the federal government took this relatively limited power and ran with it.

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The Myth of Absolute Federal Supremacy

Most people think the supremacy clause in the Constitution means the federal government can do whatever it wants. Under this warped theory of constitutional interpretation, the mere fact that Congress does something makes it the "supreme law of the land."

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Evaluate the Constitutionality of Any Federal Act in Two Easy Steps

It’s often pretty easy to know whether or not a federal action is constitutional. In his Report of 1800, James Madison gave us a simple 2-step process to determine the constitutionality of any federal action.

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Did the Constitution Fail?

Today, we live under the largest government in history - this couldn’t be further from the system of the founders under the Constitution. So some people take the position that the Constitution itself failed to limit government. But, is that the case, or is there some other cause the Founders would point to?

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