The federal reserve is the engine that drives the biggest, most powerful government in the history of the world. We can trace its origins to Alexander Hamilton’s First National Bank in 1791. His arguments in support have provided legal cover to much of the monster state we live under today.
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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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A lot of people believe the Preamble to the Constitution gives the federal government the power to do just about anything. And a lot of people are wrong. Learn what the preamble is and what it does. Plus the three foundational principles it underscores in the Framers’ understanding of the Constitution.
The post Constitution 101: The Preamble first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.At the Virginia ratifying convention, Edmund Randolph said that reading the general welfare clause as a broad grant of power would “violate every rule of construction and common sense.”
The story goes that Benjamin Franklin was approached by a woman as he left the Constitutional Convention [1. Recorded by Constitution signer James McHenry in his diary which was reprinted…
The story goes that Benjamin Franklin was approached by a woman as he left the Constitutional Convention (1, 2). She asked, “What have you given us?” Franklin is said to have replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” This exchange was common knowledge 50 years or so ago, as commonly taught to schoolchildren as [...]