Having Unrealistic Expectations for the Federal Government

If your favorite sports team was really awful, and you knew that they’d likely lose a vast majority of their games, would you be disappointed at the end of the season to learn that they did just what you expected them to do? No, of course not. Unfortunately, however, when it comes to the federal…

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What’s Wrong With the Electoral College?

Interest in our system for electing the President of the United States is high. I actually understand why voters feel disenfranchised by the Electoral College as it is presently constituted within 48 states, but the media and political party "powerful" aren't explaining how the system works, why it was designed as it was. Instead, many people are working to circumvent or abolish it altogether. Read full articleWhat’s Wrong With the Electoral College?

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Fourth of July, 1776: America’s Own Brexit

My son was gaming online with a number of what I call his “virtual friends” shortly after it was announced that Britons had voted to leave the European Union (EU).  Unbeknowst to my son, many of the players in his RP were British.  Upon learning of the outcome of the election, the gamers began to […]

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We Can Be Thankful for George Washington’s Example

Whether you’re staying close to home or traveling far this Thanksgiving, hopefully you’ll have some time for family fun and a bit of relaxation. At a convenient point during our family’s festivities, I’m going to pass around a copy of George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789. I would like my children, who are all now […]

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James Madison’s Advice: Refuse to Comply!

James Madison advised a “refusal to cooperate with officers of the Union” as a way for people and states to push back against unconstitutional or unpopular federal acts. READ IT: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2014/04/21/federalist-46-influence-of-state-and-federal-governments/

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Today in History: Sedition Act signed into law on July 14, 1798

No protesting the government? No freedom of the press? Lawmakers jailed? Is this the story of the Soviet Union during the Cold War? No. It describes the United States in 1798 after the passage of the Sedition Act. The History Channel describes it as one of the “most egregious breaches of the U.S. Constitution in…

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Delegated powers and strict construction

St. George Tucker was one of the most influential legal scholars of the early American republic. His View of the Constitution of the United States was the first extended, systematic commentary on the Constitution after it had been ratified by the people of the several states and amended by the Bill of Rights. And his…

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