Militarized Federal Agencies: The Other Standing Army?

The menace of an increasingly militarized set of federal agencies, from the IRS to Social Security, HHS, and everything in between - in essence a de facto standing army, vested with the power to completely disregard the Constitution - cannot be overstated, nor can its danger be ignored.

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An Originalist Defense of the Major Questions Doctrine

the fact that the MQD applies a clear statement rule instead of applying close textual analysis isn’t novel or contrary to originalism. 

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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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Theft of Power: Usurpation

"Treason against the sovereignty of the people" is how St. George Tucker described usurpation - or theft - of power by government. But this view was nothing new - the founders and old revolutionaries had long understood usurpation to be an act of tyranny, even including it in the Declaration of Independence.

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Our Natural Rights Foundation

"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." We’re all familiar with this from the Declaration of Independence, but there’s much more to our natural rights foundation. Learn from the Founders and Old Revolutionaries.

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