Friday, December 15, 2017

The tyrannical police state: The worst nightmare of the Founding Fathers

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"A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee justice, and be found in another state, shall, on...

Actually, the death penalty IS constitutional (as the Fifth Amendment makes clear)

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"The principle that there is a  presumption of innocence in favor of the accused  is the undoubted law, axiomatic and elementary, and...
Friday, December 1, 2017

The First Amendment: Protecting religion from government (and not the other way around)

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"Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God , that he owes account to none other for his ...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017

What's the difference between a “democracy” and a “republic”?

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"The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union, a  republican  form of government ... " -  Article 4, Section...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

10 “what if” scenarios that could create constitutional crises (in some places) …

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"In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties o...
Thursday, November 9, 2017

Reagan and “Star Wars”: Bringing the fall of the Wall and the end of the Cold War

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"Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate ... Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall !" - President Ronald Reagan, standing at the Brandenbur...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

The Constitution keeps our elected officials on a short leash

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"Before he [the president] enter on the execution of his office, he shall take the following oath or affirmation: I do solemnly swear...