Posts Tagged ‘united states constitution’
Our Dying Constitution — and How to Revive It
Liberty Alerts, Eagle Forum, Virginia Armstrong One of the Grand Old Men of the U. S. Senate, Sam Ervin, wrote in 1981 that The usurpation of this power by Supreme Court Justices does not prove that the Constitution is a living instrument of government. On the contrary, it proves that the Constitution is dead, and that the people of [...]
The 14th Amendment: The War on State Rights Begins
American Minute with Bill Federer The 14th Amendment was adopted JULY 28, 1868, because southern States, though forced to end slavery by the 13th Amendment, did not grant citizenship to freed slaves. Southern Democrat Legislatures passed Black Codes requiring freed slaves to be "apprenticed" to "employers" and punished any who left. Illinois [...]
Is Media Deceny Unconstitutional?
By Maurine Proctor Two recent developments bring into question what the Founders intended when they penned the First Amendment's clause regarding free speech. For example, did they intend for your 13-year old to be able to receive sexually explicit texts or for an unsuspecting viewer of network television to be surprised with profanity or a [...]
A Time to Keep Our Heads and Stick to Our Moorings — David O. McKay
Prophet Statesmen, David O. McKay These are times when men should keep their heads, and not be swept from their moorings by every will-o'-the wisp theory that is offered as a panacea of our present ills. David O. McKay (1873-1970) served as ninth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
That Eternal Immutable Law Obligatory Upon All — Alexander Hamilton
American Minute with Bill Federer He intentionally fired into the air, but his political rival, Aaron Burr, took deadly aim and fatally shot him in a duel JULY 11, 1804. Born in the West Indies, he fought in the Revolution and was aide-de-camp to General Washington. He helped write the Constitution and convinced States to ratify it by [...]
Senate-seeker wants Obama birth-certificate treatment
Liberty Alerts, WorldNetDaily.com, Chelsea Schilling A Mexican-born candidate for U.S. Senate said he is considering a lawsuit against the Missouri secretary of state for discrimination because her office forced him to produce a birth certificate but "didn't make Obama show proof of citizenship" to appear on the ballot. Hector Maldonado, [...]
America’s Great Religious Document — Phyllis Schlafly
By Phyllis Schlafly Tea Parties and other spontaneous groups of activists are bringing a new appreciation of the United States Constitution to grassroots America, so this Fourth of July would be a good occasion to make sure that they also appreciate our other essential founding document, the Declaration of Independence. I urge all to find [...]
Defending National Day of Prayer
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law & Justice We are once again in federal court defending the constitutionality of the National Day of Prayer. This time representing members of Congress in a critically important amicus brief to be filed in a federal appeals court. As you know, a federal district court in Wisconsin recently ruled in [...]
Madison’s Notes — Federal Convention of 1787 — July 14
Liberty Letters, 14 July 1787, James Madison (Editor's Summary: Discussed: how to admit Western State (and on what terms), the origination of money bills, and the equality of votes in the Senate as a check in favor of state rights and also in favor of the smaller states against the larger. The debate focused mostly on this Senate issue with [...]
The Senate: A Balance For State Rights — Gouverneur Morris
Liberty Letters Quote of the Day, Gouverneur Morris The consequence of such a transfer of power from the maritime to the interior and landed interest will he foresees be such an oppression of commerce, that he shall be obliged to vote for the vicious principle of equality in the second branch in order to provide some defense for the [...]
Madison’s Notes — Federal Convention of 1787 — July 13
Liberty Letters, 13 July 1787, James Madison (Editor's summary: Debate renewed regarding the proposed equality of states within the Senate (the second branch). Discussion continued as to whether numbers or wealth are best for determining representation and taxation. Spelling has been updated and almost all shorthand removed except where Madison [...]
Federal Powers Few and Defined — James Madison
Liberty Letters Quote of the Day, James Madison The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the Federal Government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State Governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with [...]
Tyranny, Thy Name is the Commerce Clause — Bryan Fischer
By Bryan Fischer Sen. Tom Coburn asked Elana Kagan a simple straightforward question: can the government, under the guise of the Commerce Clause, pass a law requiring Americans to eat three vegetables a day? The video of this exchange, which you can see here, has justifiably gone viral. Ms. Kagan’s response is one of stupefied, stunned [...]
The First Amendment, Domestic Terror, And Right-Wing Extremists
Liberty Letters Quote of the Day, Alex Newman Responding to the U.S. Supreme Courts' 6-3 ruling that upheld criminal penalties for peaceful political speech, Alex Newman writes in his June 23rd NewAmerican.com column: The federal government has already made clear who it considers the biggest “domestic terror” threat: “right-wing [...]
Madison’s Notes — Federal Convention of 1787 — July 12
Liberty Alerts, 12 July 1787, James Madison (Editor's Summary: Gouvernuer Morris moved to add to the clause empowering the Legislature to vary the Representation according to the principles of wealth and number of inhabitants a "proviso that taxation shall be in proportion to Representation." General Pinckney agreed, Mason, Butler, Wilson [...]
Defense Documents Show Kagan Defied Law
Liberty Alerts, Corruption Chronicles Hours after a U.S. Senator revealed that Elena Kagan defied federal law by obstructing military activity during wartime a news report exposed the Supreme Court nominee for repeatedly supporting government secrecy as Obama’s solicitor general. Both revelations are troubling for a Supreme Court [...]
Madison’s Notes — The Federal Convention of 1787 — July 11
Liberty Letters, 11 July1787, James Madison (Editor's Note: Discussion regards periodic census resumed, the purpose, said Randolph, "redressing inequality in the Representation. Sherman was against to numerous a House. It would "shackle the legislature. Better to elect a smaller group of "good and wise men, and then confide in them." Mason [...]
Pelosi Trying to Shove DISCLOSE Act Through Congress Once Again
Liberty Alerts, Gun Owners of America The Washington Post corroborates what Gun Owners of America has been hearing on Capitol Hill. Top Democrat leaders in the House are trying to make another go at the DISCLOSE Act... and they think they are very close to getting the votes to pass it. According to the Post article from [...]
Christianity and the Constitution — American Minute
American Minute with Bill Federer The U.S. Constitution went into effect JUNE 21, 1788, when New Hampshire became the 9th state to ratified it. The 55 writers of the U.S. Constitution consisted of: 26 Episcopalians, 11 Presbyterians, 7 Congregationalists, 2 Lutherans, 2 Dutch Reformed, 2 Methodists, 2 Roman Catholics, 2 Quakers and 1 Deist - [...]
Just Say No to Elena Kagan — T.F. Stern
By T.F. Stern, The next Supreme Court Justice will be picked by Obama, that’s a foregone conclusion; but does it have to be Elena Kagan? The qualification process in times past has proven to be nothing more than a dog and pony show. Something which should act as a red flag of warning would be the way the Obama administration has prevented [...]
Madison’s Notes — Federal Convention of 1787 — July 10
Liberty Letters, 10 July 1787, James Madison Editor's Intro: Debate over how many members will be in the first House of Representatives. More discussion on apportionment, and the need for an initial and periodic census. I've removed some of the shorthand, and updated the spelling. Steve Farrell Mr. KING reported from the Come. yesterday [...]
To Speak and Write What We Think — Thomas Jefferson
Liberty Letters Quote of the Day, Thomas Jefferson During the contest of opinion through which we have passed the animation of discussions and of exertions has sometimes worn an aspect which might impose on strangers unused to think freely and to speak and to write what they think; but this being now decided by the voice of the nation, [...]
The Loyal Opposition — Steve Farrell
By Steve Farrell On the 6th of June 1776, Boston's Samuel Adams wrote to fellow Son of Liberty, James Warren, President of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts: "Tomorrow, a motion will be made, and a question I hope decided, the most important that was ever agitated in America." Indeed it was. The motion introduced in the Second [...]
Madison’s Notes — Federal Convention of 1787 — July 9
Liberty Letters, 9 July 1787, James Madison Editor's summary/best quotes: Patterson as to counting slaves in the rep. formula: "What is the true principle of Representation? It is an expedient by which an assembly of certain individuals chosen by the people is substituted in place of the inconvenient meeting of the people themselves. If such a [...]
Madison’s Notes — The Federal Convention of 1787 — July 7
Liberty Letters, 7 July 1787, James Madison 1 "Shall the clause allowing each State one vote in the 2d. branch, stand as part of the Report"? being taken up — Mr. GERRY. This is the critical question. He had rather agree to it than have no accomodation. A Governt. short of a proper national plan, if generally acceptable, would be [...]
Eminent Domain and the Rights of Property — Dennis Behreandt
By Dennis Behreandt In China, one man has had enough. Yang Youde, who lives near the city of Wuhan, has had to begin defending his property rights with homemade artillery. He's not fighting off who you might think. There are no roving gangs of thugs, no sneaky, shifty criminals eager to invade his home. No, privatized criminals like these [...]
Madison’s Notes — The Federal Convention of 1787 — July 6
Liberty Letters, 6 July 1787, James Madison Mr. GOVr. MORRIS moved to commit so much of the Report as relates to "I member for every 40,000 inhabitants" His view was that they might absolutely fix the number for each State in the first instance; leaving the Legislature at liberty to provide for changes in the relative importance of the States, [...]
Madison’s Notes — Federal Convention of 1787 — July 5
Liberty Letters, 5 July 1787, James Madison Mr. GERRY delivered in from the Committee appointed on Monday last the following Report. "The Committee to whom was referred the 8th. Resol. of the Report from the Committee of the whole House, and so much of the 7th. as has not been decided on, submit the following Report: That the subsequent [...]
Obama Missed A Great Chance — Phyllis Schlafly
by Phyllis Schlafly President Obama had a golden Memorial Day opportunity to show the country that (contrary to his left flank) he is not anti-military and not anti-Christian, by telling Attorney General Eric Holder to order the Park Service to permit volunteer veterans to replace the Mojave Cross that was stolen on May 9. But he let the [...]
We Don’t Need Another Constitution — Phyllis Schlafly
by Phyllis Schlafly George Washington, James Madison and Ben Franklin did a magnificent job of producing our United States Constitution. Washington and Madison both called it a "miracle." It has lasted over 220 years, protecting our liberty while accommodating our geographic, economic, and population expansion. Now some politicians (from [...]
