Posts Tagged ‘united states constitution’
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 an [...]
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, announced [...]
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 Continental [...]
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 preferable to [...]
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 atheists [...]
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 [...]
Reject the EPA Power Grab Over Our Economy!
Liberty Alerts, JBS.org Freedom Campaign UPDATE, May 25, 2010: The Senate vote on Senator Murkowski's S.J.Res. 26 is now expected the week of June 7. "This week, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a “resolution of disapproval,” sponsored by Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, to stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [...]
The Tenth Amendment
Liberty Letters Quote of the Day, 1789, Tenth Amendment, United States Constitution The power not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or the people. The Liberty Letters are compiled, edited (with occasional commentary) by The Moral Liberal, Editor In [...]
He Wasn’t Just Whistling Dixie — Henry Lamb
By Henry Lamb He said he would “fundamentally transform the United States of America.” He wasn’t just whistling Dixie. He meant what he said, and he set out to do it the minute he took office. People close to him knew exactly what he meant, and what he intended to do, and were ecstatic at the opportunity to vote for him. The vast [...]
What’s A Government to Do? — Henry Lamb
By Henry Lamb The government of the United States of America exists for one purpose, according to the Declaration of Independence: to secure the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, endowed to every individual by their Creator. The people who adopted this profound declaration knew only too well the heavy weight of [...]
No Inconsequential Matter — Steve Farrell
Liberty Letters with Steve Farrell Are socialistic policies ever legitimate in a constitutional republic? French Philosopher Frederic Bastiat provides a fit answer in his penetrating classic, "The Law:" When the law has exceeded its proper functions, it has done so merely some inconsequential and debatable matters. The law has gone further than [...]
Madison’s Notes — The Federal Convention of 1787 — June 28
Liberty Letters, 28 June 1787, James Madison Editor's Summary: Luther Martin raised his concerns about protecting state rights, especially those of the smaller states. Equal representation is the only answer. Hugh Williamson countered a strict equality of votes would tempt the smaller states to unite in schemes to redistribute the wealth to pay [...]
Arizona ‘Birther’ Bill Moves Forward: Eligibility Issue Refuses to Go Away — Farrell
By Steve Farrell The Arizona House of Representatives moved forward a provision on Monday (April 19) that would require presidential candidates to produce documents proving their eligibility to serve if they expect their name to appear on the Arizona ballot in 2012. The United States Constitution, Section 1, Article 1, requires that: No Person [...]
Madison’s Notes — The Federal Convention of 1787 — June 26
Liberty Letters, 26 June 1787, James Madison (Editor's summary: Duration, rotation, and purpose of U.S. Senate considered. Madison said of the Senate's purpose: "first to protect the people against their rulers: secondly to protect the people against the transient impressions into which they themselves might be led " Also noted: a protection [...]
Obama’s private army?
By Henry Lamb Who knew that Obamacare provides for a “Regular Corps,” and a “Ready-Reserve Corps,” of officers and individuals who are appointed by the President? Commissioned officers are subject to active duty at the call of the Surgeon General. The new law provides $17.5 million in each of the first four years to recruit and train [...]
Rehnquist’s Defense in Wallace v. Jaffree (1985)
Liberty Letters, 4 June 1985, U. S. Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist Justice REHNQUIST, dissenting. Thirty-eight years ago this Court, in Everson v. Board of Education, 330 U.S. 1, 16, 67 S.Ct. 504, 512, 91 L.Ed. 711 (1947), summarized its exegesis of Establishment Clause doctrine thus: "In the words of Jefferson, the clause against [...]
Madison’s Notes — The Federal Convention of 1787 — June 23
Liberty Letters, Saturday, 23 June 1787, James Madison The 3. Resolution: resumed. 1 On 2 Question yesterday postponed by S. Carol: for agreeing to the whole sentence "for allowing an adequate compensation to be paid out of the Treasury of the U. States" Masts. ay. Cont. no. N. Y. no. N. J. ay. Pena. ay Del. no. Md. ay. Va. ay. N. C. no. S. C. [...]
Obama Establishes Council of Governors
Liberty Alerts, Phyllis Schlafly We are repeatedly reminded that Barack Obama, for a time, taught constitutional law, but it's hard to believe he is knowledgeable abut the Constitution. He doesn't seem to understand that the U.S. Constitution established a government based on federalism, that means, our national government is limited by the [...]
On Federalism — James Wilson
Liberty Letters, 4 Dec 1787, James Wilson Sir, I think there is another subject with regard to which this Constitution deserves approbation. I mean the accuracy with which the line is drawn between the powers of the general government and those of the particular state governments. We have heard some general observations, on this subject, from the [...]
Right of Revolution: Thomas Jefferson to Garret Van Meter
Liberty Letters, 27 Apr. 1781, Thomas Jefferson I am sorry such a Spirit of Disobedience has shewn itself in your County; it must be subdued. Laws made by common Consent must not be trampled on by Individuals. It is very much the Interest of the good to force the unworthy into their due Share of Contributions to the Public Support, otherwise the [...]
Using Jefferson As A Cloak for Revolution
By Steve Farrell Democrats In Drag, Part 7 Tyranny will never bind a great and free people by preceding its terrible deed with a confession of ill intent. To believe that is to believe nonsense. In free societies slavery is won by consent; and consent is won with a disarming smile, a sympathetic heart, a list of promises to groups, a series of [...]
Law Axed For Creating Restriction On Alien Residence
Liberty Alerts, Corruption Chronicles A Texas city’s ban on renting apartments to illegal immigrants “creates an additional restriction on alien residence,” according to a federal judge who ruled the ordinance unconstitutional because the authority to regulate immigration is exclusively a federal power. It marks the third time that [...]
Healthcare Reform Passes — Ron Paul
Texas Straight Talk with Ron Paul Following months of heated public debate and aggressive closed-door negotiations, Congress finally cast a historic vote on healthcare late Sunday evening. It was truly a sad weekend on the House floor as we witnessed further dismantling of the Constitution, disregard of the will of the people, explosive [...]
12 States Move to Block Obamacare
Liberty Alerts with Steve Farrell It's happening already: Less than 24 hours after the U.S. House of Representatives engaged in what many are calling a betrayal of their trust to the U.S. Constitution, to American Free Enterprise, to promised transparency and bipartisanship, and to the people whose voice has been heard but ignored, attorneys [...]
Stop Pelosi’s ‘Deem and Pass’ Trickery!
Liberty Alerts, Eagle Forum House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) shameful scheme to "deem" the Senate Obamacare bill into law without a vote violates Article I, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution. _________________________________ As we mentioned in our action alert two days ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is plotting to [...]
