Category — Constitution

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are collectively known as the Bill of Rights. James Madison kept his word to the delegates of the Convention and ensured that the amendments were considered in the very first Congress.   Read the rest of this entry »

The world-shattering concept of the unalienable rights of the individual put forth in the Declaration of Independence turned the world upside down. In one fell swoop the Divine Right of Kings became the consent of the governed.   Read the rest of this entry »

The Founders knew that an unrestrained government would override rights and crush liberty. They provided the means to check government power. "We the people" need to use them.   Read the rest of this entry »

The First Principles form the bedrock of the American experiment. The Founders disagreed on a lot of things, but it was their shared belief in these core values that enabled them to compromise on things that might have been insurmountable otherwise.   Read the rest of this entry »

" Those willing to give up liberty for security deserve neither and will lose both." Benjamin Franklin   Read the rest of this entry »

We know a lot about what the Founders thought and the philosophical views they had because of their prolific letter writing and extensive chronicling of events. Those who dig into this wealth of material will begin to understand what set them apart and what the founding principles really were.   Read the rest of this entry »

Who wrote the Constitution anyway? The men behind the signatures were called an "assembly of demigods", by Jefferson (who was, incidentally not one of the signers). While not divine, they were nonetheless remarkable.   Read the rest of this entry »

The essential guide to understanding the Constitution and rolling back the progressive assault on our liberties.   Read the rest of this entry »

James Best's Tempest at Dawn is great interpretation of what it must have been like behind the scenes at the Constitutional Convention.   Read the rest of this entry »

John Jay wrote Federalist No. 2, which provides a nice respite to Hamilton's more complicated prose. In it he discusses the, then radical proposition that everyone saw the importance of Union vs dis-Union.   Read the rest of this entry »