Southerner, American, Lover of Liberty, PhD of political science, professor, blogger.
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than …
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“The power to tax is the power to destroy…” Chief Justice John Marshall “The Congress shall have the Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, …” Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution The first enumerated power listed in Article One, Section Eight of the U.S. Constitution is …
I wrote this last year…March 16th, 2021– interesting read in the context of this year. Enjoy! Sometimes I visit the CNN website just to see at what news the world is looking. The headlines are a bit amazing to me and help me understand why Americans might feel like the world is burning to the …
One of the first questions I always challenge anyone–in America–with is, “Why do we care if government follows the Constitution?” This question is critical for us to answer because if we don’t have a reason to care whether or not the government follows the Constitution, we’re certainly not going to have a reason to care …
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“Illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at large, and more especially to give them knowledge of those facts, which history exhibiteth, that, possessed thereby of the experience of other ages and countries, they may be enabled to know ambition under all its shapes, and prompt to exert their natural powers to …
Fear paralyzes. Fear neutralizes. Fear is perhaps the most powerful weapon that government has to silence and control the masses. How do liberty and fear co-exist? What happens when a society is run off of fear? Montesquieu, a famous theorist in the 1600-1700s, wrote a book called The Spirit of the Laws. In this, he details the spirit that must be present for different forms of government to exist and thrive. Click to learn more.
When teaching my college students, I always work to make the monstrosity that is the “bureaucracy” something simple and tangible. I want to unravel the web of confusion shrouding the bureaucracy. We’ve all heard of the bureaucracy but how many of us could simply explain what it is or what it does? So, I always …
What “West Virginia vs the EPA” Reminds Us About Delegated Power Read More »
Go with me on this. I think this type of thought experiment is heathy for Americans every once in a while since we’re so spoiled by our Constitution. Let’s just imagine daily life without a Constitution. That would mean that the government is completely unconfined and can do whatever it pleases. It is the final …
This is the first of a series of posts about what the Constitution says government is or is not supposed to do. If you want to keep your government accountable, read further!
There are four ways to pass a Constitutional amendment. Two-thirds of both Houses have to agree to propose an amendment, followed by ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures. Two-thirds of both Houses have to agree to propose an amendment, followed by ratification by three-fourths of Conventions called by the states. (Critical point here. Congress …