The thing about the Constitution is that, in many cases, it’s very cut and dry. The founders didn’t write it to list out all the rights citizens have and then government can kinda legislate anything they want around the those rights. Rather, they wrote the Constitution as a fortress, built around government power directing it …
I want to make something VERY clear. The Constitution and the Law are two very different things. One is law that has authority over government, the other is a law that has authority over we the people. I’ve had some pushback over something I said in a recent post. I said that vaccine passports cannot …
No. I won’t be able to unpack the entire Patriot Act in one article, however, what I would like to do is draw your attention to some specific provisions in the act that Americans should be made aware of moving forward. The recent events in Canada, along with all the writing and research I’ve been …
Is It Constitutional? The Patriot Act and Bank Account Seizure Read More »
According to classic, liberal philosophy, governments exist for one reason and one reason only: to protect us and our private property from each other. That means that if government violates its citizenry’s property, it has violated the very reason for its existence. Locke put it this way, “Whenever legislators endeavor to take away and destroy …
“Liberty and order will never be perfectly safe, until a trespass on the constitutional provisions for either, shall be felt with the same keenness that resents an invasion of the dearest rights, until every citizen shall be an Argus to espy, and an Aegeon to avenge, the unhallowed deed.” “The natural progress of things is …
Is It Constitutional? Federal Drug Policy: Part 3 Read More »
Before I unpack how federal drug policy is affecting our law enforcement, I want to review a few things in this short post. 1). Law enforcement in America was first and foremost for the people, never against the people. Remember that the job of government is to protect us and our private property from each …
Is It Constitutional? Federal Drug Policy Part 2.5 Read More »
In order to delve into the “Constitutionality”, or lack thereof, of drug policy, I realized that such a task requires that I open a can of worms I’ve been avoiding: the commerce clause. So, the topic of today’s post, How Is Drug Policy Constitutionally Justified? Is It Justified? will explore, almost exclusively, the commerce clause …
Is It Constitutional? Federal Drug Policy: Part 2 of 3 Read More »
In my research about law enforcement and their place in a Constitutional society, I realized that I can’t discuss law enforcement without also discussing drug policy, specifically, federal drug policy since the majority of federal incarcerations in the country are for violating federal drug laws. Plus, haven’t you heard the common trope, “War on Drugs” …
Is It Constitutional? Federal Drug Policy: Part 1 of 3 Read More »
We assume the job of law enforcement is to enforce the law but is their job to “protect” the citizenry from other citizens? Seems like an odd question and one that, frankly, I don’t think I’ve ever asked before. Presumably some of the laws they are tasked with enforcing are meant to protect the citizenry; …
Are Police Constitutionally Required to Protect You? Read More »
Let’s set the record straight: nowhere in the Constitution is the federal government given any authority over ordinary crimes. Constitutionally and historically, crime fighting was left to state and local governments exclusively. Every state and municipality is unique and requires a specialized sort of crime management. Click to read more.