Have you bought into the notion that the “people” know best? That America is a democracy? That government should listen to us and our demands above anything else? If so, here are a few important points that say otherwise. Read further to learn more and dispel any misconceptions you may have about America and democracy.
There’s a quote by Alexis de Tocqueville I wanted to share with everyone. It’s perhaps more relevant today than it ever was. The more I teach and give talks on the Constitution, the more I realize just how much the Constitution is an idea that derives its power from the belief that we have in …
Limits of Government Can Only Be Discerned by The Understanding Read More »
Does this title sound familiar to you? These are the two concepts I’ve been harping on for the duration of this liberty loving blog, so if you’ve been following me at all, these concepts should sound familiar to you. But this title is not my own, it is the title of a speech, delivered in …
You see, we focus so much of our time debating and discussing our “rights”, specifically, those eight rights (the final two rights in the Bill of Rights were Federalist additions restating what the Constitution already says), in the Bill of Rights that we miss the actual Constitution and liberty.
I’m taking today to remind everyone what it really means to be an American. Sometimes we have to stop and remind ourselves why we love this country so much. And who better to help remind us than Alexis de Tocqueville? I’m going to let you see America through his eyes today. Read what he said about this country and reflect on what still exists of the value he saw. Then consider if we can restore what has been lost. Click to read further.
I’ve been feeding y’all a lot of information recently, with long articles that require heightened mental engagement. So, today I’m going to give you (and myself) a slight mental break and simply discuss with you a topic that has been bothering me. It aligns perfectly with this last quote from Federalist 51. Click to read more.
“In the eyes of democracy, government is not a good; it is a necessary evil” (194). “This is seen very clearly in the United States, where wages seem in a way to decrease as the power of officials is greater” (204). – Alexis de Tocqueville An analogy has been crystalizing in my mind the more I …
Employer (The People), Employee (The Government) and Job Description (The Constitution) Read More »
Where does this gut level reaction in us against the government’s expansion of power come from? Let’s ground the reason for such a reaction in some theory. It’s better to really know why government’s overreach is a problem than to blindly claim it’s a problem without any theoretical footing. Click to read more.
“It proves incontestably, that the judiciary is beyond comparison the weakest of the three departments of power; that it can never attack with success either of the other two; and that all possible care is requisite to enable it to defend itself against their attacks.” —Hamilton.
In today’s post, I step through four basic assumptions that Hamilton made about the Court in his Federalist paper entitled The Judiciary Department. Click to read more.
There is a wealth of information and well thought out theory in the Federalist Papers. Hamilton says “No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution, can be valid.” Click to read a brief breakdown of this key Hamilton quote.