The Consent of the Governed
We Must Understand the Consent of the Governed Happy New Year 2019 and welcome to a new beginning. By Mike Kapic January 1, 2019 The 2019 resolution: Understanding the Declaration’s meaning of the “consent of the governed.” Despite [...]
Comments on the 14th Amendment
WSJ 11/10/18 Letter to the Editor Parsing Jurisdiction in the 14th Amendment 700 words Regarding your editorial “Rewriting the Fourteenth Amendment” (Oct. 31): The Constitution has two requirements for automatic citizenship: being born on U.S. soil, and being [...]
50 Years of Federal Gun Control
The 1968 Gun Control Act: 50 Years of Federal Gun Control Gun owners must recognize that infringements like the GCA of 1968 must never be tolerated by anyone who believes in the right to self-defense. Jose Nino October [...]
The Reason We Need the Electoral College
The Riots In France Perfectly Illustrate Why We Need The Electoral College A popular vote is based on a distorted expectation about government and rewards the wrong kind of leaders -- urban demagogues. By Auguste Meyrat DECEMBER 13, 2018 The [...]
Repeal of the 17th Amendment
The Reform The Senate Needs Is The End Of Directly Electing Senators In returning power to the states, Americans would be bringing government closer to the people, where it belongs. By William Lane DECEMBER 10, 2018 In the wake of [...]
Happy Birthday, Bill of Rights!
The Bill of Rights are 227 years old today By Horace Cooper Adopted December 15, 1791 when the Virginia legislature ratified it, making it a part of the Constitution. Virginia was final state required to approve of the [...]