Amending the Constitution
Amending the US Constitution: A Basic Guide Rob Natelson, June 7, 2019 Widespread public dissatisfaction with the federal government has sparked interest in recalibrating the system. One obvious way to [...]
Liz Wheeler on the EC
https://youtu.be/VpS68ny7N0M The Electoral College is a democracy hybrid protecting us from the dangers of a pure democracy. Even though we have elements of democracy, we are a constitutional republic. Each [...]
National Debt Crisis Growing
The US Is 5 Years Away from a National Debt Death Spiral. Here's Why Net interest on the national debt has become one of the fastest growing segments of federal [...]
More Government Abuse
WSJ May 25, 2019 A Navy Veteran Went to Prison for Digging Ponds in the Mountains The Supreme Court can remedy the injustice done by the EPA’s unclear ‘navigable waters’ [...]
Death Watch
[Editor's note: This essay transcends religious boundaries reminding us of our mortality, our God and our connections with humanity] Deathwatch By Daniel Greenfield, May 23, 2019 Deathwatch This is not an [...]
Scalia and Article V
https://youtu.be/wB3ERZjMTPE Anton Scalia believed and was out-spoken on the Constitution's Article V convention amending clause. Washington DC has for generations been abusing the Founders document. Will they self-correct? No, we [...]
Myth #8: The System is Rigged
Electoral College Myth #8: Candidates who lose the popular vote shouldn’t win the White House. The system is rigged! by Tara Ross October 18, 2016 Myth number 8 in my series on [...]
The Global Crisis of Democracy
WSJ May 18, 2019 As China and Russia attack free governments and push strongman rule, the U.S. has gone silent—and a new tide of authoritarianism is gathering. By Larry Diamond [...]
Three Moments in America
November 8th, 2016 – America’s Third Machiavellian Moment by Rodney Dodsworth May 20, 2019 The typical characterization of Niccolo’ Machiavelli (1469 – 1527) today is that of a cold advocate of [...]
A Solution for a Broken DC
A Solution As Big As The Problem Michael P. Farris, JD, LLM, Convention of States Action — Senior Fellow for Constitutional Studies We See Four Major Abuses Perpetrated by the [...]
To Our Sailors
Where our Sailors Rest by Rodney Dodsworth May 24, 2019 “If you ever want to sleep with a blonde again, you had better shoot down these bastards as soon as they come [...]
Give Anti-Federalists Their Due
Rodney Dodsworth February 12, 2018 Riot and mayhem welcomed the draft Constitution when it made the Philadelphia newspapers. Advocates of the new plan held a majority in the Pennsylvania legislature, [...]
Good Reads!
A Digest of Some Especially Good Related Reads – by Stuart MacPhail May 2019 Restoring America’s Soul is a new book by Rita Dunaway, legal consultant for the Convention of States [...]
Myth #7: Wasted Votes in ‘Safe’ States
Electoral College Myth #7: The System Disenfranchises Voters Who Live in “Safe” States by Tara Ross October 11, 2016 Myth number 7 in my series on Electoral College Myths! Please don’t miss [...]
Justice Scalia Supported Article V!
Mischaracterized Views of Antonin Scalia Debunked – by Stuart MacPhail May 2019 The views of former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia have been repeatedly distorted by anti-Article V campaigners. Over [...]
The NPV is Unfair; Electoral College is Fair.
https://www.facebook.com/DailyBriefingFNC/videos/312639649563896/ The Electoral College has always supported democracy and the majority while at the same time protecting minorities as happened in Michigan in 2016. Small states are not overrun by [...]
Social Security is Not Insurance for Old Age
Unlike Actual Insurance, Social Security "Insurance" Creates More Risk for the Future From society’s perspective, then, Social Security acts as reverse insurance, leaving less for the future. Gary M. Galles [...]
…Increased Spending, Not Decreased Revenue!
Senator Grassley: Higher Deficits are Not Due to Decreased Revenue by Stuart MacPhail May 2019 The Des Moines Register (Iowa) published an editorial on the federal debt and annual deficit. During March, [...]
America Led a Billion Out of Poverty
https://youtu.be/aIEb9g0mvsQ America's gift to the world has lifted over a billion people out of poverty since the 1980's through the tenants of capitalism. No other system, including socialism, has ever [...]
Myth #6: Equal Voting
Electoral College Myth #6: Eliminating the Electoral College would make every vote equal by Tara Ross October 4, 2016 Myth number 6 in my series on Electoral College Myths! Please don’t miss the [...]
