The Constitution Doesn’t Enforce Itself
The Constitution doesn’t enforce itself. It never did and never will. Even James Madison, the so-called father of the Constitution – knew this. in Federalist 48 he wrote that a mere demarcation on parchment of the constitutional limits of the several...
Benjamin Franklin’s Articles of Confederation
In July 1775, Benjamin Franklin introduced a formal plan for uniting the colonies – “The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.” He read it to the Second Continental Congress nearly a year before the Declaration of Independence and the first drafts of...
Imaginary vs Real Dangers: Patrick Henry’s Anti-Federalist Speech No. 4
In his 4th speech during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry made the case that the constitution was being sold as a response to dangers that didn’t truly exist – but instead created an even greater one, consolidation. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday...