Bill of Rights
A Day of Mourning: Bill of Rights Day
Ratified on Dec. 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights has been absolutely trashed for generations. Although many people will sing its praises – for just this one day of the year – “Bill of Rights Day” should really be a day of mourning – recognizing what the...
Protect the Foundation
Thomas Jefferson said the Tenth Amendment is the “foundation” of the Constitution. That foundation is being destroyed by allowing the feds to exercise unconstitutional powers. Jefferson also told us how to protect that foundation. View this post on...
An Insult to the 9th Amendment?
Damon Root at Reason.com thinks the recent Dobbs decision is an “insult to the 9th Amendment.” His position is based on two faulty premises: 1. That “originalism” is based on what the opponents of the Constitution worried the document would do...
Incorporation: Applying the Bill of Rights to the States
Incorporation – the legal doctrine whereby the Supreme Court applies the Bill of Rights to the states, was not part of the original, legal meaning of the Constitution. Instead, it arose out of the 14th Amendment, and the court first started applying it...