Constitution
The Constitutional Scam Nobody Told You About
Two vague words gave Congress unlimited power. Itโs the greatest Constitutional scam in American history. In 1791, Alexander Hamilton laid down the blueprint. Jefferson, Madison, and others immediately called it a profound betrayal, warning that if Hamiltonโs view...
TARIFFS: First Debate was Power, Not Trade
Hamilton vs Madison and Jefferson. The first great economic debate under the Constitution was about tariffs, and it actually started under the Articles of Confederation. But the debate wasnโt about protectionism vs free trade. It was dueling forms of government...
Who are the Militia? YOU.
George Mason said the militia consisted of the whole people. Today, that definition has been twisted, ignored, or totally forgotten. Talk about militia and most people will look at you like some kind of fringe nutjob. But the founders saw the militia as a highly armed...
When States Had Backbone: The Militia Showdown They Never Teach
Does the federal government have unilateral power to call forth the militia? During the War of 1812, New England states not only said no, but they used the principles of the 10th Amendment to actively interpose and resist federal demands for mobilizing the militia....