Founding Fathers
Ignore the Court? The Real Checks and Balances in the Founders Constitution
The Constitution is supreme – not acts of Congress, not a presidentโs views, and not court opinions. The Framers repeatedly affirmed this. So, who decides when the Constitution is violated? For the Founders, the answer was everyone. And thatโs the key to what...
3 War Powers Myths That Totally Misrepresent the Constitution
โUntil war is Constitutionally declared, the nation and all its members must observe and preserve peace.โ That was John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States. But today, few people even understand what this means – or how Founders like Washington,...
Forgotten Lessons from James Otis: Warnings We Ignored
Years before the Declaration of Independence, James Otis Jr. laid the intellectual foundation for the American Revolution – championing natural rights, property rights, and the necessity of resisting tyranny. To commemorate his birthday on February 5, 1725,...
A Weapon to Destroy Freedom: Founders’ Forgotten Warnings
The โcustomary weaponโ to destroy freedom. Thatโs how George Washington described the danger of turning a blind eye to violations of the Constitution – and he wasnโt alone. The Founders warned us that every overstep, every excuse, and every precedent sets us on...