Constitutional Convention

History Ignored: James Wilson’s Speech on the Constitution

by Michael Boldin | Oct 5, 2020 | Audio/Video, Constitutional Convention, James Wilson, Path to Liberty, State Ratifying Conventions

On Oct. 6, 1787, just over a week after the Confederation Congress voted to send the proposed Constitution to the 13 states for consideration, future Supreme Court justice James Wilson gave one the most prominent and important speeches in support of ratification. Yet,...

The 10th Amendment: An Introduction

by Michael Boldin | Apr 15, 2020 | 10th Amendment, Audio/Video, Constitutional Convention, Founding Fathers, History, Path to Liberty, State Ratifying Conventions

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” What does it mean, why did they think it was so important? And would we even have a...

Gouverneur Morris’s Rewriting of the Constitution

by Michael Rappaport | Mar 11, 2019 | Constitution, Constitutional Convention, Gouverneur Morris

Recently, the Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism held its annual Works-in-Progress Conference. One of the papers was written by Dean William Treanor of Georgetown Law School. (Both Bill and I were at Yale Law School as students and we both wrote...

The Constitution: A League of States Rather than a National Government

by Dave Benner | Sep 17, 2018 | Constitution, Constitutional Convention, History

Today in 1787, representatives in Philadelphia signed the finalized United States Constitution. This occurred after a summer filled with contrasting proposals and rigorous debate. The convention decided upon a league of states rather than a national government,...

James Madison’s Federalism Flip-Flop

by Michael Boldin | Apr 9, 2018 | Audio/Video, Constitutional Convention, James Madison, Tenther Essentials

TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript here. Here’s the bottom line: Feature or flaw, states are not required to help enforce federal acts. Opting out of them is a powerful...

What the Founders Rejected at the Convention is Important to Understand

by Michael Boldin | May 20, 2017 | Constitution, Constitutional Convention, Founding Fathers, Founding Principles

This is today’s Tenther newsletter, which everyone in the nullification movement gets daily or weekly. Be one of them – and Become a member here to support the TAC. Our topic for the day: The Philadelphia Convention started 230 years ago this week. While...

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