“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.”
As noted in three prior posts—here, here, and here—there were very many documentary antecedents to the Constitution. This series is designed to correct the claim that the Constitution’s framers had little available guidance and/or that they “just made things up.” This...
Happy Birthday, Benjamin Franklin! Born today in 1706. The quote in the image below is one of our favorites, and quite relevant for today. It was first written by Franklin for the Pennsylvania Assembly in its Reply to the Governor (11 Nov. 1755) A little-known fact...
