It All Started with the Central Bank
The arguments supporting the creation of the First Bank of the U.S. became the basis for a loose constitutional construction that flipped the system on its head. Instead of a federal government exercising powers “few and defined,” it gave us a central government with...Alexander Hamilton flipped the switch - from expressly delegated powers under the #constitution - to pretty much whatever the people in power want to do under his doctrine of "implied powers." @mmaharrey10th pic.twitter.com/f9zNB1OYQF
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America’s Greatest Flip-Flop?
Nobody is surprised when politicians flip-flop. But who was the greatest American political flip-flopper? My vote goes to Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton flipped the switch – from expressly delegated powers under the #constitution – to pretty much...
Thomas Jefferson: The Constitution vs the National Bank
In 1791, Thomas Jefferson wrote his Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank, opposing it primarily on 10th Amendment grounds. He also rejected claims that used the commerce, general welfare and necessary and proper clauses. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday...