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,...
James Madison’s Forgotten Plan to Stop Federal Tyranny Revealed
The states are โduty bound to interpose.โ Thatโs how James Madison put it in his Virginia Resolutions, passed Dec 21 and 24, 1798, against the Alien and Sedition acts. They answer a timeless question: What should be done when the federal government oversteps its...