Theft of Power: Usurpation
“Treason against the sovereignty of the people” is how St. George Tucker described usurpation – or theft – of power by government. But this view was nothing new – the founders and old revolutionaries had long understood usurpation to be...
An Act Against the Constitution is Void
Void. Thatโs how many leading founders and old revolutionaries described acts that go beyond the powers authorized by the Constitution. But they donโt become void in practice by merely saying so. It takes people who โunderstand their rights and are disposed to defend...
The Real Constitutional Crisis We’re Facing
Most things people call a โcrisisโ are really just symptoms of a much deeper problem, our real โconstitutional crisis.โ The path forward starts with the Constitution, and get some insight in this episode from Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, Samuel Adams, and George...