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John Langdon died SEPTEMBER 18, 1819
American Minute with Bill Federer
John Langdon was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1741 and grew up as a member of the North Congregational...
Politicians are tempted toward ‘legal plunder’
American Minute with Bill Federer
The Constitutional Convention was in a deadlock over how large and small states could be represented equally.
Some delegates left.
Then, on...
Ben Franklin: Have We Now Forgotten That Powerful Friend?
Liberty Letters, Benjamin Franklin
In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this...
Failed Republicans Want to Rewrite the Constitution
BY PHYLISS SCHLAFLY
Did you ever wonder why unsuccessful candidates merely “suspend” their campaigns after losing a key primary, instead of terminating them? Surely all...
Constitutional Convention: May 14, 25, 1787
FOUNDERS CORNER LIBRARY: MAJOR WORKS
James Madison's Notes: Federal Convention of 1787
May 14, 25, 1787
Monday May 14th 1787 was the day fixed for the meeting...
MA Convention, 19 Jan. 1788, Powers of the Senate discussed
The Debates In The Several State Conventions On The Adoption Of The Federal Constitution, by Jonathan Elliot
In Convention at Boston, Massachusetts, Jan. 19, 1788
SATURDAY,...
Divine Assistance in America’s Founding
American Minute with Bill Federer
The Constitutional Convention was in a deadlock over how large and small states could be represented equally.
Some delegates left.
Then, on...
Federalist Papers No. 78, Alexander Hamilton
FOUNDERS CORNER: MAJOR WORKS
June 14, 1788
The Judiciary Department
WE PROCEED now to an examination of the judiciary department of the proposed government.
In unfolding the defects...
Roger Sherman and the Constitutional Convention
American Minute with Bill Federer
He was the only person to sign all four of America's founding documents:
Articles of Association-1774,
Declaration of Independence-1776,
Articles of Confederation-1777,
U.S. Constitution-1787.
Who...
The Left’s Attempt to Repeal the First Amendment
BY PHYLISS SCHLAFLY
Dissatisfied with ignoring the Constitution through judicial supremacy and executive overreach, liberals in Congress now want to repeal its essential provisions, starting...
How the Campaign Amendment Will Silence Free Speech
Amending the First Amendment
HANS A. VON SPAKOVSKY AND ELIZABETH SLATTERY, HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Abstract
Frustrated with the Supreme Court’s consistent defense of political speech protected by the...
Unexpected Suggestions forConstitutional Changes
BY PHYLISS SCHLAFLY
It looks like all sorts of people are joining the game of rewriting parts of the U.S. Constitution. It started with state...
Florida: HM 381 Puts Constitution At Risk
We need your help. HM 381 is a bill to call for a Constitutional Convention of the States (Con Con). Please Contact the Florida...
New Threat of Constitutional Convention
LIBERTY ALERTS, EAGLE FORUM
This Saturday is not just about pausing to remember the stealth bombing of Pearl Harbor and the brave individuals whose lives...
Advice from a Real Authority on an Article V Con Con
BY PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
Several men who present themselves as constitutional authorities have posted articles on the internet calling for a new national convention to introduce...
Rewriting Our U.S. Constitution
BY PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
Have you ever attended a Republican or a Democratic National Convention? If so, you've seen the bedlam, the emotion of conflicts on...
More on Article V
BY PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
Some prominent Americans have been talking on television recently about the possibility of calling a national convention to propose amendments to the...
Article V in Our Future? – Schlafly
BY PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
Out of exasperation with the flouting of the Constitution by Barack Obama, and the way Congress is letting them get by with...
The Event is in the Hand of God
BY STEVE FARRELL
As the delegates filtered in the week and a half prior to the start of the Constitutional Convention in May of 1787,...
Liberty Alert: Stop the Compact for America Con-Con Initiative
LIBERTY ALERTS, JBS FREEDOM CAMPAIGN
Ever since the early 1980s when 32 out of the necessary 34 states (two-thirds) had petitioned Congress to call a...