Tag: original intent
Delaware: Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Vol. 1, Ch. 13
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Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833
Volume 1, Chapter 13, DELAWARE
§ 126. AFTER Penn had become proprietary of Pennsylvania,...
Pennsylvania: Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Vol. 1, Ch. 12
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Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833
Volume 1, Chapter 12, PENNSYLVANIA
§ 121. PENNSYLVANIA was originally settled by different...
Constitutional Ignorance Led to a Tyranny of the Majority
GARRY M. GALLES, FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION
Constitution Day—September 17—marks the anniversary of its 1787 signing. Students will be taught about it...but not because of...
Rev. Daniel Shute: On Religious Tests, 1788
CALLED UNTO LIBERTY, AMERICAN FOUNDING ERA, REV. DANIEL SHUTE
Reverend Daniel Shute defends the proposed U.S. Constitution and specifically its prohibition of religious tests—Massachusetts Ratification...
The Proper Role of Government—Ezra Taft Benson
CALLED UNTO LIBERTY, 20TH CENTURY SERMONS, EZRA TAFT BENSON
1976
During this historic celebration of our nation’s Bicentennial, it seems appropriate to say something about the...
The Federalist Papers — No. 4 — John Jay
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Wednesday, November 7, 1787
Concerning Powers From Foreign Force and Influence
MY LAST paper assigned several reasons why the safety of the people...
Rhode Island—Vol. 1, Ch. 8, Commentaries on the Constitution, by Joseph Story
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Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833
Volume 1, Chapter 8, RHODE ISLAND
§ 94. RHODE ISLAND was originally settled by...
Connecticut: Vol. 1, Ch. 7, Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution
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Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833
Volume 1, Chapter 7, CONNECTICUT
§ 84. CONNECTICUT was originally settled under the protection...
Federalist Papers, No. 3, John Jay
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November 3, 1787
Plea for Union Continued
IT IS not a new observation that the people of any country (if, like the...
Federalist Papers, No. 2, John Jay
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Wednesday, October 31, 1787
Plea for Union
WHEN the people of America reflect that they are now called upon to decide a...
John Leland: Religious Liberty Promotes Greatest Revival of True Religion
CALLED UNTO LIBERTY, FOUNDING ERA SERMONS: JOHN LELAND
1791
Divines generally inform us that there is such a time to come (called the Latter-Day Glory) when...
Constitutional Checks on Spending and Debt
LIBERTY LETTERS WITH STEVE FARRELL
In the Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787, George Mason of Virginia, suggested:
the necessity of preventing the danger of...
Agreement of the Settlers at Exeter in New Hampshire
THEY WERE BELIEVERS, COLONIAL NEW HAMPSHIRE
March 16, 1680
Whereas it hath pleased the Lord to moue the heart of our Dread Soveraigne Charles, by the...
Liberty and Taxes
THE AMERICANIST: U.S. CONSTITUTION, BRADFORD SMITH
Source: The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, March 01, 1963
The American society is founded on the idea of individual liberty....
Federalist Papers, No. 1, Alexander Hamilton
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To the People of the State of New York—October 27, 1787
Introduction
AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficacy of the...
We Still Need the Electoral College
BY JOHN AND ANDY SCHLAFLY
Donald Trump won a spectacular victory, fair and square. Special thanks are due to his triumvirate of conservative advisers, Steve...
Origin and Title to the Territories of the Colonies
Commentaries On The Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, LL.D.
Book I, Chapter 1
§ 1. THE discovery of the Continent of America...
Federalist Papers No. 85: Alexander Hamilton
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Wednesday, August 13, Saturday, August 16, 1788
Brief Summary of Arguments For and Against the Proposed Constitution with a focus on...
Law Defined—Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary
THEY WERE BELIEVERS, NOAH WEBSTER
1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language
LAW, noun
1. A rule, particularly an established or permanent rule, prescribed by...
Law Defined—Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
THEY WERE BELIEVERS, NOAH WEBSTER
1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language
LAW, noun
1. A rule, particularly an established or permanent rule, prescribed by...
Federalist Papers No. 84, Alexander Hamilton
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Wednesday, July 16, Saturday, July 26, Saturday, August 9, 1788
Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered to...
Federalist Papers. No. 83, Alexander Hamilton
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Saturday, July 5, Wednesday, July 9, Saturday July 12, 1788
Judiciary in relation to trial by jury, interpreting written law of...
Federalist Papers No. 82, Alexander Hamilton
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Wednesday, July 2, 1788
The Judiciary Continued
THE erection of a new government, whatever care or wisdom may distinguish the work, cannot...
The Federalist Papers No. 81: Alexander Hamilton
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Wednesday, June 25, and Saturday, June 28, 1788
Judiciary Continued and the Distribution of the Judicial Authority
LET US now return to...
Federalist Papers No. 80, Alexander Hamilton
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Saturday, June 21, 1788
Judicial Powers and Jurisdiction
TO JUDGE with accuracy of the proper extent of the federal judicature, it will...
Federalist Papers No. 79, Alexander Hamilton
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The Judiciary Continued
NEXT to permanency in office, nothing can contribute more to the independence of the judges than a fixed...
Federalist Papers, No. 1: Alexander Hamilton
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Saturday, October 27, 1787
General Introduction
AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficacy of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon...
Federalist Papers No. 78, Alexander Hamilton
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June 14, 1788
The Judiciary Department
WE PROCEED now to an examination of the judiciary department of the proposed government.
In unfolding the defects...
The Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution
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1791
Amendment I
Religious establishment prohibited, Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, of assembly, and to petition.
Congress shall make no...
Federalist Papers No. 77, Hamilton
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April 2, 1788
The Appointing Power Continued, Other Executive Powers Considered
IT HAS been mentioned as one of the advantages to be...