Any time race and the Constitution comes up, it’s almost inevitable that someone involved in the conversation will accuse the Framers of the Constitution of severe racism, and point to the 3/5 Clause as evidence: Representatives and direct Taxes shall…
The XBox and the Lawn Mower
Two boys, Tyler and Dylan, 14-year-old twins who couldn’t be any different from each other, woke up one morning to find their grandfather Jim sitting at their kitchen table eating breakfast. Seeing Grandpa was quite a surprise, he lived more…
Why I’ll Never Run for Office
Politics is something that I follow a lot. It’s not necessarily that I enjoy politics, that would be akin to enjoying watching farmers shovel manure in a cattle barn, but rather it’s a desire to leave a better world for…
Tough Questions for Republicans
Over the last couple of years, I have drastically reduced the amount of posts I do on political issues, to the point of doing almost none. This is something I thought was interesting though, and would like to share my…
The American Form of Government
In the next podcast episode of Echo Zoe Radio, I mentioned a video about the various types of government that I had watched recently. This is that video:
Federalist Number 85
Concluding Remarks From McLean’s Edition, New York Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: ACCORDING to the formal division of the subject of these papers, announced in my first number, there would appear still to remain…
Federalist Number 84
Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered From McLean’s Edition, New York Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: IN THE course of the foregoing review of the Constitution, I have taken…
Federalist Number 83
The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury From McLean’s Edition, New York Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE objection to the plan of the convention, which has met with most success in…
Federalist Number 82
The Judiciary Continued From McLean’s Edition, New York Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE erection of a new government, whatever care or wisdom may distinguish the work, cannot fail to originate questions of intricacy…
Federalist Number 81
The Judiciary Continued, and the Distribution of the Judicial Authority From McLean’s Edition, New York Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: LET US now return to the partition of the judiciary authority between different courts,…
Federalist Number 80
The Powers of the Judiciary From McLean’s Edition, New York Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: To JUDGE with accuracy of the proper extent of the federal judicature, it will be necessary to consider, in…
Federalist Number 79
The Judiciary Continued From McLean’s Edition, New York Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: NEXT to permanency in office, nothing can contribute more to the independence of the judges than a fixed provision for their…
Federalist Number 78
The Judiciary Department From McLean’s Edition, New York Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: WE PROCEED now to an examination of the judiciary department of the proposed government. In unfolding the defects of the existing…
Federalist Number 77
The Appointing Power Continued and Other Powers of the Executive Considered From the New York Packet Friday, April 4, 1788 Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: IT HAS been mentioned as one of the advantages…
Federalist Number 76
The Appointing Power of the Executive From the New York Packet Tuesday, April 1, 1788 Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE President is “to NOMINATE, and, by and with the advice and consent of…