Month: October 2021
Constitution Study Live Q&A – October 28, 2021
You bring the questions, I’ll bring the answers!
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288 – Permanent Apportionment Gaslighting
When you hear a lie so often that you think it’s the truth, we say you’ve been “gaslighted”. That is just as true for government as any other part of your life. From early in the 20th century, Congress has been telling the American people the lie that they limited the number of members in the House of Representatives by law. That law is invalid and void. Yet the American people sit back and allow their employees in Congress to violate the law, and do so with blatant disregard for the supreme law of the land and their oath or affirmation to support it. We act like the people in the Hans Christian Anderson tale, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. We nod our heads and go along with what we’ve been told our entire lives, that the House of Representatives legally has 435 members. I’m here to play the role of the small boy in the story and cry out “The Emperor has no clothes.” Specifically, that the House of Representatives has denied you the proper representation you are entitled to in Congress, and it’s about time we do something about it.
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287 – Privacy vs Government Interest
Most Americans believe they have a right to privacy. Many Americans want governments to protect them from “bad actors”. What happens when our right to privacy collides with our desire for government to protect us? A recent Supreme Court case out of California involves the question of how far government can go to protect us. Specifically, is it necessary for governments to collect data about citizens in order to find criminals? As William Pitt (the Younger) said “Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.” While this case deals with California law, we should be asking bigger question. Does “government interest” trump our rights and the Constitutions of our states and the United States?
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286 – Is Transgenderism Contagious?
A recent case out of the Court of Appeals of the State of California brings up some interesting questions. First, does someone have the legal right to tell you how to refer to them? Second, does a mental disorder give someone the legal authority to infringe on the rights of others. The opinion in this case shows the irrationality of both the transgender activists and the judicial branch. Which leads me to a question, is the mental confusion we call transgenderism contagious?
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285 – Promoting Freedom or Just Another Form of Tyranny?
Many people have pointed to Florida as an example of a state protecting the rights and liberty of its citizens. They point to the state’s responses to COVID and Big-Tech as examples of not just upholding the rights of those in the Sunshine State, but specifically the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis. Meanwhile, an objective look at some recent legislation and executive actions shows that when it comes to rights and liberty, not all in Florida is sunshine.
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