Month: March 2021
257 – Ignorance is Not Bliss
I recently saw the body cam video of a Galveston, TX police officer arresting a woman for not wearing a mask in a local bank. While many seem to be appalled by the actions of the officer, I see this as an excellent example of how ignorance of our rights has led to the situation this woman was in.
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256 – State Monetary Practice
Are states beginning to exert control of their own monetary policy by establishing gold and silver a money?
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255 – Is the Fox guarding the Henhouse?
It seems we too frequently forget that the courts are part of our government. Several groups petitioned the government, in the form of the federal courts, for a redress of the grievances that state actors other than their legislatures changed the manner of holding elections. When the supreme Court denied to hear these cases, it…
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254 – CDC Eviction Ban Follow-up
I recorded a video back in September about the CDC’s “order” banning evictions. Well a U.S. District judge in Texas agreed that the CDC’s order is unconstitutional. So let’s ponder the judges opinion, next on The Constitution Study.
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253 – Congressional Speech Police
Did you hear about the representatives who pressured cable providers to stop hosting news outlets they don’t like? No, that isn’t the straight line to a joke, it’s real life. And if we aren’t careful, it’s free speech in America that will become a joke.
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252 – Ruled by Fear
There’s an old saying when it comes to the news media, “If it bleeds, it leads!” Taken to the extreme, we see Americans being ruled not so much by laws but by fear. Tonight I want to discuss how people have used COVID to rule by fear, and it’s not just the politicians who are doing it.
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251 – Is a federal Minimum Wage law Constitutional?
There’s a lot of talk lately about a new federal minimum wage. I thought this would be a good time not only to ask the question, is it constitutional, but to look at a couple of supreme Court cases about it from our history.
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250 – Does government rule the people?
This country was formed with a radical idea, that the people rule the government rather than the government ruling the people. That idea has been eroded almost since the beginning. But the rate at which the people have voluntarily given up their sovereignty to become servants of government has exploded over the last few decades. So today I want to ponder the power structure the Framers created, compare it to how we live today, and consider some ideas to preserve rights and liberties in America.
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