Month: August 2023

The Punishment in the Process

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The process is the punishment. The idea is that you don’t need to win. You can punish someone by simply putting them through the pain and costs of defending themselves. Whether done by government actors or activists, there are plenty of people who have learned to use the system to punish their enemies. You cannot prevent others from being evil, but you can learn how to not be…

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Rule by Fear

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – F.D.R. famously said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” In America today, it seems we are so afraid of fear that we’ll throw our rights out the window. First, it was the climate hoax. A bunch of (usually) government-funded scientists said we’re all going to die, and we were willing to give up control of our energy independence in homage to the climate gods. Next, we knelt to…

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Educated Into Imbecility!

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Have you ever noticed how often it is the well-educated that come up with the dumbest ideas? How often do we see ideas coming out of colleges and universities that just ignore reality yet keep on going? That’s not to say that colleges and universities don’t have their place. I want my doctor, engineer, and architect to have studied the realities they need to keep healthy and safe. And…

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384 – When are Constitutional Amendments Unconstitutional?

Since last year’s Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned the court’s precedent in Roe v. Wade, there has been a flurry of work on both sides of the debate. Some states passed legislation restricting access to abortions except for medically sound reasons, others to not only secure abortion access in law but effectively declare themselves abortion sanctuary states. Some groups are working to enshrine abortion in their state’s constitution. With all of the heated rhetoric on both sides, one question never seems to be asked. Would of these state constitutional amendments be constituional?