Author: Paul Engel
Like many of you, I am a product of the public schools. Like many of you I thought the Constitution was for lawyers and judges. One day I read the Constitution, and was surprised to find I didn't need a law degree to understand it. Then I read the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers and even the Anti-Federalist Papers. As I learned more and more about our founding fathers and documents I saw how little we know about how our country was designed to work and how many people just didn't care. I started The Constitution Study to help those who also want read and study our Constitution.
The 10th Amendment
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. U.S. Constitution, Amendment X While researching the Tenth Amendment, I wanted to get an idea of just how many powers not delegated to the federal government they…
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024 – The General Welfare Clause
In this episode we’ll look at the General Welfare clause, what we’re told it means compared to what those who ratified it think. Check out this episode!
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General Welfare Clause
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 There are several phrases in the Constitution that are regularly misrepresented. One of the most common is Congress’s…
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023 – Does “In God We Trust” Violates Separation of Church and State?
In this episode I answer the question ‘Does “In God We Trust’ violate separation of church and state?” Check out this episode!
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Regulations and the State of the Union
I watched a Right Angle YouTube video last night and while I’m usually in agreement with most of what these gentlemen say, I was terribly disappointed with their position on a proposed federal regulation regarding drug advertising.
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Thugocracy
In the latest example of intolerance run amuck, the Daily Press of Victorville, CA reported that the banners for an Orange County crusade was removed from a local mall. You’re probably asking: Why did they have to remove the banners? After two weeks of being in the malls, the Irvine Company contacted Harvest and told…
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Check out my Author Page
I’ve published a few essays on Amazon and have plans to publish many more. You can follow me and keep up to date on what I’m publishing on my new author page at Amazon. http://amazon.com/author/paulengel
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022 – What is the Purpose of Government
In this episode we’ll look at what the purpose of goverment is and how our federal government is doing. Check out this episode!
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