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.
Some truths behind the Robert Hur theatre
As much as people try to convince you otherwise, Congressional committee hearings are more political theatre than searches for the truth. This can be seen if we take a closer look at the recent House Judiciary Committee hearing regarding Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report on his investigation into the Biden document scandal. Contrary to what…
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Not reading the fine print is costly
Have you ever looked at the terms and conditions for your mobile phone, your internet service, or other services you use? I bet if you did, you’d be shocked. How often have you heard it’s important to read a contract before signing it? Have you considered how important it must be for people actually to…
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413 – How the 16th Amendment Destroyed the Republic
As April 15th approaches, and people spend valuable time and money on filing their income tax return. While plenty of people grouse and complain about paying income taxes, most don’t realize that the cause of their pain is the actions of the states back in 1913. When the states ratified the Sixteenth Amendment they did more than just help the feds collect income taxes, they fundamentally changed the republic for the worse.
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Wishing for better days is not planning…
Wishing is not planning. Just because you want something to work out doesn’t mean it will. Yet it seems that wishful thinking is how most government plans are made. Today, I’m going to look at some recent examples of politicians’ wishful thinking. Maybe seeing how things are being done will encourage us to find better…
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Vilifying guns while encouraging crime
There’s a line from the movie Hunt for Red October, “I’m a politician, which means I’m a cheat and a liar, and when I’m not kissing babies, I’m stealing their lollypops.” Today, it seems like when they’re not kissing up to their base, they’re stealing our rights. Take, for example, the ATF’s Demand 2 program, which is…
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Putting our money where their mouths are
We’ve all heard the phrase, “Put your money where your mouth is.” It’s meant to push someone to put some skin in the game. But there’s another way of looking at it as well. How dedicated to an idea can you be if you’re not willing to put something of value on the line? What we put…
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Election madness
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad world, and we are deep in the middle of it. We have Trump’s ballot access and the aftermath of Super Tuesday, and that’s just the first week of March. The border crisis is raging, along with the battle between Texas and the federal government regarding enforcing the border. And…
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What can we learn from the border crisis
The story is told of Nero fiddling while Rome burned. Some have claimed that Joe Biden is fiddling while the southern border burns, but that would not be fair. After all, it’s not as if Joe Biden has done nothing about the border. He’s been pouring gasoline on that fire since the day he was…
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