Author: Paul Engel

375 – The Role of Congress

When I started studying the Constitution, I was struck both by how much I had not been taught in school, and how much of what I was taught was wrong. Based on the questions I’ve been asked and the assertions that have been presented to me, a lack of knowledge about the Constitution is almost universal in America. As I watch news coverage, politicians, pundits, and everyday people make claims about the different parts of government can do, can’t do, or is required to do, it has become obvious that a basic understanding of how the United States government is organized is not only needed, but missing. So I’m starting a three-part series explaining the roles of the three branches of government. We’ll start where the Constitution starts, the legislative branch.

374 – Enforcing the Requirement to Organize Act

Richard Trumka calls it the “Protecting the Right to Organize Act”. What it should be called is the “Takeover and Socialism of Labor Act”. While they claim that the act is to protect the right to organize, a look at the language of the bill shows that this is not about protecting the right to unionize, but forcing people to do so. Once again we see the federal government illegally regulating employment, coercing people to join a collective, and doing all it can to destroy small business.

373 – Convention of States

I’ve written before about the Convention of States movement, but this is a topic I’m frequently asked about. I know plenty of people both for and against such a convention, and I’ve written about their concerns as well. However, I’ve been asked to write not about the movement, but about the convention itself. So once again, let’s dive into the Convention of States, look at the pros and cons, and decide for ourselves if this is the solution to America’s problems.

PRESS RELEASE: Constitution Study Mini-Bootcamp in Shelbyville, TN July 1st, 2023

SHELBYVILLE, TN – June 7, 2023, [The Constitution Study] – The Constitution Study is proud to announce that we will be holding a Constitution Study Mini-Bootcamp in Shelbyville, TN on July 1, 2023. The goal of this Mini-Bootcamp is not simply to introduce you to The Constitution Study Patriots, but for you to leave with the…

372 – The Durham Report – Justice Delayed

By now I’m sure you’ve heard about the Durham report. There have certainly been enough reports, at least on the non-corporate media sites. With all of the points of view on the net, I thought it was time to review the document myself and share my thoughts with what I hope is an attentive world. At 316 pages, the report is fairly long, so I will focus soon the Executive Summary. Besides, what I found there was enough to fill an episode all by itself.

371 – Memorial Day

Once a year America sets aside a day to preserve the memory of those who have given their last full measure of devotion to this country. This day of memory is relegated by many to a simple holiday, a day off of work and a chance for a cookout. For others, it is a time for parades and decorating cemeteries. Regardless of how you treat this day, it is a day to remember the honored dead, those who gave their lives so we could live free. I think we owe it to them, to our families, and to ourselves to honor their sacrifice and do all we can to secure the blessings of liberty for everyone.

370 – Corruptly or Not Corruptly, That is the Question

A recent decision by the D.C. Court of Appeals may have an interesting impact on the prosecutions of those charged with the Capitol breech on January 6, 2021. The case of United States v. Fischer appeals three decisions in lower courts reading the charge of “Obstruction of an Official Proceeding” (18 U.S.C. §1512(c)(2)). Since many of those charged regarding the January 6th incident were charged until this statue, the decision could have wide ranging impacts. It all comes down to the question of did these people act corruptly?

369 – Monopoly Money

When I turned 16, I wanted a car, just like pretty much every other American teenage boy. When I asked my father for financial help getting my first car, he told me that if I didn’t get the money myself, I would value the car. I didn’t like that answer, but as Thomas Paine said in The American Crisis, “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly”. it turns out my father was wise to make me work for my first car.

We are not here today to talk about teenagers and their cars, but of the trillions of dollars the United States spends each and every year. First, we should ask if our employees in Washington, D.C. are spending our money wisely, or like some spoiled rich brat, are they treating our hard earned cash like Monopoly money? Once we answer that, the next obvious question is, do we cut up Uncle Sam’s credit cards before all 330 million of us are bankrupt?