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.
273 – Adoption in the Keystone State
What is the role of government in enforcing societal norms? Does the state have the legal power to force compliance with its preferred worldview? A religious freedom case pitting the city of Philadelphia against Catholic Social Services has had its day at the Supreme Court. While the court correctly found for Catholic Social Services, the details prove that judges and lawyers at all levels have a serious comprehension problems when it comes to reading the Constituiton of the United States.
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Constituition Study Q&A – July 8, 2021
This week we had a great discussion covering court packing, Biden’s vaccine push, and the Louisana Purchase.
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Constitution Study Q&A, July 8, 2021
Join us for a discussion of current events and the chance to get your constitutional questions answered.
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272 – Re-Declaration of Independence
As we celebrate the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, I think it’s important that we take some time and perform a self-examination of the independence to which those men pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. If we compare the federal government today to the king we declared independence from then, I think we’ll find them much more alike than we would find comfortable. So today, let us redeclare our independence, not from the government in Washington, D.C., but from the men and women who have corrupted the legacy we celebrate today, from the unjust powers they are exercising, and the tyranny they are attempting to impose on the American people.
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A Few Minutes of Your Time
I know you’re busy, but can you please give me a few minutes of your time?
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271 – California Dreaming of the 2nd Amendment
Many in California dream of exercising their right of self-defense protected by the Second Amendment to the Constituiton of the United States. That’s because today they are living in a nightmare of laws and regulation designed to prevent otherwise law abiding citizens from exercising the right to keep and bear arms. The recent case Miller v. Bonta, may sound like a blow for freedom in the golden state. The opinion itself however, is more of a “good news/bad news” situation.
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Constitution Study Q&A – June 24, 2021
This week we discussed the Declaration of Independence, law schools, due process, and more.
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270 – Oregon Counties Vote to Secede Into Idaho
By now most of you have probably heard the reports of counties that have voted to break away from Oregon and become part of Idaho. While this type of vote is not unheard of, and many pundits have claimed there is precedent, should these counties get their wish, it would be a first time event in American history. Let’s cut through the political positioning, wishful thinking, and questionable constitutional analysis to see what it would take for these counties to move between states.
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