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.
255 – Is the Fox guarding the Henhouse?
It seems we too frequently forget that the courts are part of our government. Several groups petitioned the government, in the form of the federal courts, for a redress of the grievances that state actors other than their legislatures changed the manner of holding elections. When the supreme Court denied to hear these cases, it…
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254 – CDC Eviction Ban Follow-up
I recorded a video back in September about the CDC’s “order” banning evictions. Well a U.S. District judge in Texas agreed that the CDC’s order is unconstitutional. So let’s ponder the judges opinion, next on The Constitution Study.
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253 – Congressional Speech Police
Did you hear about the representatives who pressured cable providers to stop hosting news outlets they don’t like? No, that isn’t the straight line to a joke, it’s real life. And if we aren’t careful, it’s free speech in America that will become a joke.
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252 – Ruled by Fear
There’s an old saying when it comes to the news media, “If it bleeds, it leads!” Taken to the extreme, we see Americans being ruled not so much by laws but by fear. Tonight I want to discuss how people have used COVID to rule by fear, and it’s not just the politicians who are doing it.
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251 – Is a federal Minimum Wage law Constitutional?
There’s a lot of talk lately about a new federal minimum wage. I thought this would be a good time not only to ask the question, is it constitutional, but to look at a couple of supreme Court cases about it from our history.
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250 – Does government rule the people?
This country was formed with a radical idea, that the people rule the government rather than the government ruling the people. That idea has been eroded almost since the beginning. But the rate at which the people have voluntarily given up their sovereignty to become servants of government has exploded over the last few decades. So today I want to ponder the power structure the Framers created, compare it to how we live today, and consider some ideas to preserve rights and liberties in America.
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249 – H.R. 1 – The Corruption of Future Elections Act
After the fiasco of the 2020 election, I was not surprised when a bill claiming to fix the problem was introduced in Congress. H.R. 1, titled the “For the People Act of 2021” is actually an attempt to remove the states from controlling the voting process, centralize power in Washington, D.C., and open even more opportunities for fraud and malfeasance in future elections. In other words, if there was truth in legislative advertising this bill would be called the “Corruption of Future Elections Act of 2021”.
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248 – More Examples of State’s Infringing on Rights and Liberties
When it comes to rights and liberty, 2020 was a dumpster fire. Tonight, I want to look at some of the more recent examples of states infringing on the rights of their people, and discuss what the American people have taught their governments.
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