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.
104 – Precrime Comes to Congress
We all want to be safe. None of us wants to be a victim of violence, but what are we willing to give up in an effort to secure that safety? And once we’ve paid the price for the promise of safety, will we find it worth the cost? Let’s discuss that next, on The…
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104 – Precrime Comes to Congress
We all want to be safe. None of us wants to be a victim of violence, but what are we willing to give up in an effort to secure that safety? And once we’ve paid the price for the promise of safety, will we find it worth the cost? Let’s discuss that next, on The Constitution Study.
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Precrime Comes to Congress
We all want to be safe. None of us want to be the victims of violence. But what are we willing to give up in an effort to secure that safety? And once we’ve paid the price for the promise of safety, will we find it worth the cost?
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103 – Restoring the Republic
Between the political discourse in America today and the general lack of knowledge about the Constitution and how the governments of this country are designed to work, it should not be a surprise that people are concerned not only about what returning to a Constitutional Republic would look like. We’ll ponder that next, on The…
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103 – Restoring the Republic
Between the political discourse in America today and the general lack of knowledge about the Constitution and how the governments of this country are designed to work, it should not be a surprise that people are concerned not only about what returning to a Constitutional Republic would look like. We’ll ponder that next, on The Constitution Study.
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102 – Vattel’s Law of Nations and the U.S. Constitution
Several people I’ve talked to have claimed Emmerich de Vattel’s book, The Law of Nations, as a reference text for understanding different parts of the U.S. Constitution. This book is most commonly referenced when discussing the citizenship requirements for President of the United States, so I decided to do some research on the topic for…
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102 – Vattel’s Law of Nations and the U.S. Constitution
Several people I’ve talked to have claimed Emmerich de Vattel’s book, The Law of Nations, as a reference text for understanding different parts of the U.S. Constitution. This book is most commonly referenced when discussing the citizenship requirements for President of the United States, so I decided to do some research on the topic for myself. And, of course, to share it with you next, on The Constitution Study.
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Understanding Impeachment
With the recent discussions about impeaching the President apparently coming to a head, and calls for impeaching Justice Kavanaugh, I thought it was a good time to discuss the process from its constitutional roots.
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