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.
064 – Stealing Your Healthcare
In the most recent attempt to turn us from a republic into a socialist nation, Bernie Sanders and others are proposing legislation to create “a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program“. There has been a lot of talk about the political, economic, and logistic realities of such a proposal, but not very much about the constitutionality…
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“Show Me” Nullification – Part 2
The State of Missouri is on a nullification roll. While this second example of the state taking back control from the federal government is not on as firm constitutional grounds as the previous one I reviewed, I still like a state reminding us that they are sovereign. Not to mention reminding Washington who created them…
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063 – How the 17th Amendment changed the Senate
At a recent event I was asked by the 17th Amendment changed the role of the Senate. I thought it was such a good question I thought I’d ponder it here, next on the Constitution Study.
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063 – How the 17th Amendment changed the Senate
At a recent event I was asked by the 17th Amendment changed the role of the Senate. I thought it was such a good question I thought I’d ponder it here, next on the Constitution Study. Check out this episode!
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062 – Three Constitutional Myths
Studies show that approximately 40% of Americans cannot name a single freedom protect by the First Amendment. Worse, a quick look around shows that most Americans not only know little about the Constitution, but a lot of what they do “know” to be true is actually false. How can we be a land of the…
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062 – Three Constitutional Myths
Studies show that approximately 40% of Americans cannot name a single freedom protect by the First Amendment. Worse, a quick look around shows that most Americans not only know little about the Constitution, but a lot of what they do “know” to be true is actually false. How can we be a land of the…
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“Show Me” Nullification
The “Show Me” state has shown us an excellent example of state nullification. Missouri House Bill 1039 and its companion Missouri Senate Bill 367, known as the” Second Amendment Preservation Act”, are more than just a stand for the Second Amendment, but for the idea of state sovereignty. In the language of these bills we…
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061 – Are we still free and independent states?
In 1776 we declared that we were free and independent states. Are we still? Next, on The Constitution Study. Check out this episode!
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