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.
Red Flag Laws
Red Flag laws are promoted as a way to help prevent mass shootings. Putting aside the numerous times “red flags” have been ignored and the evidence that barring someone from legal access to firearms is but a speed bump to someone willing to kill, let us focus on the constitutional issues many of these laws…
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What you need to know about the left’s outrage from a constitutional standpoint.
It seems to me like there’s a group of people who, whenever they don’t get their way, start throwing temper tantrums and demanding things change so they will win. Call them leftists, progressives, or anything you want, but you know the people I’m talking about. After they lost the presidential election in 2016 they called…
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029 – Washington, The Western
In this episode we compare Washington today to a western movie where the the criminals are in charge. Check out this episode!
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Do we run the United States like a game of Monopoly?
I was watching a YouTube video the other day about how most people play Monopoly wrong because they don’t read the directions and it made me think of the Constitution.
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028 – Thugocracy
In this episode we’ll look at another instance of threats and violence being used to intimidate others into silence and how America is letting the criminals run the show. Check out this episode!
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Another Reason to be Careful About Treaties
In another example of why we need to be careful about the treaties we sign on to, I found an article describing a United Nations court’s “order” that the U.S. lift sanctions on Iran. Now, since there are a lot of issues with an “order” issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), we’ll just focus…
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CNN’s Restraining Order and the Constitution
There have been numerous media reports about the lawsuit CNN brought against the Trump administration’s suspension of Jim Acosta’ press pass and the temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly to reinstate it. While I could not find a copy of the judge’s order, it’s pretty easy to determine the constitutionality…
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Thanksgiving 2018
As we celebrate this national day of Thanksgiving, let us not forget to give thanks for living in one of the freest nations in the world. If you live in America you may be tempted to say, as I’ve seen frequently in news reports and pundit interviews, that we are the freest nation on earth. …
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