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.
S. 3775 – Establish an Office of Drug Manufacturing
If you remember the old program “Hee Haw”, you probably remember the line “If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.”
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State of the Union Fight
If you’ve been watching the news lately, you know about the fight between Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump, which is only the latest in what I expect to be a long list of public spats. This argument is over the annual State of the Union (SOTU) address and the speaker’s…
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037 – Incorporation Insanity
In this episode we review the oral arguments in Timbs v Indiana and the insanity around the Incorportation Doctrine. Incorporation Insanity Supreme Court State of Indiana v. Tyson Timbs supreme Court Timbs v. Indiana Oral Argument Check out this episode!
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H.J.Res.7 – Constitutional Amendment to Abolish the Electoral College
As I review H.J.Res.7 – Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college, I want to thank Rep Steve Cohen from Tennessee’s 9th district. If the people who hired him to represent them want to abolish the electoral college, the only proper way to do it is through…
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036 – The Incorporation Doctrine
In this episode we’ll look at the origins of the “Incorporation Doctrine” and debunk the idea that the Bill of Rights do not apply to the states. Incorporation Doctrine Barron v. Baltimore Check out this episode!
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Weyerhaeuser Co. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
One of the things we often complain about here at The Constitution Study is Congress’ penchant for abdicating its lawmaking responsibility in favor of executive rules and regulations, and the abuses of the administrative state. In this article we’ll review one of the few cases I’ve found where the supreme Court looked at the law…
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035 – Red Flag Laws
In this live broadcast we discuss Red Flag laws and answer questions. Video available Check out this episode!
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The Battle of Athens, TN
Athens, TN is the county seat of McMinn county. Located in eastern Tennessee about halfway between Chattanooga and Knoxville, in 1946 it was the center of a civil uprising that is not only worth learning about, but learning from as well.
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