Commentary
054 – Who’s In Charge?
I’ve noticed a pattern I want to ponder. Who is in charge of whom? It seems to me those in government; federal, state and local; think they are in charge of you. But is that the order our Founding Fathers established?
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Teach Them Diligently 2019 – Nashville
We had a great time at the Teach Them Diligently event in Nashville this weekend. I want to thank everyone who stopped by the booth; it was great to see others so passionate about our Constitution. Not only did we have some excellent discussions, but you’ve given me some very good ideas about things I…
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The First Amendment and the Supremacy Clause
I’ve received several questions about the scope of the Bill of Rights, often around ideas that can be summed up in the Incorporation Doctrine. Since here at The Constitution Study we like to take a deep look at the actual language, it’s worth looking at how the First Amendment is different from the others.
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What is Freedom of the Press?
In order to understand “Freedom of the Press”, we must define what the press is.
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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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Let it begin here
John Parker was a captain leading the Massachusetts militia in the battle of Lexington. When the British commander ordered the militia to lay down their arms and disperse, it was reported that John Parker said: Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here….
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Expanding on What is a Right
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Declaration of Independence There is a lot of talk nowadays about rights, but it seems little time is spent understanding…
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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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