From the News
154 – Freedom of Speech Dies on Campus
John Jay said we should read and study the U.S. Constitution so we will recognize when our rights are violated and be prepared to defend and assert them. Today I review yet another case where a lack of knowledge not only of the people, but of the lawyers and judges, are leading to another infringement of our rights and another example that we have no clue how to defend and assert them.
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152 – Are Illegal Warrants Killing Us?
A 21 year old man is dead today. The facts presented by the family and eyewitnesses should be disturbing to all of us. Are we secure in our homes? Under what circumstances does government have the authority to conduct armed raids?
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150 – Volunteering to review federal largess
By now you should know that I love it when the states, who created the federal government, put their creation back in its box. Now my adopted home state of Tennessee is joining the party.
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146 – Freedom of Speech in Connecticut
I found this article about two students at the University of Connecticut who were arrest because of what they said. This incident, and the reaction to it shows how little most Americans know about the Constitution or the blessings of liberty it was designed to protect.
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144 – Does Congress have the Authority to Tax Wealth?
Democratic candidate for President Elizabeth Warren is proposing a “wealth tax”. But does Congress even have the authority to pass such legislation?
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143 – Ponder Federal Gun Licensing
I recently saw more senators supporting a federal gun licensing bill. We’ll ponder what that means next, on The Constitution Study.
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142 – Hawaii’s Attempt to Bring Sanity to Civil Asset Forfeiture
I’ve written before about the evils of Civil Asset Forfeiture. So when I saw that Hawaii’s Legislature had a bill to curb this vile practice, I just had to research it further.
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