Does the Constitution support creating a federal police force? The Constitution doesn’t give the federal government authority over ordinary crime. Constitutionally and historically, crime fighting has been left to state and local governments exclusively. Article 1 Section 8 tells us that…
The 2020 election is quickly approaching and voting for president matters, but how you vote locally matters much more. The election seems to have taken on a personality of its own. Democrats fear the end of the world should Trump…
In case you haven’t noticed, most U.S. state governors have issued a state of emergency because of the coronavirus crisis — the White House did the same — raising serious constitutional issues. According to the Constitution, be it state or…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Regular readers know that I am a proponent of the Article V Convention of States approach to amending the Constitution to include term limits for members of Congress. In this latest piece by Contributor Christin McMasters, we are…
I’ve had some people ask me, “So, now that we’re learning about the Constitution, what can we actually do to help save America?!” I know many of you are frustrated, and the mounting concern is very real. I also know…
Over the past couple of months, I’ve begun to realize something — not everyone wants real liberty, they want tyranny. In the United States, we’ve been brought up (well, some of us) to believe that the most important thing that…
The American founders were extremely cautious of setting up a government with too many democratic principles. Why? They wanted to avoid, at all costs, mob rule and the tyranny it brings. So, let’s take a moment today to look at…
