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Authored by: Self-Evident Ministries Recently, several articles published by Robert Downen and Juan Salinas II from The Texas Tribune sought to do damage to a True Texas Project event being held next month. Massey Campos and Mike Sonneveldt, from Self-Evident Ministries, are slated to be keynote speakers at the event, both before and after the breakout sessions. This event, a 15-year birthday celebration, will host speakers covering several major topics. The themes of the bre

Why did the Founding Fathers place the power of the purse in the hands of Congress? Does Congress have the ability to give up the power of the purse? Why would Congress voluntarily give up a tool as powerful as the power of the purse? Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution states “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law;”. That seems pretty straight forward. So how could Congress establish a government agency fun

There’s a lie that has been repeated so many times, people think it’s black letter law. Based on that lie, Maine has illegally joined 16 other states in a compact to elect the President by national popular vote. This national popular vote myth is more than confusion about how we elect the President, it’s an attempt to destroy the republic. Maine’s governor allowed an unconstitutional piece of legislation to become “law” without her signature. LD 1578 , An Act to Adopt an Inte

FISA Section 702 has been used repeatedly by the FBI to illegally spy on Americans. There are those who claim requiring a warrant to search the Section 702 database is unreasonable. Will the American people give up their rights for the promise of safety? A policy statement released by the Executive Office of the administration’s Office of Management and Budget, effectively made the very bold statement that the Constitution of the United States was a threat to national securit

Authored By: Mike Sonneveldt You thought the worst of it was over.  We watched the protests on college campuses and allowed the news of it all to blend in with the noise surrounding our everyday lives. After all, we have a 24/7 news cycle that continually brings things to our attention and then erases that with the next big story.  However, the  college campus protests  and colonization (see what I did there?) are not subsiding. Instead, they are growing and spreading as stud

When does government encouragement become coercion? Do government actors have a legal responsibility to manage a business’s “repetitional risk”? Can government use its power to encourage others not to do business with you? If there’s a boogie man in the anti-gun community, it’s probably the National Rifle Association. Accused of complicity in almost every gun crime from gang violence to mass murder, the NRA has become the lightning rod for the vitriol of those whose fear of f

Authored By: Mike Sonneveldt “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.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter

TikTok is spyware, but it’s not alone. Congress has come up with Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, but does it do more harm than good? What if the American people simply stopped their children from using TikTok? I have a lot of issues with TikTok, and it’s one social media platform I refuse to use. However, when I look at how Congress plans to deal with this platform, I see even more problems. I’ve also read and listened to several comme

The fundamental basis of our freedoms is the power to choose. Independence, liberty, and freedom are all based in people choosing. Yet the American people have handed over their power to choose over to others. The word “choice” has all but been taken over by the pro-abortion crowd, but that is not what I want to discuss here today. Recent history, both public and private, has displayed the fundamental function choice plays in a person’s independence, liberty, and freedom. Yet

A well regulated militia is necessary to a free state. Then why is Congress trying to disarm them? Congress wants to make it illegal for your neighborhood watch or church security group to train to defend themselves and others. What happens if it becomes illegal for people to assemble to prepare to defend themselves?  The gun grabbers in Congress are at it again. Attempts to disarm the American people have only been moderately successful over the past few years, so a bill was

Are mask mandates constitutional? Do you have a right to refuse to wear a mask? Can you build a compelling argument for why you refuse? I’ve spoken repeatedly about the unconstitutionality of most mask mandates. Recently, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals was asked to review two cases where people were punished for attending school board meetings while refusing to wear masks. Sadly, the cases, as described in the Circuit Court opinion, seem poorly founded, thus leading to de

When does the No Fly List become a tool of tyranny? Can government actors avoid the consequences of their actions by simply calling them moot? Could you be on the No Fly List and not even know it? While looking through recent oral arguments at the Supreme Court, I stumbled across the case FBI v. Fikre. At first, I thought it was another simple procedural case, but something about it caught my attention. The oral arguments held before the Supreme Court were about whether Mr. F

Does the federal government have the legal authority to regulate anything it wants? The Department of Energy has decided they can regulate your dishwasher and washing machines. In the case of Louisiana, et. al. v. U.S. Department of Energy, it appears the DOE may have bitten off more than it can chew. Have you noticed how often the government of the United States decides how you should live your life? It seems everything from food and drugs to the light-bulbs in your home are

What are the legal grounds and arguments behind the efforts to disqualify Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot in several states? How does Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution play a role in these legal challenges, and what are the key points of contention regarding its application to Trump's eligibility? What is the definition of "insurrection" according to the Fourteenth Amendment, and how does the article analyze Trump's actions on January 6th, 2021,

Whether you make New Years Resolutions or not, the beginning of a new year is a good time to consider the future. What will you do in 2024 to help you better understand the Constitution, your rights, and how to defend them? What will you do to help protect liberty and freedom for all in 2024? I don’t “do” New Years Resolutions. To me, they’re one step above a campaign promise. (At least you intend to keep your resolutions.) That said, the beginning of a new year is a good tim

Friends of the Constitutional Republic, we can't let our posterity ever have to ask, "WHAT WAS FREEDOM LIKE?" John Adams in a letter to his wife wrote "It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more. You will think me transported wit

Should the American way of life come to an end, would it be from a foreign foe or a domestic one? Can an 18th century lawyer and a 20th century defector warn us about our future? The Soviet Union may have died in the 20th century, but do its seeds still flourish in American soil? In 1837, Daniel Webster wrote: “I apprehend no danger to our country from a foreign foe… Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from another quarter. From the inattention of the people to th

Should foster parents see Department of Children and Families as partners or adversaries? Can an otherwise excellent candidate for foster children be denied the chance because of their religious beliefs? When the state takes responsibility for children, can they place politics above their welfare? Studies show that the best outcomes for children is when they live in a home with their married parents. If the world were perfect, then all children would have that chance. The wor

Two hundred and thirty-six years ago on September 17, 1787, the Constitution for the United States was signed and sent to the states for ratification. When asked what type of government they had given us, Benjamin Franklin famously said, “A republic, if you can keep it.” We’ve created the Patriots Program at the Constitution Study to help people keep the republic we were entrusted with some 236 years ago. Yesterday, September 17, 2023, was the 236th anniversary of the signin

Who has the final decision about the education of your children, you, or the state? Can state entities deprive parents of their right to opt their children out of objectionable curriculum. When government schools act in loco parentis , are they acting as tyrants? Who is in charge of your children? That has been a perennial question that has grown in importance over the last few years. When I was a child, it was understood that, with rare exceptions, parents were in charge of