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Understanding Independence by Jake MacAulay As we enter the 244th year of the independence of these United States, it seems more than appropriate that we pause and consider what “independence” means, from whence it originates, and, perhaps most importantly, how it can be preserved for future generations.  At the heart of the Declaration of Independence is a legal and logical argument, which can be summarized like this: The King of England has persisted in continual wrongdoing

Is it Constitutional or American to Eliminate Gender Distinctions? by Jake MacAulay Last week, theblaze.com reported about a student who was kicked out of class in a Scotland high school for asserting the indisputable biological fact that there are only two genders: male and female.   The incident “was triggered when the teacher found only ‘male’ and ‘female’ gender options on a website, which he denounced as ‘old fashioned.’ When a student voiced his disagreement, the teach

Founding Fathers Would Abhor #MenForChoice Fathers Day Perversion by Jake MacAulay It is in the love of one’s family only that heartfelt happiness is known. By a law of our nature, we cannot be happy without the endearing connections of a family.       —   Thomas Jefferson The month of June has traditionally been known for the celebration of Father’s Day. Tragically, however, there has been an attack on the family unit by celebrating a distorted view of family through the LGB

A Thirteen-year-old is Threatened While Standing For Life in the Womb by Jake MacAulay Addison Woosley, 13, spoke out during a  Raleigh, North Carolina, city council meeting Tuesday. Woosley called for an end to abortion and to make Raleigh a “ sanctuary city for the unborn “. “Abortion should be illegal because it is murder. The definition of murder is the killing of one human being by another,” Addison said. “There’s no way around it. Abortion is murder. So, why is it if an

Can You Read, Do You Read? by Jake MacAulay Part of my work here at the Institute on the Constitution involves making presentations across the country about matters of law and government and the Constitution. Sometimes, I’ll ask the members of the audience to raise their hand if they have ever read a Supreme Court opinion.  Almost always there are no hands raised. Do you find it curious that almost no one reads that which almost everyone considers to be the “law of the land”

Did We Forget about Memorial Day Already? by Jake MacAulay What if I asked you, “Do you feel patriotic paying taxes to fund the central government’s nationalization of the banks, the insurance industry, the automobile industry, the health care industry, and now local police forces or the use of the American military for unconstitutional and immoral, wasteful wars for empire?” I am assuming that if you are a patriot–a genuine American of good will– you would answer, “ No .” Wh

An Open Letter to Rep. Steve Cohen: Your Denial of God in the Oath Disqualifies You From Office by Jake MacAulay Sacred Writ guarantees the nation whose God is the Lord will be “blessed”. Thomas Jefferson testified: “Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?” Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen  tells us : “I think God belongs in religious institutions: in temple, in church, in cathedral, in mosque — but

The Make-Believe World of a Transgender Powerlifter by Jake MacAulay Theblaze.com reported this week “Powerlifter Mary Gregory — a biological male who competes as a female — made headlines last month after breaking multiple women’s powerlifting records, which sparked widespread outrage.” But after a review, the Raw Powerlifting Federation has stripped the weightlifter of the titles because they determined Gregory was not eligible to compete as a woman. Some things are real.

Is the Electoral College Worth Keeping? by Jake MacAulay “It unites in an eminent degree all the advantages,” Alexander Hamilton wrote in The Federalist No. 68, “the union of which was to be wished for.” As discussions begin again on the next presidential election, the Electoral College debate has been rekindled. I find it necessary to get ahead of the curve and discuss the facts about the Electoral College and why our Founders created it.  In their infinite wisdom, the Unite

The Movie Unplanned Gives Insight to Dehumanizing Acts Like Sri Lanka by Jake MacAulay What do chattel slavery, the Nazi holocaust, global genocide, and the bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday have in common? By dehumanizing the victims, these horrific acts become tolerable and unobjectionable. The plantation owner thought the African was not fully human; the Nazi thought the Jew was not human; one political faction thought the same of their rival faction; and terrorists b

Are Socialists Really Thieves? by Jake MacAulay In light of so many eager Socialists serving in or running for office, I feel the need to talk about Socialism.  The essence of Socialism is theft.  Contrary to Socialism, in America we have an absolute God-given right to property given to us by our Creator. We can find this right recorded in the sacred text: “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and ha

Is Christianity the Religion of American? by Jake MacAulay Last week,  we discussed the first Muslim representative elected to the Pennsylvania legislature who demanded an apology from another member because they began their session with a prayer to Jesus Christ, calling it ‘highly offensive.’” I received a message from a reader, who I believe to be sincere, stating, “The Founders NEVER intended to favor Christianity over any other religion… None of the founders were explicit

Muslim Representative Calls Prayer to Jesus in House Chambers Highly Offensive by Jake MacAulay This week, The Blaze reported,  “The first Muslim representative elected to the Pennsylvania legislature is demanding an apology from another member who began their session with a prayer to Jesus Christ, calling it ‘highly offensive.’”  The Pennsylvania State Democratic party  called  the prayer an “Islamophobic message,” while Party Whip Jordan Harris shrieked: Today, we saw relig

Can Liberty Survive in American Public Education? by Jake MacAulay Last week we discussed The Un-American Education System in America , and I received a lot of feedback. Among those responding was Rich, who I quote: As a retired public high school physical sciences teacher for 34 years, I couldn’t agree with you more. I used to start my unit on the origin of life and earth history by asking the students if the ideas about the origin of life and the origin of humans mattered m

The Un-American Education System in America by Jake MacAulay Have you ever asked the question “Just what makes you an American?”   I believe it is ascribing to the doctrine of what the U.S. Code calls the “organic law” of the United States: The Declaration of Independence.   This amazing document contains the ideology “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 Happ

Thanks to Public Schools, Socialism is On the Rise by Jake MacAulay To quote founding father Thomas Jefferson, “The Constitution of the United States is the result of the collected wisdom of our country.” He also said about America, “With all the imperfections of our present government, it is without comparison the best existing or that ever did exist.”   Statesman Daniel Webster made the claim, “Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands

Senators Who Support the Murder of This Generation by Jake MacAulay After signing the Declaration of Independence, John Adams wrote to his wife: “I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure, that it will cost us to maintain this Declaration … Yet through all the gloom, I can see the rays of ravishing light and glory. I can see that the end is more than worth all the means. And that POSTERITY will triumph in that day’s transaction, even although we should rue (regret) i

"Let's Get Rid of the Electoral College! It's Not Fair," They Say by Jake MacAulay In our recent Presidential election, Hillary Clinton won more votes than Donald Trump, but due to the Electoral College, Donald Trump became the next president of these United States.   Is this fair? Is this American?   In an article by Vanity Fair entitled, “The Electoral College is Not Democratic,” the author stated, “The Electoral College is an artificial device, but it has the fairy dust of

The Myth of Three Co-Equal Branches of Government by Jake MacAulay In today’s delicate, thin-skinned and ultra-sensitive world where the gospel of “equality of outcomes” is paramount, it should come as no surprise that most Americans favor the unconstitutional myth of three co-equal branches of government.   Well, unfortunately for America, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”   Last month at an MSNBC Town

Trump: America Will Never Be a Socialist Country... But Is It? by Jake MacAulay Among his ardent supporters, President Donald Trump’s recent State of the Union speech has been hailed as a masterpiece. Particularly praised by pundits is his dramatic declaration that the United States will never be a socialist country.   This remark was a pointed rebuke of his political opponents, including Senator Bernie Sanders, to whom the television cameras immediately panned.   Some are su