A friendly Reminder

What role does government legally have to protect us? Do government actors have the authority to search your home to make sure you are safe? What are the consequences of becoming dependent on government for our protection. I received an email asking me to “delve into Rental Inspection Programs.” I have to admit, having lived my adult life in rural America and owning my own home for over 30 years, I haven’t had to deal rental inspection programs. While I was researching these

Can a government actor hide behind “qualified immunity”? What is qualified immunity and how is it different from sovereign immunity? How can We the People push back against these violations of the Constitution? Imagine you have immunity for any bad actions you take. You’ve probably heard of diplomatic immunity, where officials of other countries are shielded from prosecution. Then there’s sovereign immunity, when the head of government cannot be charged. In America though, ou

Can we have public liberty without Freedom of Speech? New York State has passed a law coercing social media companies to act as censors for the state. Rumble Canada Inc., and Locals Technology Inc. have filed suit in federal court to defend Free Speech. In 1722, under the name Silence Dogood, Benjamin Franklin wrote: Without Freedom of Thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as publick Liberty, without Freedom of Speech; Silence Dogood, No. 8, 9 July

What happens when the Internal Revenue Service becomes a spy agency? Why is Congress so interested in using the IRS to know just about every transaction you make? Is there more behind this new 1099-K than meets the eye? There are few things more universally feared and hated than the IRS. When I’m asked about unconstitutional government agencies and point out that the IRS does exercise a power delegated to the United States, most people are gravely disappointed. Of course, whi

The Framers of our Bill of Rights believed that the right to self-defense, and the defense of loved ones, is an essential element of God’s created order.   The recently reported shootings at a Virginia Walmart and a Colorado nightclub provide the latest excuse for fraudulent and foolish voices grandstanding for gun control.   But it also provides the opportunity to demonstrate that guns do not cause violence and that any infringement on the ability of the populace to own or c

Do you know the difference between a president and a king? In Federalist Paper #69, Alexander Hamilton discussed the difference between the two, and why the convention chose a President. How would you describe the men who have recently occupied the Oval Office? Do they look more like presidents or kings? When the Framers were drafting the Constitution, they had several examples both for how to create laws and how to execute them. Would the President be an executive or a king?

What is the role of Congress in counting the votes of the Presidential Electors? Is it treason for Congress to fail to investigate allegations of fraud in a presidential election? Does the Supreme Court have the legal authority to do anything about it? We all indulge in wishful thinking from time to time. What would happen if that wishful thinking made it all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States? That may be the case with Brunson v. Adams, et al. Mr. Brunson has

What is a Central Bank Digital Currency and how would they work? How would a CBDC be different that Bitcoin, Etherium, or other cryptocurrencies? Would an American CBDC been an economic boom, or a liberty bust? In every dystopian novel or movie I can think of, there is either an oppressive government or a government not functioning at all. As we travel this road of life, we should be asking ourselves if any action we take will lead to more liberty or more control? Take for ex

How does same-sex marriage impact your marriage? By morphing acceptance into extortion. Can government force private agencies they work with to promote a government message? Do the recent orders from the District Court in the case New Hope v. Poole show a restoration of religious liberty in America? I hear this question all the time: “How does homosexual marriage impact your marriage?” This platitude has a small grain of truth, but it only works if you ignore the rest of real

How much of your money does the federal government spend on things not authorized by the Constitution. Beyond the money, what are the other costs of the fact most Americans don’t know what the Constitution actually says. How would your life be different if you spent some time learning more about the supreme law of the land? Here at the Constitution Study, we spend a lot of time discussing the legal and societal cost of ignoring the Constitution. Have you ever considered the f

Does the Respect for Marriage defend marriage or is it an attempt to change it? Does Congress have the constitutional authority to define marriage? What can We the People and the states do in the face of this legislation? There is legislation working its way through Congress called the Respect for Marriage Act. Does this act truly respect marriage? Let’s face it, the definition of marriage has been changing for centuries. Marriages used to include polygamy and other relations

We know the Constitution has a Bill of Rights. But do you know the man most responsible for that document? After writing about the Virginia Bill of Rights, I wanted to learn more about the man who brought us that document. Learning about the struggles George Mason went through to give us that document, I see he has earned the title Father of the Bill of Rights . While writing my last two articles about the Virginia Bill of Rights, I became more and more impressed by the perso