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What is Changing America? Government Education Systems by Jake MacAulay My entire adult life has been spent in educating Americans to be… well… American.  My mission has compelled me to follow in the steps of our founders to “secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.”   During this time I have experienced peaks and valleys of great hope and despair.   I have experienced hope in the resilience and courage of youth to stand boldly against injustice, and de

Halloween Means Nothing to America, the Reformation Means Everything by Jake MacAulay The Norman Conquest, the Magna Carta, and even the landing of Christopher Columbus are remarkable events that have thoroughly engrained their principles, discovery, and lessons into the fabric of these United States. The Reformation, however,  far outweighs the influence of all those historic moments.   While many celebrate the pagan rituals of Halloween on October 31st, few even know that d

The Impeachment of Trump, What Does the Constitution Say? by Jake MacAulay Thomas Steyer, billionaire hedge fund manager, philanthropist, environmentalist, progressive activist, and fundraiser, is currently calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.   I must explain that the government of America is not a democracy, but a Republic; “an empire of Laws, and not of men,” as Founding Father John Adams put it.  Despite the fact that the authority of law does not come f

Does the First Amendment Promote Personal Liberty or Government Power? by Jake MacAulay As students of the Constitution, it is always safest to discover the intention and meaning of its architects.  One such architect, James Madison, called the “Father of the Constitution,” explained the difference of power and liberty by contrasting the American charter of liberty (the Constitution) and charters of power: that is to say, government power.   In Europe, charters of liberty hav

Christianity is the Solution for Unimaginable American Tragedy by Jake MacAulay On Monday morning I watched the President’s national address following the mass shooting outside a Las Vegas hotel Sunday night that claimed over 55 lives and injuring over 400. He urged prayer and unity, exhorting:   “Scripture teaches us the Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.   “We seek comfort in those words, for we know that God lives in the hearts o

Should We Celebrate Diversity as the US Immigration Population Hits New Record? by Jake  MacAulay  The Washington Examiner recently reported, “A huge boom in immigration, legal and illegal, over the past 16 years has jumped the immigrant population to over 43 million in the United States, according to a new report by Center for Immigration Studies.”   According to federal statistics reviewed by the Center for Immigration Studies, when you include the immigrants’ children bo

Some Kneel in Protest Others Interpose and Protect by Jake MacAulay This past weekend has been an interesting one to say the least. Football players are being praised or protested by some for “kneeling down” during the National Anthem, while on another football field coach Joe Kennedy was fired for “kneeling down” to pray before a game.      Despite the paradox we live in, I want to give attention to a subject worth more than the show of multimillionaire entertainers who can’

THE LAW OF THE LAND vs. UNCONSITUTIONAL ACTS by Michael Peroutka BOARD OF CARROLL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS May 22, 2013 Testimony of Michael A. Peroutka, Esq. Institute on the Constitution 8028 Ritchie Hwy., Suite 211 Pasadena, Maryland  21122 410 768 2280 X 223   “When you refuse to enforce an unconstitutional act, you are not breaking the law, you are upholding it.”   THE LAW OF THE LAND vs. UNCONSITUTIONAL ACTS Is there a difference between a “law” and an “unconstitutional act

Trump Advocates for Christian Baker at SCOTUS by Jake MacAulay I don’t know about you, but I dread continually having to point out what the federal government and its agencies are doing wrong. This week, I’m glad to say I get to bring something they are doing right.   President Donald Trump's DOJ filed an amicus brief with the High Court Thursday in support of the Christian baker, Jack Phillips, who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in Colorado in 2012.   J

American Wars are Disobeying the Constitution by Jake MacAulay It has been just over 16 years to the day that Congress first passed the authorizations of military force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Although Congress never intended them to serve as the underpinning to combat operations in countries from Yemen to Somalia, much less against groups like the Islamic State, the Senate on Wednesday rejected an effort to repeal them.    Senator Rand Paul, the most Constitutiona

The Tragedy of Harvey and The Need for Constitutional Prayer by Jake MacAulay Hurricane Harvey first made landfall as a Category 4 storm near Rockport, Texas, on the evening of August 25, 2017.  The storm has since devastated communities in both Texas and Louisiana, claiming many lives, inflicting countless injuries, destroying or damaging tens of thousands of homes, and causing billions of dollars in damage.   Authorities raised the death toll from the storm to 50 as the lat

Does the First Amendment Really Protect Hate Speech?  by Jake MacAulay In this day and age, many believe that "hate speech" must be controlled or censored by someone or some group.  Unfortunately, due to the ignorance of so many  in our country, terms like “control” and “regulate” ipso facto refer to government control and government regulation.   Perhaps you are a constitutionally-minded individual who believes, like founding father Benjamin Franklin, that “freedom of speech