The celebration of American Independence Day on the Fourth of July has come to include parades, barbecues and fireworks. The celebrations should include discussions of how the Declaration of Independence came to be. In Part One. The Committee of Five appointed to draft a declaration of independence had dwindled in reality to just Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. In […]
Birthing of the Declaration of Independence: Part Six, Defining the American Mind
June 25, 2015 by
The celebration of American Independence Day on the Fourth of July has come to include parades, barbecues and fireworks. The celebrations should include discussions of how the Declaration of Independence came to be. In Part One. The Committee of Five appointed to draft a declaration of independence had dwindled in reality to just Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. In […]
The Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution
September 10, 2014 by
“The Tenth Amendment is the foundation of the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson Among the questions raised by opponents of the Constitution during the ratification debates was the lack of an express limit on federal power, and that it would be a danger to individual freedoms and to the powers of the states. In response to […]
Constitution’s Ninth Amendment: Protecting Unenumerated Rights
August 22, 2014 by
On September 17, 1787 the drafting of the American Constitution was complete. The proposed document was not without its detractors and several delegates who participated refused to sign the document.[1] A major objection was the lack of specific protections for individual freedoms. The document provided that it would become effective with the ratification of nine […]
Compact for America Solution to Article V Convention Issues According to the Founders, Part I
The goal of the Compact for America (“CFA”) initiative is for the states to propose and ratify the powerful balanced budget amendment that is contained in the Compact for a Balanced Budget into the United States Constitution in as little as one session year, with a target of July 4, 2017, and a “do or die” date of April […]