Showing posts with label CONSTITUTION. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CONSTITUTION. Show all posts

Saturday, April 30, 2022

America's 'Car of State' Is Running Off the Road


America's 'Car of State' Is Running Off the Road

 John Adams defined a republic as a "government of laws, and not of men."  The concept of the United States as a republic is quickly becoming an illusion.

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

The Right to Vote in America...With Election 2020 Almost Upon Us...

With election season upon us, most Americans assume we have an absolute right to participate in the elections and to vote for the candidate of our choosing. The reality is a bit more complex. With the Constitution as our guide, here are 10 interesting facts about the “right to vote” in America.


The Peoples’ Constitution: The Right to Vote in America

Sunday, November 3, 2019

The Framers of the American

The Framers of the American


Constitution were visionaries. They designed our Constitution to endure. They sought not only to address the specific challenges facing the nation during their lifetimes but to establish the foundational principles that would sustain and guide the new nation into an uncertain future.

Monday, December 17, 2018

WHY GOD IS IN THE DECLARATION BUT NOT THE CONSTITUTION


WHY GOD IS IN THE DECLARATION BUT NOT THE CONSTITUTION
 No country venerates its “Founding Fathers” like the United States. Academics, legislators, judges, and ordinary citizens all frequently seek to validate their opinions and policy prescriptions by identifying them with the statesmen who led America to nationhood. It is not surprising, therefore, that debates about the role of religion in the United States are infused with references to the faith of the Founding Fathers and to the two greatest documents they gave to the fledgling republic: the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. People across the religious spectrum, from the most devout believers to the most committed atheists, look to these documents for support. Yet the blessings they offer are mixed. The Declaration contains several references to God, the Constitution none at all. The reasons for this variation reveal a great deal about the founding principles of the United States.