Tag: founding fathers
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The Rising Sun
Hello, and welcome to Revolutions. Today marks the end of our run through the American Revolution, a revolution that wound up taking more than 25 years to work through, from the end of the French and Indian War in 1763 to the sitting of the First Congress of the United States in 1989. It had…
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The Founding Fathers vs. the “Dangerous Influence of Those Multitudes Without Property”
Hi. Following up on my article The True Purpose of the US Senate The proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 are full of interesting information. Let’s read some of the commentary on the discussion concerning Article 4: The legislative Power of the United States shall be vested in two (Branches a Senate and a House…
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The Electoral College – A Power Move by the Slave-Owning Elite Class
As we all should know by now, Madison and the founding fathers were not fans of democracy. Please read James Madison’s Ideas on Protecting the Opulent Minority Against the Tyranny of the Majority Let us now briefly discuss the Electoral College and its relationship to slavery. On Thursday July 19, 1787, at the Philadelphia Constitutional convention, the…
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Justice Scalia on the Historical Reasons for an Armed Militia
On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court affirmed by a vote of 5 to 4 the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Heller v. District of Columbia. District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), is a landmark case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Second…
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John Adams on the “Greatest Political Evil”
Hi, Just wanted to share a note from one of the founding fathers on the two party system of government. John Adams to Jonathan Jackson, 2 October 1780 There is nothing I dread So much, as a Division of the Republick into two great Parties, each arranged under its Leader, and concerting Measures in opposition…
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The True Purpose of the US Senate
Hi, Have you ever wondered why the U.S. Senate (and Congress) in general is so out of touch with the people? Why does it feel like they serve other interests other than the will of the people? Answer: The Senate was never intended to serve the people. It was intended to serve the rich. James…
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The “Christian Nation” Myth and The Treaty of Tripoli
It’s December and the Abrahamic religions are running wild, as they like to do this time of year. Christians are a particular loud bunch. Today’s powerful Christian organizations and promoters are working harder than ever to spread historical myths about early America. They are attempting to convince us to return to the Christianity of the…