Mike Church
Official XM | SIRIUS Talk Show Host News, History & Opinion For the Liberty-Minded. Heard daily on SiriusXM's Patriot ch 125, 6-9 a.m.
Founders Television
The Founders Knew The Constitution Needed Amending in 1801
Founder, Edmund Pendleton’s theme is one that is as relevant today as it was after the Adams Administration: the government can be only as pure and respectful of liberty as the constituent parts - the politicians - are imbued with virtue, the constitution notwithstanding.….Continue
#PopeOut
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - Not since 1415 has a Pope stepped down from his position, well now in 2013, almost 600 years later, that has changed. Pope Benedict XVI has announced he will retire effective February 28 and a successor could be elected by Easter. Usually a Pope serves until his death, obviously this is how history has done this for the last 600 years, but Pope Benedict is citing health reasons for stepping aside and l….Continue
Rand Paul Successfully Straddles the Foreign Policy Line
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - In his speech to the Heritage Foundation yesterday Rand Paul successfully walked the line between big R Republicanism and non-interventionism while quoting James Madison in the process. Now we know that Madison isn't the best Founding Father to be quoting on foreign policy but he would ranks in the the 95th percentile of non-interventionists were he alive today. We know that Rand isn't Ron but now we have a clearer idea of what his ….Continue
The Writers of History Don't Always Get It Right
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - Patrick Henry said it best when he said, "I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience." Well, that's true when you're reading and studying original source documents, not watching and listening to other peoples interpretations of history. As new evidence suggests, Shakespeare was basically slandering the good name of Richard III with what Henry VII told him to write. Similar things have happe….Continue
Kevin Gutzman on Northern Secession!
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - On today's Founder's TV we've got a special interview with Kevin Gutzman whose book, "James Madison and the Making of America" comes out today in paperback. In this clip, listen as Kevin describes the plot for Northern Secession by Timothy Pickering and others, which you can learn more about and listen to in What Lincoln Killed. One of the main reasons that people like Pickering (and other Northerners) ….Continue
The Founding Fathers Brought To Life! Say Hello To Project '76
Project ‘76™ will employ the talents of Church as writer & director as well as the voice talents of Jean Hetherington and Steve Cook (Spirit of ’76, What Lincoln Killed) two of the voice industry’s best talents. “The concept of Project ‘76™ is very simple” Church said “we will take our already extensive collection of letters, speeches, debates and public acts from the Project ‘76™ timeline of 1765-1865 and dramatize them for audio delivery via mp3 digital….Continue
Progressive History For Progressive Kids!
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - The University of Texas and Texas A&M did a study on how history is being cataloged so that school age kids can access it. Well, of course this cataloging and digitizing requires human input, and who do you think they hired to do the inputting? If you said Libs or Progressives you would be correct. As a matter of fact if you were looking for Thomas Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Virginia" book where….Continue
The Founding Fathers Did Foreign Policy Well: James Monroe's Doctrine
Now the famous "Monroe Doctrine" comes to life with the Founders Pass, Member exclusive audio version of Monroe's famous address to Congress. Voiced by Jean Hetherington (Patrick Henry in Spirit of '76) You'll experience this part of history as never before. Turn the speakers up and enjoy the most famous of the Founding Fathers foreign policies, James Monroe's "Monroe Doctrine" audio presentation….Continue
Foreign Policy: The Difference Between Rand Paul and James Monroe
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - Rand Paul is giving an intriguing speech on Foreign Policy to the Heritage Foundation next week... and why is that intriguing you might ask? Becuase the Heritage Foundation is one of the biggest promoters of "American Exceptionalism" in the world. We believe this means that this is Rand saying that he is not his Fathers son when it comes to Foreign Policy and would like to put this in some historical context with the Monroe Doctrine….Continue
Courage Needs To Go Beyond Facebook and Twitter Updates
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - Brad Birzer has an article at The Imaginative Conservative entitled "Reflections on A Republic Divided to the Point of Collapse". In the article, Brad makes the point that our nation has always been divided, much as it is now, and the only time that men from different parts of the country truly work together is when they must sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation, like in a time of war. We're not sure if Brad is trying to ….Continue
Give Up On The Constitution? Should We Give Up On Everything Over 200 Years Old Mr. Seidman?
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - Georgetown "Constitutional Law" Professor Michael Seidman believes that we should just give up on the Constitution because it was written over 200 years ago by a bunch of guys who were basically out of touch with how our country is run today. Well, what if we were to just give up on everything that was over 200 years old? There would certainly be no major religions left in the world and many of our own elite colleges (including you….Continue
The Civil War Was NOT Fought Over Nullification "Progressive Professor"
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - The "Progressive Professor" has an article about how Rand Paul is "reviving Nullification from the Pre Civil War Years", the Civil War was fought over precisely that issue, and that viewpoint lost the war. Well, sorry to burst your bubble Mr. Professor but the Civil War was NOT fought over Nullification, the southern states felt like they weren't getting the proper representation in the Federal Legislature and lose any form of sel….Continue
"A Tale of Two Cités" Two Visions of America... and They're Both French
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - Leo Linbeck III has an article at The Imaginitive Conservative comparing two 19th Century Frenchmen's vision of America, Rousseau and Tocqueville, to our current political situation. It seems that America has been divided in two for a very long time, Tories and Whigs, North and South, Republicans and Democrats... always two differing views on how the country should move forward. So the fact that we're divided right now is nothing n….Continue
The Jefferson Inauguration... Much Different From Obama's
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - Things were a little different when Thomas Jefferson became president of the United States... there was no motorcade with limos, no 10-inch thick bulletproof glass, no Beyoncé singing the national anthem, not even any microphones. But what TJ's inauguration did have was the spirit of Independence and Liberty. Jefferson walked right up to the Capitol building dressed as "a plain citizen without any distinctive badge of office" and….Continue
With Great Power Comes Great Executive Orders
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - We know that Obama is a huge Spider-Man fan, but maybe he's taking the phrase "with great power, comes great responsibility" a little too far. With his gun control, executive order announcement yesterday, he took the most IRRESPONSIBLE way out of the gun control argument... the illegal way. In fact, there was a completely legal way for new gun control measures to go into effect, either by handing it o….Continue
Patrick Henry: Without Virtue & Morality The Founding Fathers Design Would Not Last
Editors Note: This page represents the first of many to come that will feature Project '76 sight & sound content. Project '76 will, for the 1st time ever, take the written words of the 17th-19th century and present them in concise, entertaining audio & video formats that are portable & downloadable. Now you will be able to experience the great works in written, audio & video form on any device. You must be logged in as a member to download this content, take….Continue
A Long Time Ago, In A Galaxy Far, Far Away... There Was a Republic Called San Marino
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - Ok, the Republic of San Marino WAS founded a long time ago (3 September 301 AD) but it's not in another galaxy... it occupies just over 24 sq miles on the east coast of Italy. Why is San Marino important you may ask? Well, they have the worlds oldest written constitution still in effect, and how did it get that way? They weren't invaded by a foreign country? No, because San Marino doesn't have an Army (other than a few people for f….Continue
The Founders Did Not Intend For Us To Be In Constant Debt, Much Less $16 Trillion In The Hole
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - The Founders set up a way to raise revenue and, if need be, borrow money in case of war, so that we wouldn't be in constant debt. But because of the Progressive Era, spending and borrowing has gone out of control and we're $16 Trillion in the hole. The Founders set up the order in which revenue, borrowing, and taxes were collected for a reason, but over the last 100 or so years, our leaders have been unable to follow their simple p….Continue
White House Responds to Secession Petitions... and It's About What You'd Expect
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Transcript - We were told on November 7th or 8th when these petitions first hit the WhiteHouse.gov website, that these were just temper tantrums from sore losers who would move on. The White House posted the little response that these people would move on, that the knuckle-dragging Neanderthals that had asked about secession would crawl back in their caves and we’d nevermore hear about this silliness because we all know that Lincoln settled this ….Continue
Get Ready for a "Gun Safety Agency"
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - On today's Founders Television show Mike discusses the differences between the phrases "Gun Control" and "Gun Safety". Now that we're moving toward "Gun Safety" expect more and more regulations like we have on food and drugs, the environment, etc. So in the near future you can expect to have to go through a Federally approved retailer just to purchase a gun... just like you would prescription medicine t….Continue
Members Only Access The Founders Pass
Exclusive Content & Discounts For Members Only
See All The Benefits That Await Take The Quick Tour Join
Introducing "The Daily [r]epublican"!
Was Secession A Constitutional Right? 1868 Book Concluded It Was. "It was in 1833, for the frst time in the history of the country, that it was solemnly asserted and argued, that the Constitution of the 'United States was not a compact between the States. This new doctrine simultaneously put forth, by Mr. Justice Story in his "Commentaries on the Constitution of the 'United States," and by Mr. Daniel Webster in "the greatest intellectual effort of his life," that is, in his great speech in the Senate of the I6th of February, 1833. In order to show that the Constitution is not a compact between the States, the position is assumed, that it is not a compact at all. If it be a compact, say they, then the States had a right to secede. But it is not a compact; and hence secession is treason and rebellion. The great fundamental questions, then, on which the whole controversy hinges are, first, Is the Constitution a compact? and, secondly, Is it a compact between the States?" - Albert Bledsoe, Was Secession A Constitutional Right (1868)
Most Commented
- The Spirit of ’76 – The Story Continues - Compleat
- Friday Pile of Prep
- Mike Church Presents: The Founders Pass Video Tour-Support Your Online [r]epublican
- James Madison Veto Of The "Bonus Bill" Shows Interstate Highways Are NOT Constitutional
- Exclusive Sneak Peeks Of "What Lincoln Killed"
- Rick From VA to Mike: Bail on Your Silly, Pathetic Ron Paul Revolution & Support Romney
- Something Wicked This Way Comes: Orrin Hatch Survives Tea Party Challenge
- Vermonters Ally With the Like Minded For Secession & Follow The Founding Fathers Path
- Angry Caller "John" Calls Mike a Confederate
- The Beatification of John Roberts Continues - Here's My Dissent
- The Pledge of Allegiance? Just Say No
- Mike Church Answers the Mark Levin Challenge on Rand Paul
- Mike's Speech at PaulFest
- The Tradition of No Women in Combat