The Constitution

John Quincy Adams’ Jubilee of The Constitution-Delivered on 50th Anniversary of Washington’s Inauguration

THE JUBILEE OF THE CONSTITUTION: A DISCOURSE Delivered at the Request of THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, in the City of New York, on Tuesday, the 30th of April, 1839; Being the Fiftieth Anniversary of the INAUGURATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON as PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, on Thursday, the 30th of April, 1789. ________________________________________ Serit arbores, quae alteri seculo prosint - * * quid spectans, nisi etiam postera secula ad se pertinere? Ergo arbores seret diligens agricola, quarum adspiciet baccam […]

June 5, 2012

The Constitution

Who Wrote The Constitution and The Preamble “We The People” Script?

Mandeville, LA -If you have ever wondered which of the Founders who attended the Federal Convention of 1787 actually wrote the text, using a quill pen, of the Constitution, including the beautiful "We The People" script, wonder no more. In this letter, written at the fever pitched height of the Hartford Convention/Secession Crisis of 1814, Morris settles the mystery once and for all. Morris had attended the convention representing PA […]

May 30, 2012 2

The Constitution

Of The Permanence Of The Union – 1825, William Rawles

Mandeville, LA - The Question on a lot of people's minds is actually one that our revisionist history pretends to answer with impunity: Is secession legal? This book, written 7 years before the first ramblings of "indivisibility" would be heard from Jackson, along with the works of Taylor & St George's Tucker, the Of Presidencies of Jefferson and Madison answer unequivocally "yes!" As Rawle puts it herein... "It depends on […]

May 30, 2012

The Constitution

Kentucky Resolutions of 1798

Mandeville, LA - Little is known about the evolution of the KY & VA Resolutions of 1798, mainly because the Sedition Act was still in effect and Jefferson, Madison and Taylor did not want to risk arrest for making their plans public. Any American who wants a precise snapshot of what Thomas Jefferson (with an assist from John Taylor of Caroline) thought the Constitution's power was and where it came […]

May 24, 2012 14

The Constitution

Gutzman: The 14th Amendment does NOT Make 2nd Amendment Universal (or incorporated)

Mandeville, LA - New listeners to my radio show are always asking the same questions about the Most Hallowed Second Amendment: that Ted Nugent and the NRA, traveling in their WAYBAC machine witnessed Thomas Jefferson applying ink dry powder to the Constitution's second Amendment. Nugent asked: "So, this will cover every gun, in every city, state, county & federal land, forever until eternity, right?" Jefferson, awed by Nugent's stature and […]

April 27, 2012

The Constitution

The Constitution of The United States

Mandeville, LA - Mike Church wishes to provide this text copy of the U.S. Constitution with clickable hot links to each section. We will be adding much more interactivity to this page as it is developed. ART I ART II ART III ART IV ART V ART VI ART VII AMENDMENTS We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, […]

January 23, 2012 1

The Constitution

The Virginia Resolutions of 1798

Virginia Resolution of 1798 RESOLVED, That the General Assembly of Virginia, doth unequivocably express a firm resolution to maintain and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of this State, against every aggression either foreign or domestic, and that they will support the government of the United States in all measures warranted by the former. That this assembly most solemnly declares a warm attachment to the Union […]

November 9, 2010 1

The Constitution

Framers Debate Rules For Naturalization

From Mike Church - This is the debate held in committee of the whole on the qualifications for holding office in the new federal government. The Framers took great care to discuss the influence that foreigners could weild if they were not careful. I originally came to this debate because it helps flesh out the reasons why the Framers included the enumerated power “To establish a uniform rule for naturalization” which […]

July 9, 2010 2

The Constitution

John Adams-Thoughts on Government

Adams wrote this letter to Declaration of Independence signer William Hooper of North Carolina. He also transcribed this out by hand to William Penn and R.H. Lee of Virginia. Lee would circulate the contents and ideas among his peers in Virginia. These ideas helped form the foundation for Virginia’s first Constitution which was written and signed into law in June of 1776- weeks before the rest of the colonies would […]

May 6, 2010 1