HOHENSEE: Stolen Rights – Electing and Funding Public Teachers 

In 1968, our state constitution was radically amended. Voters were not fully informed of the consequences of the proposed changes. The voters’ guide said the amendment would “remove obsolete sectarian references.” There were exactly four sectarian terms (evangelical, Deity, protestant, and Christians), yet 140 words were removed from Art. 6 P.1 of the NH Constitution … Read more

HOHENSEE: Judicial Nomination Power – Shared, Not Sole

Since at least 2000, our governors have knowingly usurped the Executive Council’s power to nominate judges. Courts are an essential branch of government, but we’ve learned the hard way that our rights are no longer sacrosanct in the NH courts. Nominating and appointing the best judges is critically important. The NH Constitution says that all … Read more

Statue of Liberty

PAYNE: The New Hampshire Delegation Gets a Zero

Alexis de Tocqueville, in his 1830s book “Democracy in America,” assessed why America was so prosperous. His words speak loud and clear: “Every citizen is taught … the history of his Country, and the leading features of its Constitution … It is extremely rare to find a man imperfectly acquainted with all these things, and … Read more

sheep

OPINION: Brainwashed Sheeple

The Brainwashed Sheeple of America think that the Constitution is our supreme law when it only applies to our public servants. The Preamble applies to We the People, but We the Brainwashed Sheeple do not understand this. The Preamble gives us the right to rewrite the entire Constitution any time we feel like it, with … Read more

Court gavel muskogee

The Solution To The Myth of Judicial Supremacy

The President of the United States takes an oath to the Constitution of the United States; separation of powers demands the Supreme Court and the Congress do the same. The 1803 Marbury v. Madison ruling of SCOTUS , changed that, giving birth to the myth of the “living and breathing” Constitution that established  judicial Supremacy. … Read more

The Department of Education is Unconstitutional

Or, so says a 1941 book published by the U.S. Government This is a PDF version of a book published by the federal government in 1941. In the book, there is a series of questions. On Page 128, one of the questions is “Where, in the Constitution, is education mentioned? And the answer:   “There is none; education is … Read more

Camp Constitution Founding painting

The Constitution Is The Solution

The erosion of biblical Judao/Christian ethics and the philosophy of “hate God, family and country” has waged an ever-increasing war for the past century on the philosophy of Americanism: “governments are instituted among men to secure the God-given rights of “we the people”—life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This challenge to the world of … Read more

The Real, Forgotten Enforcement Mechanism of the Constitution

A refusal to cooperate with officers of the Union.” That was James Madison’s answer to federal overreach – a strategy rooted in the very principles that founded the American republic. But you won’t hear about Madison’s enforcement strategy in government-run schools. Instead, they push the myth that only the federal government can determine the extent … Read more

Elon_Musk_(3018710552) Wikimedia Commons

Gizmodo Should Have Stayed with Gizmos and Techie Stuff

I, admit that I do frequent Carbon Upfront! to debate the Left. That said, at least most of the folks there are normal when it comes to their writing/comments even if it is a bit blinkered regarding Freedom and Liberty. It is, after all, a Left-leaning Eco-Socialist site, but at least the conversations are a … Read more

US Constitution FI

The Constitution is silent on “preemptive pardons”

The Constitution of the United States, Article 2 Section 2, states “The President…shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States.” Let’s analyze this for a moment. In this case, an “Offense” is either a misdemeanor or a felony that has a basis in federal law. A presidential pardon can … Read more

US Constitution FI

Oath to the Constitution: What Adherence Truly Means

If their duty, their honor, and their oaths will not bind them, let us not put into their hands our liberty and all our other great interests.” These are the powerful words of Gouverneur Morris, the “Penman of the Constitution” and author of its preamble. Morris did not mince words during the Philadelphia Convention of … Read more

President Madison’s Final Act to Defend the Constitution

On his last day in office, James Madison delivered what might be history’s most significant – and overlooked – presidential veto. This was in response to the Bonus Bill in 1817 – an infrastructure bill, what they referred to as “internal improvements.” In a rare example of both integrity and adherence to the Oath of … Read more

Camp Constitution Founding painting

How Do You Ban Something Constitutional?

In the comments of a recent post on attempts to ban guns at polling places, a reader asked what seems like a pretty simple question:  How can one ban something that is constitutional? Here’s the short answer to that:  You ban it, let people bitch while they get used to it, and then move on … Read more

pentagon

Making the Government Live By the Same Rules as Everyone Else

Words from years ago yet with an impact. Sorrowfully, they are needed as we, as an American Society, are hanging over that precipice of the proverbial tipping point: “Who is serving who?” We CALL them elected Representatives, but who do they really serve? Emphasis mine: “Mr. Speaker, I was sent here not to make Government … Read more

George Washington

America’s First Thanksgiving Proclamation Was About The Constitution — And Not Everyone Liked It

When the first Congress met at Federal Hall in New York City in 1789, there were three days in September that saw a telling sequence of events. On Thursday, Sept. 24, the House of Representatives finalized the language for what the states would later ratify as the First Amendment to the Constitution. The first part of this amendment declared: “Congress shall … Read more

Constitution American states

Make America States Again

From a vantage point of long years, now reaching 88, I believe the key to MAGA achievement is to: “MAKE AMERICA STATES AGAIN (MASA).” Our Constitutional Republic structure, called Federalism“was wisely summed up by James Madison : Powers of federal government are few and defined, the states have unlimited powers. We see this trend of … Read more

The Origins of Election Law

This article is the first of a series exploring the history and evolution of election law, leading up to what promises to be the most pivotal election of our lifetime. The Articles of Confederation, adopted in 1781, were a written agreement establishing a loose confederation of sovereign states, with each colony retaining its independence and … Read more

NH Constitution

Are You Voting “Political Party” or “Constitution”?

“Winning is merely a precursor; what is of most importance is what happens afterward.” In my early years, I voted for a Party’s candidates based on their Platform. Later, in mid-life, I learned that while the Platform should be the Standard of Measure/Quality Assurance document, I had learned through a rude experience to shift my voting focus. … Read more

The White House

Presidential Instability

All countries seek and require stability so that the people gain a sense of reliance in knowing that laws will be enforced and order preserved. This essential of society was addressed when our Forefathers met to revise the Articles of Confederation. Since then, our Constitution has become the subject of revision and interpretation by those … Read more

Share to...