The Bill of Rights turns 232 years old today. Adopted in 1791 as a consolation prize for the Anti-Federalists, it has been perhaps the most important part of American legal history since the eighteenth century and has served as an inconvenient reminder of the laissez-faire libertarian philosophy that permeated American political theory in the late 18th century.
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The Founders and the Constitution: Introduction
by Op-Ed
This series of essays focuses on those American Founders who exercised the most influence on the original Constitution as amended by the Bill of Rights. Each essay thumbnails the life and contributions of at least one individual. The essays also will tell you more about “the supreme Law of the Land.”
Now, More Than Ever, We The People And COS
by Ray Cardello
You do not have to watch the news for long to realize we have lost control of our government, and some may say we have lost our way. We have a former President who has a significant lead in the polls against all challengers and head-to-head against Biden.
Smoke Your Pocket Constitution? Forward Government Thinkers vs. Road Blockers
by Op-Ed
On behalf of Camp Constitution, Rev. Steve Craft and I recently presented a donation of 1,500 pocket copies of the U.S. Constitution to the Alton-Barnstead, NH, Schools.
The Basic Idea Behind a Constitution
When you have kids, you start looking around for all the harmful things they might do by accident, like stick a finger in a socket, drink cleaning fluids from under the sink, climb out a second-story window, fall down some stairs, or drown in a toilet, and so on.
The Ideas That Formed the Constitution: Sir Isaac Newton
by Op-Ed
Sir Isaac Newton wasn’t a political thinker like Marcus Cicero or John Locke. He was a scientist. Indeed, he exemplified the Scientific Revolution—an event that changed not only how people thought about the physical universe, but also how they thought about politics and government.
Refuting the Claim that the Second Amendment was Intended to Protect Slavery
by Op-Ed
In efforts to undermine the Second Amendment, gun control advocates advance a variety of arguments claiming it does not confer an individual right to keep and bear arms and that it was ratified for reasons that make it morally illegitimate today.
Privacy vs. Security
by Amil Imani
Since well before we eagerly leaped into the world of high technology, we gave very little thought to the possibility that someday we would find ourselves at a perilous fork in the road as a society, culture, and country.
Article V Misrepresentation
by Op-Ed
Lobbyist Ken Quinn failed, once again, to convince State legislators to call for a Constitutional Convention. Instead of realizing he has a losing argument, he blames legislators for not voting the way his polls predicted they should on HCR 1 & HCR 4.
The Bill of Rights: On the Ropes But Not Yet Counted Out
by Op-Ed
December 15 marks the 231st anniversary of the ratification of the first 10 Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, known as The Bill of Rights. Sadly, most Americans have little or no knowledge of these amendments, which is the main reason they are “on the ropes.”
Power to the Patriots: NH Files to Adopt Convention of States
by Aaron Warner
NH Resolution 2023-0275, sponsored by JD Bernardy (Rockingham District 16), brings the resolution to adopt New Hampshire as the 20th state to move toward a Convention of States (COS). Bernardy, husband, and father of three, is a veteran of the United States Navy and a graduate of Franklin Pierce Law Center. The resolution has been … Read more
Gilford School Board Meeting – They Have Finally Seen the Light! Well, except for One School Board Member
by Skip
Monday night was the October monthly meeting of the School Board, and this month was a joint meeting with the Gilmanton School Board (they tuition their high school students into Gilford High). Thus, the meeting was longer than normal; the video of that joint meeting is below.
Yep, another “Man In The Street” with a hook: $20 if you can find abortion mentioned in the US Constitution
by Skip
Yes, I probably keep too much content around, a lot of it months old as I keep thinking, “I NEED to put this up…” and then get distracted – too many Shiny Objects. Sigh.
Constitutional Genealogy: The New England Confederation of 1643
by Op-Ed
The foundational ideas underlying the Constitution took root long before the founders drafted the document. In fact, they began to take root in the earliest days of American colonialization.
The Constitution; Lost in Plain Sight
by Op-Ed
The Constitution has been interpreted to create two types of citizens, each requiring their own courts. State citizens have District and Circuit courts of the United States. Citizens of the Federal government have United States District courts and the United States courts of Appeal. Everyone thinks that they are a State citizen when, in fact, they are Federal citizens who do not enjoy the Bill of Rights, or most Common Law rights.
So the Editors at the Laconia Daily Sun believe that the US Constitution GIVES us our Rights?
by Op-Ed
In the June 27 edition of the Sun, Richard Tracy made a great point about rights protected by the U.S. Constitution. Unfortunately, the editors at the Sun may not fully understand the concept of inalienable rights. The headline of the letter read, “Second Amendment at core gives right to self-defense.”
The Constitution isn’t Absolute?
by Op-Ed
Arguing that “high-caliber” weapons should be federally banned, President Joe Biden claimed, “Remember, the Constitution was never absolute.” Biden was merely advancing the popular notion of a “living breathing Constitution.” According to proponents of this theory, the founders “couldn’t have imagined” all of the changes that would happen over time, such as the development of high-powered, … Read more
To Repeat, Granitegrok Is Often More Republican than the NH GOP
by Skip
When I first announced the return of GrokTALK! a few weeks ago, in pursuit of likely guests, the very first response I got on my status update from a Republican Facebook page was, “Great, just what we need, more anti-Republican crap.” – Steve
If Constitutional Amendments Are No Longer Absolute, We Can Stop Paying Taxes?
President* Joe Biden has announced that the amendments in the US Constitution are not absolute. Like any good civilian disarmament Democrat, he’d like the government to manage what sort of “weapons” we’ll be allowed to have or use. I want to suggest whatever he left in Afghanistan.
Global Pandemic Treaty Must Be Stopped
by Op-Ed
Americans ought to ask why the Biden Administration is moving to amend International Health Regulations (IHR) to give global unaccountable bureaucrats authority to license the Center for Disease Control to justify detaining American citizens?