Episodes

  • 025 - Cornerstone of the Constitution
    Feb 27 2022

    Have you ever noticed the differences between how your State and Federal legislatures operate? We will talk with Senator Mike Braun who has experience in both the U.S. Senate and the Indiana General Assembly to get some interesting perspectives on the differences.

    Resources

    Convention of States

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    7 mins
  • 024 - The Pursuit of Happiness
    Mar 17 2021

    Government lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have infringed on our inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness.

    Resources

    Wikipedia entry on Police Power

    The Proper Scope of the Police Power

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    19 mins
  • 023 - The Unratified Amendments
    Jul 11 2019

    Since the ratification of the constitution, there have been over 12,000 attempts to propose amendments. Of those, 33 have been passed by congress to become proposed amendments. 27 of those have been ratified as part of the constitution. In this episode, we will take a look at the 6 unratified amendments.

    Resources:

    Pew Research on Proposed Amendments

    Unratified Amendments

    The First and Most Important First Amendment

    Convention of States Project

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    11 mins
  • 022 - Freedomism
    May 17 2019

    Socialism or Capitalism seems to be the question of the day. But this is the wrong question. The real question is Statism or Freedomism. The answer is Freedomism.

    Resources:

    Restoring America's Soul

    The Deadly Isms

    The Declaration of Independence and the American Theory of Government: “First Come Rights, and Then Comes Government"

    Convention of States Project

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    12 mins
  • 021 - Reviewing Judicial Review: Marbury, Madison, Marshall, and Miranda
    Mar 26 2019

    Judicial Review allows the Supreme Court to exercise a power it was never granted - the power to legislate.

    Resources:

    Miranda vs Arizona

    Federalist 78

    Dickerson vs United States

    Section 3501

    Marbury vs Madison

    The Second American Revolution

    The Original Meaning of the Judicial Power

    Convention of States Project

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    31 mins
  • 020 - The Non-Delegation Doctrine: Senator Sasse Sasses the Senate
    Oct 20 2018

    What many may have missed in the circus that was the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing, is the excellent diagnosis of what ails our Federal Government presented by Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse. In this episode, we will review Senator Sasse’s diagnosis and what it has to do with a concept known as The Non-Delegation Doctrine.

    Resources:

    Senator Ben Sasse Statement

    John Locke's 2nd Treatise on Government

    The Creature from Jekyll Island

    The Four Stages of Approval of the Bill of Rights in Congress and the States

    Convention of States Project

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    21 mins
  • 019 - The Founder Who Refused to Sign the Constitution
    Sep 17 2018

    We celebrate Constitution Day on September 17 - the date of the signing of the Constitution. In this episode we will explore the objections of George Mason who refused to sign the Constituion.

    Resources:

    The Virginia Declaration of Rights

    James Madison's convention notes from September 15

    George Mason's Objections

    The First and Most Important First Amendment

    Convention of States Project

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    14 mins
  • 018 - Runaway Fear
    Sep 2 2018

    In a recent appearance on Steve Hilton's The Next Revolution, Jason Chaffetz and Tomi Lahren both expressed a great deal of fear over a Convention of the States. Chaffetz claimed that "you don't know what the rules are if you have one of these." This episode discusses the rules that apply to such a convention and why there is nothing to fear.

    Resources:

    Defying Conventional Wisdom: The Constitution was not the product of a runaway convention

    Convention of States Project

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    23 mins