Locke’s writings contained many specific observations realized in the Constitution
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John Adams featured Harrington in the first volume of his encyclopedia of republican governments, which circulated at the Constitutional Convention.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 15: James Harrington & Algernon Sidney Read More »
The tax on sacks illustrates how power-freaks have highjacked Colorado.
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Key framers explained why the Constitutional Convention had authority to propose a new form of government.
The Founders were far more interested in Machiavelli’s “Discourses on Livy” than in “The Prince.”
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A common argument against a convention for proposing amendments is that the 1787 Constitutional Convention delegates were a bunch of
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The most important lesson the Founders learned from Tacitus was that power corrupts.
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Perhaps the old-style liberals wanted us to be more like Europe. But the current “progressive” crowd wants us to be more like the Third World.
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Could a convention of states could change the “one state/one vote” rule to one based on population? The short answer
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Could a convention of states could change the “one state/one vote” rule to one based on population? The short answer
No, a Convention of States Could Not Change the “One State/One Vote” Rule Read More »
The plastic bag law’s oddities comprise the first tip-off that HB 21-1162 is not really about the public good.
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