The 1876 Colorado Constitution protected economic and civil rights not found in the U.S. Constitution. Later, the 1889 Montana Constitution was to follow suit.
The 1876 Colorado Constitution’s extensive bill of rights Read More »
John Lansing, Jr. used the New York Bill of Rights as one basis for the proposed constitutional amendments drafted by James Madison.
How the New York Bill of Rights Helped Lead to the U.S. Bill of Rights Read More »
Although Justice Thomas agreed that the protection against excessive fines applies to the states, he was the only member of the court to do so on plausible originalist grounds.
Justice Thomas again shows he’s the Supreme Court’s only consistent originalist Read More »
This article was first published on the American Thinker website. Some on the left now argue that only individuals—not businesses
A Liberal Supreme Court Majority Grants Businesses Bill of Rights Protection Read More »
Several years ago, I wrote on this site about the contributions to the American Founding of Josiah Quincy. Another little-known
Resisting Federal Usurpation: Comments by Theophilus Parsons Read More »
This article was first published in The American Thinker. It is said that no second heir to the British throne
The greatest constitutional document of all Read More »
Several readers sent me for comment a lengthy cover article in Time Magazine by managing editor Richard Stengel. Stengel’s piece
Time Mag’s Constitutional Baby Babble Read More »
