When the For Freedom’s Sake blog was launched one of the primary goals was to explore, rediscover and expound the underlying ideas and principles that informed the founders as they forged a new “American” government. Thus our Mission reads: To examine the philosophical ideas and principles which were foundational to the beliefs of the Founders [...]
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American Exceptionalism, It’s What We Believe That Sets Us Apart
Posted in Constitutional Government | Also tagged A Shining City on a Hill, American Exceptionalism, Anti-Federalist Constitution, Bill of Rights, Constitutionally Limited Government, Federalist Government, Republican for of Government, Russell Kirk, Seymour Martin Lipset, Steven G. Calabresi, The American Cause, U. S. Constitution | Leave a comment
Federalism…Stopping An Out-Of -Control Government.
Now we are talking. The reality of stopping an out-of-control government must begin with a serious discussion of Constitutional limitations. Randy E. Barnett got the ball rolling with a great article in the Wall Street Journal titled, “The Case for a Federalism Amendment.” [You can read his post below] I am grateful for the “Tea [...]
The Case for a Federalism Amendment
By RANDY E. BARNETT In response to an unprecedented expansion of federal power, citizens have held hundreds of “tea party” rallies around the country, and various states are considering “sovereignty resolutions” invoking the Constitution’s Ninth and Tenth Amendments. For example, Michigan’s proposal urges “the federal government to halt its practice of imposing mandates upon the [...]
Posted in Constitutional Government, Limited Government | Also tagged Constitutional Government, Constitutionalism, Federalsim, Georgetown University, Tenth Admendment | 2 Comments
