Politicians at the federal level always try to sell the United States as a singular nation. Hillary Clinton peddled this myth during her speech at the Democratic National Convention. When representatives from 13 unruly colonies met just down the road from here, some wanted to stick with the king. Some wanted to stick it to..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #54: What Is Necessary and Proper?
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" I this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the Constitution's necessary and proper clause. Hint: it doesn't mean anything and everything. Politicians and legal academics often call the necessary and proper clause the "elastic clause" because it supposedly expands the powers of the federal government. In fact,..
Read moreConstitution 101: The Ninth Amendment
Generally, Americans treat the Ninth Amendment like the Bill of Rights’ unwanted stepchild. They mostly ignore it, and when they do talk about it, they often misunderstand it. In reality, the Ninth Amendment serves a very simply but crucial purpose. It expands the limits on the federal government – at least in a manner of..
Read moreTell Me Again How Voting Republican Fixes the Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court constantly ignores the Constitution and makes up “constitutional law” by edict. The fact anybody puts any faith in this panel of politically connected lawyers in black dresses receiving federal paychecks to limit the power of the federal government strikes me as absurd on its face. But conservatives constantly tell me the problem..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #51: Bipartisan Constitution Shredding
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" I this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the bipartisan attack on the Constitution in the wake of the Orlando shooting. As I put it in a recent article, Gun-grabbers to the left of me, voyeurs on the right. People often complain about partisan bickering and gridlock...
Read moreRepeal the 2nd Amendment: Feds Still Can’t Regulate Guns
Proponents of federal gun control have seized upon the most recent mass shooting in Orlando to advance their agenda, predictably trotting out the same worn narratives. Chief among these we find the argument that the Second Amendment was only intended to protect a “corporate” right of the “people” to keep and bear arms, and that..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #50: Guns
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" I this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about guns in the wake of the most recent mass shooting in Orlando. In the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando, people on the left and right have launched attacks on the Constitution. People on the left want to..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #49: Another Federal Court Fail
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the latest federal court failure to protect your rights. This time it relates to privacy. Apparently, using your cell phone voids the Fourth Amendment. In a 12-3 ruling issued last week, a federal appellate court held police do not..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #48: The Constitution & General Welfare
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I explain the original meaning of the General Welfare Clause. The federal government involves itself in nearly every aspect of American life. Government officials and apologists for governopoly often point the the Constitution's General Welfare Clause for its justification. They argue that..
Read more133 Words or Less: Extreme Republican Constitutional Hypocrisy
A number of Republican state elected officials have expressed outrage at Pres. Obama unconstitutional federal bathroom mandates. In the process they reveal their extreme constitutional hypocrisy. The Obama administration’s threat to withhold education funding if states don’t adhere to unconstitutional federal bathroom guidelines raised the ire of many Republican state legislators and governors. For instance,..
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