The Greatest Vexation of Washington’s Life: Protecting the Republic
FROM THE LECTURE SERIES: AMERICA S FOUNDING FATHERS
republic. Did he have doubts about the efficacy of the principles of republicanism?
The Articles of Confederation were considered a governing instrument by the newly formed United States in 1781. (Image: Smithsonian National Postal Museum/Public domain)
The Unfulfilled Promise of The Republic
After the Revolution’s triumph, George Washington turned his attention toward the precarious position of the whole enterprise and asked whether the republic might turn out to have been a fool’s errand.
Washington did not consider himself an intellectual and was privately embarrassed in the company of lawyers and scholars. In 1785, he wrote in a letter, “I have not leisure to turn my thoughts to commentaries: a consciousness of defective education, and a certainty of the want of time, unfit me for such an undertaking.”
In evidence already in existence, a case for treason can be made against Donald Trump.
Conversations involving people Trump pardoned, including but not limited to Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Steve Bannon and Michael Flynn, provide more than needed evidence Trump conspired against the US. Two witnesses are required only but the story behind the law, the history and some of the scandals, makes good reading…
The Senior Editor
Today we will make much needed legal points, a history lesson that proves what is going on inside Washington is illegal and pure theatre. What does it prove? To me it prove the US has already fallen to Trump’s Russian friends and the coverup is going full speed….
Michigan Bill Would Set Foundation to Block Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 2, 2021) – A bill introduced in the Michigan House would empower the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a step toward restoring the founders’ framework for a state-federal balance under the Constitution
Rep. Steven Johnson (R) introduced House Bill 4058 (HB4058) on Jan. 28. Under the proposed law, the Michigan governor could only release the state’s National Guard units into “active duty combat” if Congress has “passed an official declaration of war or has taken an official action under clause 15 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States to explicitly call forth the state militia to execute the laws of the union, repel an invasion, or suppress an insurrection. The governor shall take all actions necessary to comply with the requirements of this sectio
Hawaii Bill Would Set Foundation to Block Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Jan. 28, 2021) – A bill introduced in the Hawaii House would empower the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a step toward restoring the founders’ constitutional framework for a state-federal balance regarding the state militia.
Rep. Dale Kobayashi (D) along with two fellow Democrats and a Republican introduced House Bill 406 (HB406) on Jan. 25. Under the proposed law, the Hawaii governor could only release the state’s National Guard units into “active duty combat” if Congress has :
(1) Passed an official declaration of war; or
The Story of the Founding Fathersâ Debate Over Presidential Power After breaking away from monarchy, convention delegates faced theoretical indecision on the creation of a single American ruler. Who would speak first?
By Ray Raphael
âMR. WILSON moved that the Executive consist of a single person.â Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charlesâs cousin, seconded and clarified the motion â âNational Executive,â he said.
Then there was silence.
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âMr. Presidentâ tells the little-known story of the dramatic political maneuverings and personalities behind the creation of the office of the president, with ramifications that continue to this day.
Cover Courtesy Alfred A. Knopf