The Constitution is relatively short as important legal documents go if you don't believe me take a look at the state constitution state constitutions are always much much bigger than the US Constitution they go into more detail the US Constitution was intentionally left somewhat inexact the result has been that it has needed interpretation And we're going to talk ...
Read moreDetailsI'm senator mike lee welcome to the constitution line by line Today we'll be talking about article 1 section 6. this provision of the constitution provides that quote the senators and representatives shall receive a compensation for their services to be ascertained by law and paid out of the treasury of the united states they shall in all cases accept ...
Read moreDetailsCommentary “If the Govt. is to be lasting, it must be founded in the confidence & affections of the people …”—George Mason, at the Constitutional Convention, Aug. 13, 1787. George Mason of Virginia helped construct the Constitution. He then opposed ratifying the very document he helped construct. Through both courses of action, he strongly influenced the Constitution’s final form. Mason ...
Read moreDetailsCommentary Gouverneur Morris was a “chick magnet.” He was tall, handsome, witty, and rich. Even scalding damage to his right arm, loss of his lower leg in a traffic accident, and reliance on a wooden prosthesis for walking didn’t impair his success with women. Part of his attractiveness to women seems to have been a sincere regard for them. He ...
Read moreDetailsCommentary It’s easy, if not entirely fair, to explain Alexander Hamilton’s relentless search for fame and power as the outcome of a life begun under very unfavorable conditions. He was born on Jan. 11, 1757, an illegitimate child on the Caribbean island of Nevis, then a possession of the British Empire. His father deserted young Alexander’s mother when he was ...
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