Episodes
Saturday Jul 01, 2017
005 - Characteristics of a Good Amendment
Saturday Jul 01, 2017
Saturday Jul 01, 2017
Key Points
- An amendment must be Germane to the Application
- An amendment should be Brief and Understandable
- Structural amendments are superior to Substantive amendments
- An amendment should Avoid Expansive Language
- Real World Experience with the amendment is invaluable
Resources:
Restoring The Lost Constitution
Proposed Amendments from the COS Simulation
The Convention of States Project
Special thanks to Kerosec Productions for producing/composing/mixing/performing the theme song.
Sunday Jun 18, 2017
004 - It's My Right, Right?
Sunday Jun 18, 2017
Sunday Jun 18, 2017
Key Points
- Our natural rights do not come from government
- Natural rights include life, liberty, and property
- Government is instituted to protect or secure our natural rights
- The government derives its power from the people
- Our natural rights are limited by the duty imposed upon us by the natural rights of others in a free society
- Our natural rights impose the same duty upon the government
- Governments may grant legal rights and privileges
- The rights and privileges granted by government should not infringe upon natural rights
Resources:
The Declaration of Independence
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Convention of States Project
Special thanks to Kerosec Productions for producing/composing/mixing/performing the theme song.
Sunday Jun 04, 2017
003 - Addressing Objections to an Article V Convention of the States.
Sunday Jun 04, 2017
Sunday Jun 04, 2017
Key Points
- Objections to an Article V Convention come from both the Left and the Right.
- Objections typically start with the false premise that and Article V Convention and a Constitutional Convention are the same thing.
- Nullification is neither in the Constitution nor a practical solution.
- The Constitution is being held hostage and assaulted by the federal officials who have sworn to preserve, protect, and defend it.
Resources:
Objections to an Article V Convention Lack Merit
The States' Duty to Defend Against Federal Excess: James Madison and the Methods of "Interposition"
Special thanks to Kerosec Productions for producing/composing/mixing/performing the theme song.
Sunday May 21, 2017
002 - A Solution as Big as the Problem
Sunday May 21, 2017
Sunday May 21, 2017
Key Points
- The solution to an out of control federal government is an Article V Convention of the States to propose amendments
- The process is primarily controlled by the states
- Congress has a minimal role in the process
- An Article V Convention of the States to propose amendments will trigger a constitutional revival
"Every member of the State ought diligently to read and to study the constitution of his country, and teach the rising generation to be free. By knowing their rights, they will sooner perceive when they are violated and be the better prepared to defend and assert them."
- John Jay
Resources:
Indiana's Faithful Delegate Law
Special thanks to Kerosec Productions for producing/composing/mixing/performing the theme song.
Saturday May 06, 2017
001 - Land of the Free?
Saturday May 06, 2017
Saturday May 06, 2017
Key Points
- America is no longer the land of the free
- The size, scope, and power of the Federal Government is the primary cause of the eroding of our freedom
- The checks and balances of our Federal Constitutional Republic have been eroded
- We the people are the final check and balance
- The solution is found in Article V of the constitution
Resources:
Special thanks to Kerosec Productions for producing/composing/mixing/performing the theme song. Thanks to Megan Morton for performing the Star Spangled Banner excerpts.