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Issue 24.17 This week is known as “Flag Week” and we are encouraged as citizens to proudly display the US Flag all week. The 14th of June is generally acknowledged as “Flag Day” and many businesses, churches and other organizations not only display the flag but provide flags for the people in their neighborhoods to […] Issue 22.17 Jason Chaffetz shocked the political world by announcing he would be stepping down as the Congressman for the Utah 3rd Congressional district on June 30th. While it is his right to do so since no one can be compelled to serve in an elected office, his departure leaves many questions hanging in the […] Issue 19.17 The founders were articulate and exacting when it came to written documents, especially legal documents. They were well educated especially by today’s standards. They chose words carefully to mean exactly what they intended to convey. In a few cases, the primary meaning of some words they used has been superseded by newer or […] Issue 17.17 There have been a significant number of Constitutional thinkers that have suggested or even demanded that the individual states stand up to abuses of power by the Federal Government. Others have opposed this vehemently preferring a Constitutional Convention to correct those abuses or derelictions of duty by the various branches (executive, legislative and […] Issue 13.17 Part 3 I recently was introduced to a series of articles that I consider important and well-written. This is the third and final part and is with full attribution to Eylar Robert Coates, Sr. as the author. I also include a link to his website at the end Later liberal philosophers abandoned the […] Issue 12.17 Part 2 This is the second part of a three part series sharing a paper by Eyler Robert Coates, Sr. I find it to be well-written and clearly thought out. All of it is quoted and is his writing. His extensive works are in the University of Virginia archives and can also be […] Issue 11.17 Part 1 I recently was introduced to a series of articles that I consider important and well-written. I am sharing the first part of one them here today with full attribution to Eylar Robert Coates, Sr. as the author. I also include a link to his website at the end. Natural rights are […] Issue 9.17 Principles are guiding influences that shape our decisions. Those among us who are without principle continue to make decisions based on other considerations such as profit, personal power, benefitting their friends, revenge, etc. These motives could also be considered principles, but for the purposes of this article, I would like to define the […] Issue 7.17 Today we continue to examine the direction of the new Presidency. I have long decried the use of Executive Orders to “make” law and have criticized Congress for not standing up to any president that tries to do so in that way. Here is an outline of President Trump’s Executive Orders so far. […] Issue 5.17 The Inaugural Address of a new president typically sets a course for the new administration and serves notice of their intention. Usually, what a President wants and what actually happens are somewhat different. This is because Presidents do not have the power to create law – that is reserved to the legislature. Presidents […] |
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