“United States Bill of Rights” on The Daily Caller

The United States of America was born of revolution by the people. And from the revolution was created a unique document offering a system of government incorporating expressed balance of power elements to make sure those in power would not trample on the people’s hard-won rights. Said Patrick Henry: (more)

On Thursday, as part of the new House rules package, members of the United States House of Representatives will read the United States Constitution from the House floor. This is a reflection of a call from “the genius of the American people,” as Alexander Hamilton so aptly described the American people in The Federalist, that Congress not forget the guiding principles set forth in our nation’s Constitution. After all, in a republic it is the people who rule through their representatives. Even James Madison, who believed that “Liberty is to faction, what air is to fire,” would be thrilled that Congress has taken the time out of bickering to remember the foundations of our country. (more)

Not many Americans know it, but today is Constitution Day.  Well, technically, by force of 2004’s Public Law 108-447, it is “Constitution Day and Citizenship Day”—but never mind the fine print. (more)

Last March, when the Supreme Court was about to hear arguments over the Washington D.C. gun ban, President Obama made it clear that he felt the Second Amendment was an individual right, but one he believed was subject to local limitation.  He used the old “fire in a crowded theatre” argument to suggest that the same was true of the First Amendment, implying that virtually all of our unalienable rights could be limited by regional laws and plain old common sense. (more)

The Supreme Court’s invalidation of Chicago’s handgun ban in McDonald v. City of Chicago will prove a landmark victory for gun rights. The Second Amendment, considered a dead letter for much of the twentieth century, now applies to the states as well as the federal government. (more)

The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision striking down Chicago’s gun law in the McDonald v. Chicago case was a significant victory for Second Amendment rights but it also exposed how tenuous our fundamental constitutional rights have become, and the extent to which our freedoms have eroded. (more)

I was at a town hall meeting back in Texas recently and a local man came up to me afterwards to talk about his concerns over where our country was headed, something to do with a fiery inferno and a hand basket.  As he was talking to me, I noticed his t-shirt: “I love my Bible,” with a picture of the Book; and “I love my guns,” with a picture of two Colt 45s.  Naturally they were in the right order; after all he was the local preacher. (more)

The Second Amendment succinctly and plainly states “the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” However, some state and local governments, such as Chicago, have implemented burdensome restrictions that prevent individuals from exercising this most basic right. The Supreme Court’s ruling on McDonald v. Chicago is more than a victory for gun rights activists; it is a victory for all Americans as the Supreme Court protects our God-given, constitutionally protected rights. (more)

A round-up of various reactions to the historic Supreme Court case, McDonald vs. City of Chicago, that extended gun owner rights across the country. (more)

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“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.” – James Madison, Federalist Papers (more)

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The government is broken, I know it, you know it, and your neighbors know it, so let’s do something about it. Issues such as abortion, term limits, line item veto, a balanced budget and many others flounder and go unresolved. Congress is part of the problem as evidenced with their passing of Obamacare and the Supreme Court is unreliable as it often legislates from the bench. What we need to do is go around them and that is why I am issuing a call to action for a Constitutional Convention. Although we call it a Constitutional Convention, what we really are calling for is an Article V convention which is used for proposing amendments to the Constitution. (more)

The anti-federalists were some of the greatest libertarian-minded thinkers and writers in the history of our nation. They were extremely critical of attempts to unify the thirteen new states under a single Constitution, as they felt that government should be kept as close to home as possible. For example, the anonymous anti-federalist author “Montezuma” wrote an Oct. 17, 1787, article in the Independent Gazetteer titled “A Consolidated Government is a Tyranny,” which later became Antifederalist paper No. 9. (more)

Democrats in Congress want to amend the U.S. Constitution to say free speech does not extend to corporations in response to the Supreme Court’s decision allowing freer corporate spending in political campaigns. (more)