The evidences of tyranny having overwhelmed The Rule of Law are now so apparent in our society that even the most trusting citizen can no longer hide from the searing glare of such wickedness.  “The worst of treasons” according to Lord Byron.We are asked to close our eyes – as

“We are slaves to a document that was written more than 230 years ago by a tiny group of slave-owning men. . .this ancient document is not serving us well.” Rosa Brooks, Georgetown University Law Professor. This statement, and others like it, are protected free political speech under the

The essence of this lesson is: Federalism is a basic structure of governance in the United States, US Constitutional rights are limited, and some rights come from God, not government. Supreme Courts of the United States like to bore down, relative to fundamental rights, to those that have historic recognition

Those who feel betrayed by the recent decision of the Supreme Court to abandon the reasoning in Roe v. Wade (1973) and its extension Casey v. Planned Parenthood (1992) have a point. American women have relied on these decisions for many decades and felt, as time went on, that the

In Assuring Personal Security – Part I it was stated that the more significant Amendment relative to gun ownership and use by individual American citizens for personal security is the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, not the 2nd Amendment. “No State shall make or enforce any law which

The national conversation we are having regarding the 2nd Amendment and guns, in general, might best be discussed as a security issue, rather than a Constitutional issue, as it is really not about arms, per se. Some background: The Founders were well-educated in the classics and looked to the Roman

Sitting on a porch talking with friends, this was said: “I used to be a stickler for the rules when I was teaching but now no teacher would dare.” Dare what? Dare set rules and standards in public schools and enforce them without fear of bodily harm. Bodily harm

In last week’s Newsletter, Untangling the Issue of Abortion, I stated that “abortion comes under the rubric of Moral Law and medical ethics translated into Positive Law constitutions and statutes.” The People of the United States must decide what Moral Law tells us about abortion and where the lines are