James Madison
I remember traveling the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe after the fall of Communism. I found it interesting to see
A battle over efforts to call a constitutional convention is currently taking place throughout the country. Occurring below
The system wasn’t supposed to work this way. The Founding Fathers deliberately devised a structure in which someone like
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Our nation's Founders knew that because the presidency "was to be administered by a single man ... corruption was more within the compass of probable events," as James Madison explained.
This is not what the Constitution's framers envisioned. James Madison, in Federalist #10, warned of this situation, in which
"A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic
With election day fast approaching, it's worth asking: What is a voter responsible for doing?
The theatrical film, Hell or High Water, by design or coincidence, offers a useful vehicle for an important national concern.
The American Constitution has been called "the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man." It was authored by men who had surpassing confidence in the human mind--men who were convinced that people were capable of "establishing good government from reflection and choice," to the end that self-evident truths about human nature, discernible through reason, would be honored in social life.