The Constitution

Madison To Obama: You Don’t Have Power To Fund Community Colleges

Mandeville, LA - In December of 1790, Alexander Hamilton introduced his “Second Report on The Public Credit” which was the plan for Congress to charter the first National Bank. That December, Congressman James Madison insisted that the scheme to create a bank was unconstitutional and began preparing his defense of the statement. Madison would get his chance to instruct his colleagues on the unconstitutionality of the bank in a near […]

January 19, 2015 34

The Constitution

Mike’s LPAC Speech-Fame & The Founding Fathers’ War Power vs ISIS

(Nota bene: This was originally published on 21 September, 2014) Mandeville, LA - UPDATED: The video from this talk has been posted by LPAC, you can view it below. Here are my audio remarks from the 2014 LPAC convention held at the Hilton. I have enclosed the written version as well, which is in draft form. Thanks to the Campaign For Liberty for offering me this, 6th annual address to […]

January 6, 2015 3

The Constitution

Are You A Federalist Or Not? CA CAN Issue Licenses To Illegals: Jefferson

Mandeville, LA - Are you a Federalist or not? The "Conservative" wind machine is in overdrive today over California's plan to issue drivers licenses to "illegal immigrants". As ill-advised and stupid as this may be, CA is totally within it's rights to regulate "alien friends" and issue them any state ordination they see fit. Recall little Jimmy Madison's stance on this very issue during the VA protest over The Alien and […]

January 5, 2015 5

The Constitution

Our Lady of Guadalupe Ended Aztec Torture-CIA & Conservatives Brought It Back

Mandeville, LA - "This government does not torture people" said then President Bush on 05/10/2007 from his throne in the oval office. Bush was responding to news reports that two previously secret memos, released in 2005, ordered the detention and that "extreme interrogation techniques" be used to extract ANY "useful information" that could "help protect America." With the release of the Senate's report on the CIA's program Bush authorized, now […]

December 20, 2014 7

The Constitution

Abel Upshur’s “Review” of Independence & The Constitution Book Download

Mandeville, LA - UPDATED, 15 December - THE COMPLETE BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD The Founders Pass is happy to announce we've undertaken to modernize the Abel Upshur classic "Review of Justice Story's Commentaries on the Constitution" and release it in phases to the membership as a Founding Father Films Publishing release. Today we release ALL chapters of the work which covers the independence of the colonies going back […]

December 15, 2014 1

The Constitution

Post Obama Amnesty: The Citizen’s Guide To Impeachment

Mandeville, LA - While researching the topic of impeachment I discovered a most fascinating piece of scholarship written in 1974 by Albert Broderick of Catholic University: The Citizen's Guide To Impeachment. This is a well documented historical tell-all of the entire history of the Constitution's impeachment power and how it was supposed to be used. The eye opening first section deals with the impeachment clause being added to the Constitution […]

November 19, 2014 6

The Constitution

The Drunken Prophet/Founding Father Defined Our Voluntary Union in 1787

Mandeville, LA - When one hears the word "secession" today, images of Union soldiers, sanctimoniously mowing down regimented lines of Confederates pulling their slaves by iron chains to battle is demolished by Luther Martin in his tell-all to the MD House of Delegates on the occasion of that Delegate's return to MD with a Constitution instead of Amendments to the Articles of Confederation. Read Martin's description of WHAT makes a […]

November 17, 2014 7

The Constitution

Incorporationista Kryptonite: Ratifying Conventions Prove 2nd Amendment Is Local

Mandeville, LA - If there remain any Incorporationistas out there, the evidence against you seems to know no end. ESPECIALLY when it applies to the Second Amendment. Congress could not have altered the Second Amendment with Amendment 14 without altering the complete understanding of Article I, Sec 8. And how do I know this? Simple, the VA Ratifying convention covered the exact scenario of federal usurpation of State militia powers and […]

November 3, 2014 1

The Constitution

You Want Proof of 19th Century U.S. Pacifism? – Filibuster of Senator George Frisbe Hoar

(Editor's Note: This transcript was originally posted on 21 December, 2012). Begin Mike Church Show Transcript - Mike: Here is a website-only exclusive that I dont know if I will get into the entire discussion of it today, the filibuster of Senator George Frisbe Hoar against the American war in the Philippines, but it will come up this week because there is a Republican debate Thursday night up in here. By […]

November 3, 2014 9