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Mandeville, LA - James Madison wrote an explanation of the House of Representin' in Federalist 52. Madison's conclusion should be required reading for the Hula Hoopsters pining for more "resolutions" against the President of The United States! The conclusion resulting from these examples will be not a little strengthened by recollecting three circumstances. The first is, that the federal legislature will possess a part only of that supreme legislative authority […]

"You may alter the place to which you are going; but you cannot alter the place from which you have come." Posted by: Mike Church When I had written this down, I felt once again the presence of something else in the discussion:  as a man hears a church bell above the sound of the street.  Something seemed to be saying, "My ideal at least is fixed; for it was […]

The REAL Meaning of "Independence" Day! Letters of Delegates to Congress: Volume 4 May 16, 1776 - August 15, 1776 John Adams to Abigail Adams Philadelphia July 3d. 1776 Had a Declaration of Independency been made seven Months ago, it would have been attended with many great and glorious Effects.  We might before this Hour, have formed Alliances with foreign States. We should have mastered Quebec and been in Possession […]

Why Secession Was Necessary, as told by John Adams Mandeville, LA - [Editor's Note - This letter was written to Abigail Adams while John Adams was ensconced with the 2nd Continental Congress in Philadelphia. I suggest a reading of all of Adams's correspondence to Abigail of 1776 is a healthy exercise in patriotism as Adams words and intentions are [r]epublican in nature. - Ed. MC] Philadelphia PA - G B […]