James Madison

Democracy’s Epic Fail: The Electoral College Should Be Brought Back

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – The way it would work and the way it was pitched in the ratifying conventions, and the way it was discussed in the drafting convention was that the founders had a great fear that if you left election or selection of the presidency in the hands of the hoi polloi, they’d wind up choosing demagogues, they’d screw it up. Check out today’s transcript […]

August 11, 2015 6

Transcripts

Delegate Bob Marshall – Defund Planned Parenthood

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – Delegate Bob Marshall is on the Dude Maker Hotline with us. As always, you dazzle me with your common sense. This is the way the law ought to work, Bob. We ought to be able to sit around a coffee shop and go well, the Assembly ought to do this. Congress ought to do this. It shouldn't fall into the hands of allegedly […]

August 9, 2015 5

Transcripts

Madison Says: Don’t Support Trump’s Immigration Plan & Call Yourself a Constitutionalist

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – As I said last hour, people think all these other things are so worried about Jorge and Jesus and everyone else sneaking into the country. While that is a concern, and, yes, recidivism amongst illegals is a valid, genuine concern, it is a secondary concern to the primary function of government, which is to act on behalf of the common good. That's why […]

July 30, 2015 5

Founders Television

Henry Knew Best: The Size and Growth of Government Would Make Transparency Impossible

Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - During the Constitutional Convention a bunch of guys met in secret to establish a new form of government... which isn't why they were sent there in the first place. They were sent there to amend the Articles of Confederation, instead they came back with a Constitution with Washington's painting all over it. So why all the secrecy? Well, many of the states […]

June 23, 2015 22

This Day in Founder's History

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 18 June

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1812, the War of 1812 began with President James Madison’s signing of a declaration of war against Great Britain.

June 18, 2015 13

Daily Clip

James Madison Disproves Incorporation Of Rights

The Big Bat Known As The Bill Of Rights Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "For this we have Madison’s speech on the day that he introduced the Bill of Rights. Of course, he introduced the Bill of Rights because if he didn’t, Patrick Henry and George Mason and the Virginia Assembly were going to call for an Article V Amendment Convention, except they weren’t going to call for amendments. […]

June 17, 2015 10

Founders Television

How is the Millenial Generation Going to Fix This Mess? Will They Even Bother?

Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - National Journal columnist Ron Fournier thinks the ObamaCare "shutdown" spells the end of the GOP, the status quo of the DNC and the rise of "millennials" but if Noah Webster were still alive, I imagine the caterwaul of four letter words he might use to describe the "millennial." Time Magazine gave the "Me Me Me" generation a cover story last May and […]

June 11, 2015 2

Transcripts

The Timeless Debate: Public vs. Private

George Washington Wanted A National University And Thought Seminaries Stunk At Educating Kids In Gubbmint Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "He was calling for West Point basically, citing just as I had reminded you earlier, that he saw the need for officers. The need for officers does make sense. I’m not prepared to get into a full discussion of that, but I can tackle the education question." Check out […]

June 3, 2015 8

Project '76

PREVIEW-John Taylor of Caroline, American Statesman

Mandeville, LA - After nearly 6 months of exhaustive research, translation, composition and editing we are in the final phase of making ready for press "John Taylor of Caroline County-American Statesman"!! I have long wished to publish Taylor's works and a complete bio of his political career, that is now possible with the discovery of the rare works presented herein. The "Disunion Sentiment in Congress" manuscript is being published for […]

April 7, 2015 6