FOUNDERS: “States Have MORE Say-So In Defining Constitution Than Feds Do”
Why would the States ever ratify something that they had no equal part in determining the extent of the powers of the government that the constitution created?
Why would the States ever ratify something that they had no equal part in determining the extent of the powers of the government that the constitution created?
Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "I told you that we didn’t need James Madison to complete the circle. We can have Madison, that’s fine, but you don’t need him to complete the circle. Whether Madison sanctioned it or not doesn’t matter. It’s irrelevant. It helps when you’re trying to convince people of certain things, that you can have famous people to rely upon and quote, but it’s not necessary. All […]
Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "This almost sounds like there’s a spy ring going on here, like this is a big covert operation. All you nullifiers out there, all you “tenthers,” as you’re derisively called, you devotees of the Tenth Amendment Center, 'we will obtain your secret meetings where you sacrifice the goats, buddy. We’ll find you cutting the heads off those chickens and pouring the blood on the […]
Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "I would like to know, Mr. Kapenga, where has the concept of nullification been stated as unconstitutional other than out of the mouths of those that also say that it’s unconstitutional for states to secede and exercise their sovereignty. Where is it written? Don’t you hold Mr. Jefferson as an authority on most matters of legality when it applies to the federal union? What […]
Part II - Christopher Ferrara Interview "Liberty, the God That Failed" Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – I told you people you were not going to expect what Christopher Ferrara was going to share with us. His book is Liberty, the God That Failed. Check out today’s transcript for the rest… Begin Mike Church Show Transcript Mike: That is really, I think, as I learn more and as I read […]
Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "Let me just interject something really quick here and resay that this is Professor Dr. Kevin Gutzman, who is, in some of our opinions and in the opinion of many of your colleagues, the eminent James Madison scholar of our time. There is one other that you mention and you’re flattered that he reviewed your book and gave it his approbation. We’re not talking about […]
Rethinking The American Union Is Not Just For Mike, Wilkow Gets In On The Action Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript –"Let’s say 20 states are going to band together to say: That’s it! Obamacare, NSA, IRS, Benghazi, wars all around the known universe, trillions of dollars in debt and deficit, unfunded liabilities out the wazoo, there’s no way we want to be a part of this. Even more important, we […]
Mike: There is a simmering controversy over one of the authors that is James Madison, what he said, what he didn’t say, and then what he retracted. I’ll let you pick it up from there. Kevin Gutzman: Well, people who are listening
James Madison Is Not The Sacred Oracle Of Nullification But Guess Who Is? Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "Why should it all just come down to whatever James Madison said? Madison was just one man after all. It seems that you would find other opinions on this and other writings and other things that could help flesh out what it was those that framed the Constitution, and the framers of […]