All Posts Tagged With: "anti-federalists"
The Constitution Within
I’ve argued previously that a free society depends ultimately on people having a proper sense of just conduct. This means more than the words they recite or put on parchment. Most crucial is how they act and expect others, such as those in the government, to act. For this reason it is futile to put [...]
1Sep2007 | Sheldon Richman | 2 comments | ContinuedLost Articles
The Constitution says that to be elected to the U.S. Senate, a person has to be 30 or older, a citizen for at least nine years, and a resident of the state from which the candidate is elected. Alas, it says nothing about knowing American history. Good thing for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). He’d have [...]
1Jun2007 | Sheldon Richman | 6 comments | ContinuedA New Old American Concept of Political Liberty
It is odd that a libertarian should have a conception of political liberty at all. Isn’t it the case that there is a permanent war between freedom and politics? Surely any reduction in the political sphere produces a concomitant increase in individual liberty. Has not choice in the market, characterized by personal autonomy and spontaneity, [...]
1Mar2002 | Norman Barry | 0 comments | ContinuedConstitutional Intentions
A question frequently arises in disputes about how to interpret the U.S. Constitution: What was the intention of those who framed the document? This question contains an invalid assumption. It assumes that those who drafted the Constitution at the 1787 convention and those involved in the subsequent debates were of one mind and intent. In [...]
1Jun2000 | Wendy McElroy | 2 comments | Continued-
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