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James Madison
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Direct and Representative Democracy: Colorado on the Hot Seat
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In ancient Athens as well as Renaissance Florence, direct and representative democracy co-existed. The representatives elected or chosen by ...
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Is the Moneyed Interest Oriented to Ending American Federalism?
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James Madison wrote in Federalist #10, “a rage for paper money, for an abolition of debts, for an equal division of property, or for any ot...
Thursday, April 15, 2010
The General Welfare Clause: Is the Power of Congress Constitutionally Unlimited?
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Art. 1, Sec. 8. of the US Constitution: Congress “shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts ...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Federalism Facilitating Self-Preservation
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The rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of property (Locke) or happiness (Jefferson) can all fit within a federal system that enables i...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Nationalism in Europe: Forestalling Ever Closer Union
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Ask a European if the E.U. government could ever consolidate power from the state governments and you would probably get, Nope, we identit...
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