Tag: James Madison
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The Electoral College and American Freedom
by Jerry Newcombe, New American Prophet, ©2026 (May 15, 2026) — As we celebrate America at 250, there is a part of our founding in the Constitution (Article II, Section 1. Clause 2), about which some on the left gnash their teeth—the electoral college. For example, a few days ago, a former Biden administration official asked publicly, “What if…
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Founding Era Views on Public Education and Self-Governance
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2025 (Jul. 16, 2025) — The American Founders saw education not merely as a personal benefit, but as a structural necessity for the survival of the Republic. Their writings reveal a deep consensus: democratic governance cannot function without a well-informed citizenry. Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of…
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Stopping the Invasion
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Feb. 9, 2022) — The Goofball Regime continues the treasonous – oh, yeah…, and unconstitutional – goal of eradicating the nation’s southern border. When and how this will ultimately end is at this point anyone’s guess. But few would dispute that it will not end well. We now learn that the…
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Who Owns You? (Part Two)
“A CONQUERED PEOPLE” by Michael Gaddy, blogging at The Rebel Madman, ©2017 (Aug. 7, 2017) — “If we yield to the tax power of government. it places us in the lowest bottom of slavery. For if they can take away one penny from us against our wills, they can take all. If they have such…
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Jefferson or Hitler: Whose Plan Are We Following?
A “NATIONAL” GOVERNMENT CAN OBLITERATE STATES’ AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS by Michael Gaddy, ©2017 (Feb. 21, 2017) — When James Madison left New York for Philadelphia on May 2nd, 1787 he carried with him not the proposed amendments to the Articles of Confederation which was the mandate of the convention but an entirely new idea for…
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Who Represents Whom, and Did Our Founders Support Term Limits?
“THE BATTLE FOR LIBERTY AGAINST TYRANNY” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Dec. 7, 2016) — “It is a sound and important principle that the representative ought to be acquainted with the interests and circumstances of his constituents.” James Madison, ~ Federalist #56 Article I, Section 2 of our Constitution states in part, “The number…
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Old Jack Hinson, an Accidental Terrorist
JAMES MADISON: WAR “THE MOST DREADED” ENEMY TO LIBERTY by Michael Gaddy, ©2016 (Oct. 19, 2016) — What is the point of no return? What could possibly happen to an individual that would cause them to abandon all sense of order and seek instead violent and deadly revenge against another human being or group of…
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Is Walter Reed Guilty of Kidnapping?
“WHO IS OVERSEEING THE MILITARY?” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 6, 2016) — Reported strange, vulgar and harassing phone calls; stalking; telephone and computer hacking totaling thousands of dollars in damages, and at least one death threat against family and close friends have culminated in what is believed to be the forced hospitalization of a medically-…
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Continuing on the Detour or Getting Back to the Main Road?
PARTY POLITICS VS. ETHICS, CHARACTER by Dr. Thomas E. Davis, Col., USA (Ret), ©2016 (Sep. 10, 2016) — Since 1828, our republic has been deviating farther and farther from the route planned for us by those 55 Courageous and Christian gentlemen known familiarly and fondly as our Founding Fathers. Within the context of what they…
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The Danger of the Misconception
RELIGION, PARTY POLITICS, GOVERNMENT: DO AMERICANS ACCEPT THE “STATUS QUO?” by Dr. Thomas E. Davis, Colonel, USA (Ret), ©2016 (Aug. 8, 2016) — First, precisely, what is a misconception? Most Americans understand the meaning of the word. However, I will refine the term “misconception” by the use of synonyms. A misconception is clearly a misunderstanding, misinterpretation,…
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What Is YOUR Problem?
STUPIDITY, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, COWARDICE? July 26, 2016 To: Ryan, McConnell, Comey, Clancy, Dunford, Harry Reid, Durbin, Schumer, Pelosi, Hoyer and all you stupid darned RINOS and for publication as widespread as is possible! Barry Soetoro-Obama, with some un-American assistance and contrivances, managed to get himself elected faux president of these Fifty ‘United States’ which…
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Is Historical Knowledge a Curse?
“THE SIREN SONG OF HOPE” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Jul. 22, 2016) — Could a knowledge of history be considered a curse? Would one’s life be much less complicated if they had the equivalent of historical Alzheimer’s? I have been asking myself that question more and more recently, especially after…
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The Tyranny of Good Intentions
IS TRYING TO “FIX” GOVERNMENT THE ANSWER? by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Jun. 9, 2016) — To paraphrase an ancient Greek, society will often survive the evil that men do for evil purposes, but a society’s downfall can often be attributed to the evil done in the name of good intentions.…
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Lessons from the Beginning
DID SOME OF THE FOUNDERS MAINTAIN BRITISH LOYALTY DESPITE THE REVOLUTION? by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (May 18, 2016) — Author’s note: This will be a multi-part presentation in response to several requests for more information on the founding era of our country, which in many cases is contrary to what…
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Faith vs. Trust or God vs. Government
“WHO DO WE HAVE LEFT?” by Dr. Thomas E. Davis, Col., USA (Ret.), ©2016 (May 2, 2016) —[Editor’s Note: The first part of Dr. Davis’s editorial is here; Part 2 follows.] The problem that has persisted since 1828 is the criminality of the political party system. Here is a small capsule of the only viable…
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Trump Could Have Said…
“AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Apr. 4, 2016) — I have thoroughly enjoyed watching the mayhem of this presidential campaign season. The forces that have combined in an attempt to derail a Trump phenomenon the Republicans never saw coming is most revealing. The popularity of Trump among those in…
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Founders Seldom Heard — And Why
“STOLEN POWERS” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Feb. 29, 2016) — The vast majority of Americans have been taught by the Public Fool System, Leviathan’s historians and religious con-artists, that a group of devoutly religious men, the majority of whom were in total agreement on the tenets of government, got together…
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The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of the “natural born Citizen” Term In Our United States Constitution[1]
“SOLE ALLEGIANCE AND UNITY OF CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH” by CDR Charles F. Kerchner, Jr. (Retired), ©2016, blogging at CDRKerchner (Feb. 28, 2016) — Who: The various sovereign, free, and independent several states, as a result of the revolution against England had loosely banded together in a confederation to battle England and thus formed the new United…
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Why The Founders Decided Only A Natural Born Citizen Can Be President – And Why Ted Cruz Isn’t One
“BIRTH IS A CRITERION OF ALLEGIANCE” by Ron Smith, ©2016 (Feb. 19, 2016) — There has been a lot of information lately about the definition of what is and what isn’t a ‘natural born Citizen’, but very little said about WHY that pesky little phrase was in the Constitution in the first place. Here’s my…
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Hidden In Plain Sight – How The Naturalization Act of 1790 Defined ‘Natural Born Citizen’
“WE SIMPLY NEED MORE LOGIC” by Ron Smith, ©2016 (Feb. 13, 2016) — You’ve heard that sometimes it’s not what is said, but instead, it’s what isn’t said that actually matters, right? And rarely have those words been more true than with the recent debate over the meaning of the term “natural born Citizen” as it…