The Supreme Flaw of the Land Essays This document was most recently revised on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. This Constitution, and the laws of the
United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or law of any State to the contrary notwithstanding. —Article VI, clause 2 U.S. constitution <emphasis added>
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| In Search of the Supreme Flaw of the Land: Unalienable Rights
This essay was first completed on Friday, March 18, 1988.
With one possible exception, rights aren't unalienable.
The idea that they are is political anesthesia. This mistaken
belief has fostered an incautious attitude toward our rights and has
resulted in their entire loss, except maybe for the possible exception.
14 Pages
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| In Search of the Supreme Flaw of the Land:
Perpetual Union
This essay was first completed on Monday, July 2, 1990.
Both the U.S. constitution and the Articles of Confederation
are in effect today, jointly establishing the present federal union.
The result is a union, and various states, that are unavoidably in breach of contract.
34 Pages
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| In Search of
the Supreme Flaw of the Land: Separation of Powers
This essay was first completed on Tuesday, September 10, 1991.
According to James Madison, the accumulation of legislative, executive, and judicial powers in the same hands can justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. In this essay, your suspicions are confirmed.
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