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| 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> (To learn why I referred to the document as the U.S. constitution, see Try, Try Again, in the February 2019 issue of the Frontiersman.) |
| ^ | In Search of the Supreme Flaw of the Land: Perpetual Union 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
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. 20 Pages
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| ^ | In Search of the Supreme Flaw of the Land: The Bill of Rights This essay examines the U.S. Bill of Rights on two levels. On the surface, it's an examination of language, construction, and effect. On that level, it challenges much of the myth and misinformation generally associated with the U.S. Bill of Rights. More fundamentally, the essay offers a beginning into the arcane art of understanding government and recognizing it for what it really is. Such understanding eventually suggests the necessity of an alternative. 42 Pages
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| ^ | In Search of
the Supreme Flaw of the Land: The Seventeenth Amendment The Seventeenth Amendment was ratified in violation of Article 5 of the U.S. Constitution. Since then, most acts of the U.S. government have been without constitutional validity. 20 Pages
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| ^ | In Search of the Supreme Flaw of the Land: Unalienable Rights 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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