Letters of Marque and Reprisal: Their Purpose
In Article I, Section 8, the Constitution provides the following power to Congress: “To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;”
Category Archives: Constitution
Nullification Works!
The inclination to grant monopoly power to the federal government in order to define the extent of its own authority has proven disastrous. Instead, we can bring about the potential of nullification with the understanding that liberty is more likely to exist when localities are spurred to act as a bulwark of resistance against federal overreach. The catalyst for this remedy must always be the individual.
Jefferson Davis on Nullification
While it may surprise many, Jefferson Davis detested nullification. Davis went to lengths not only to condemn nullification itself, but also to criticize proponents of nullification within his own state.
Exposing the “Living Document” Lie
Despite all historical evidence to the contrary, it is often claimed that the Constitution is a “living document” that is easily malleable through semantics and modern desires for extended federal power.
A Convention of States
I believe Mason, Randolph, Wilson, and Sherman were correct in their view that such a convention is the superior way to amend the Constitution, rather than relying upon the federal government to be the sole body to propose amendments.
The Writs of Assistance and the NSA
Two measures of federal overreach – The Writs of Assistance and the NSA. One from the 1760s and one contemporary, both can be rejected in the same way.