About Me
Dave specializes on topics related to the United States Constitution, founding principles, and American history...
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.
His Accidency: The Indispensable John Tyler
Called “His Accidency” by his political adversaries to refer to the way in which he assumed the office, John Tyler is perhaps the most underrated President in United States history.
Supreme Court Offers Opinion, Doesn’t Make Law
When a group of nine judges attempt to make law for a populace of 310 million and settle constitutional questions for all time, they are acting against the interests of the compact of the Constitution.