Preserve Liberty: Serve on a Jury
Juries are a check on the arbitrary power of the courts because they are composed of citizens not belonging to the government. While a state can wield immense power, an educated jury can dismantle it.
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Franklin Pierce: Reviled Jeffersonian
Most modern historians have rated Pierce very poorly, pontificating that the President was a “do-nothing” that sat by and watched a divisive population grow even more divided. To the contrary, Pierce respected the Constitution as ratified and not as it was muddled by federal judges and legal precedents.
A Republic, If You Can Keep It
According to Franklin, the great experiment of republican government depended on maintaining the axioms decided upon in those summer days. Without such activism, the Constitution would read only as a dead letter.
John Dickinson: The Penman of the Revolution
Known as the “Penman of the Revolution,” he endured a struggle that would tear at his ideological core and spur his political activism. Despite all adversity in front of him, Dickinson worked meticulously to produce a freer society. He did so while recognizing small strides were important ones.
The National Popular Vote
It has been suggested that this system would not eradicate the Electoral College at all, since the states have this power according to Article I. However, the paramount goal of those who advocate this system is to replace the Electoral College entirely, and for each state to adopt this approach. In doing so, it is effectively a “backdoor” way of amending the Constitution to eliminate the Electoral College entirely.
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;”