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The People's U.S. Constitution: Amendments XVI-XX - Jeff Brown
Amendment XVI: Status of Income Tax Clarified. Ratified 2/3/1913. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. OK, this one's a popular amendment... Submitted 3 years 172 days ago.

The People's U.S. Constitution: Amendment XIV - Jeff Brown
Amendment XIV: Citizenship Rights or Equal Protection of the Laws . Ratified 7/9/1868. 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any... Submitted 3 years 172 days ago.

George W. Bush Belongs In Prison - Joel Hirschhorn
Electing Barack Obama president was the first step in redeeming American democracy. The second step must be indicting ex-president George W. Bush, giving him a fair trial, finding him guilty of many criminal acts and putting him in prison. Forget revenge. Think rule of law and justice. I want... Submitted 3 years 178 days ago.

The People's U. S. Constitution: Bill of Rights (Amendments VII-X) - Jeff Brown
Amendment VII: Trial by Jury in Civil Cases. Ratified 12/15/1791. In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States... Submitted 3 years 180 days ago.

The People's U. S. Constitution: Bill of Rights (Amendment VI) - Jeff Brown
Amendment VI: Right to Speedy Trial, Confrontation of Witnesses. Ratified 12/15/1791. This amendment was added to actually protect the right of criminal defendants to a fair trial. Article III's guarantee to a trial in criminal cases is here, but there's also the right to subpoena witnesses and... Submitted 3 years 181 days ago.

The People's U.S. Constitution: The Bill of Rights (Amendments II-V) - Jeff Brown
Amendment II: The Right to Bear Arms. Ratified 12/15/1791. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State , the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed . "The fra Submitted 3 years 181 days ago.

The People's U.S. Constitution: Bill of Rights (Amendment I) - Jeff Brown
OK, The Bill of Rights or the first ten amendments (almost said the Ten Commandments there . . . Hmmmmm . . . those two phrases sound so much alike. Any connection? You be the judge) are important and of great interest to most Americans. Why? Well, they certainly preserve citizen's rights, but... Submitted 3 years 188 days ago.

The People's U.S. Constitution: Article V, Amendment - Jeff Brown
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all... Submitted 3 years 193 days ago.

The People's U.S. Constitution: Article IV, The States - Jeff Brown
In the old pre-Constitutional days, states sometimes treated each other more like individual countries than they did united states. So therefore, Article IV. After it was written, even if there were disagreements between states, Article IV required them to acknowledge and accept the laws. ... Submitted 3 years 193 days ago.

The People's U.S. Constitution: Article III, The Judicial Branch - Jeff Brown
OK, so there's not much here. We've gone from Article I with 10 sections to Article II with five sections down to Article III with three sections. The significance? Maybe those at the Constitutional Convention were getting more and more tired of convening. Have you ever convened? It's taxing. Oh... Submitted 3 years 193 days ago.

Are We Really a Country Governed of the People, by the People, for the People? - Jeff Brown
In Lincoln's Gettysburg address, he used these very words in describing the governing of this new nation as that "of the people, by the people, for the people." But how accurate is this statement? Let's think it through to get a more accurate understanding of our God-given Constitutional... Submitted 3 years 197 days ago.

The People's US Constitution: Introductory Summary - Jeff Brown
The US Constitution is the supreme law of the land. It provides the framework -key word here-for the organizing of the US Government. It does not lay down laws in specifics, but was left open ended enough for interpretation and, ultimately, changes or what are known as amendments. For there are... Submitted 3 years 214 days ago.

Three Cheers for the U.S. Supreme Court - Terry Mitchell
I believe the U.S. Supreme Court is to be applauded for its last three major decisions. I'm referring to its recent decisions to guarantee habeas corpus rights to detainees at Guantanamo Bay, strike down the death penalty for child rapists in Louisiana, and invalidate the handgun ban in the... Submitted 3 years 323 days ago.

COINTELPRO / Gang-Stalking / Domestic Terrorism - DT Stockton
United States Terrorism and Repression Against Its Own People An Aggressive Campaign that will Astound You What you are about to read will seem paranoid and crazy. What is crazy is that all this information is true and there is a trail of evidence that proves these facts. As you read... Submitted 4 years 69 days ago.

Our Freedom Must Have Limitations - Joel Hendon
Our founding fathers, forming our nation's government, had visions of grandeur. A nation of free people who could worship as they pleased, could become whatever they pleased within their inherent abilities. A nation of the people, for the people and by the people. Sounds great. And it is great.... Submitted 4 years 95 days ago.

God's Role, In The Creation of The Constitution - - David Tanguay
The constitution of the United States that is the great men who wrote it were guided by the hand of God indeed. For they had the vision to foresee this day, we live in at present. All previous generations were living to see this day emerge. We are living on a free ground which holds its... Submitted 4 years 293 days ago.

Senator Specter Fights for Constitution - Joel Hirschhorn
On the Friday before July 4 Republican Senator Arlen Specter showed his respect for the U.S. Constitution and his anger about President Bush’s repeated pissing on it by introducing the Presidential Signing Statements Act of 2007. What happens to this crucial bill will test both... Submitted 4 years 325 days ago.

Open Letter to Congressman Ron Paul - Joel Hirschhorn
You have acknowledged the appropriateness of amending the Constitution. In fact, you introduced legislation for an amendment that would stop giving automatic citizenship to babies born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents. You said: “Our founders knew that unforeseen problems with our system of... Submitted 4 years 355 days ago.

Freedom of Speech, Is it Reality or Is it Simply a Selective Concept? - Iris Taub
Freedom of Speech, Hmmm....Interesting? but is it a reality or simply a selective concept depending on what statement is made and who delivered that particular statement. It is MY PERSONAL OPINION, that freedom of speech is symbolic of a double edged sword! Think about it, we are suppose to... Submitted 5 years 44 days ago.

Representative “Davy Crockett” Learns a Valuable Lesson - - David Tanguay
"A constitutional and moral lesson taught too Col. Davy Crockett, from a man pushing a plow that our political leaders should learn and practice today." "Not Yours To Give" Col. David Crockett US Representative from Tennessee One day in the House of Representatives a bill was taken up... Submitted 5 years 105 days ago.

Setting the Record Straight--The Right to Bear Arms - Web Stailey
Recently it has been brought to my attention that United States citizens believe the 2 nd Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees the rights of individual citizens to own guns. Even politicians believe this to be true. The fact is there is no constitutional right for US citizens to bear arms.... Submitted 6 years 2 days ago.

Power to the People or to the Government - - Douglas Bryant
Power to the People or to the Government The following phrase should never be uttered in our nation, as a debate subject or under any other premise. A Post-Constitutional America: Your Basic Rights Are at Greater Risk Than You Think The author, ‘Mark Levin warns that we are living... Submitted 69 days 2 hours ago.

Put Flowers On Our Fallen Heroes Graves- Tell Them, We Let You Down - - Dr. Brice E. Vickery
Then kiss our flag goodbye because it may never mean what it once meant to those who have gone before. The national insanity is on all sides of us. It is in every issue. The man who is neither white nor black seems to be the touch stone. He occasionally ( during campaigns ) stands on his white... Submitted 1 year 298 days ago.

Obama Should Be Impeached And Tried For Lethal Conspiracy Against The American Citizen - Dr. Brice E. Vickery
Before I dug up this information I had " someone " call the CDC asking for the National Health Agency in Mexico. The person, female, who answered was un-cooperative and even slightly hostile. Questions were asked like " what is your zip code? " , " we are not permitted to give that number " , "... Submitted 1 year 306 days ago.

Why I’m Scared of a Constitutional Convention! - - Al Case
I recently received an email letting me know that 35 states have filed suit against the federal government. Apparently it only takes 38 states to convene a constitutional convention. I have mixed feelings about a constitutional convention. On one hand, it might be a way to stop the... Submitted 1 year 321 days ago.