The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution detailed new rules for electing the President and the Vice President. Each Elector originally cast votes for two people and the man who got the most Electoral College votes, as long as it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The Eleventh Amendment to the US Constitution states that no Citizen of one State or Subject of any Foreign State can sue any other State government. This was the first Amendment ratified after the Bill of Rights, and was directly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think we all learned an important lesson over Father’s Day. Never trust a Democrat politician’s barbeque plans. Seriously. This guy thinks this looks appetizing…
The Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution states if the Constitution does not grant a power to the Federal government, or prohibit a power to the States, that power is reserved to the States or the People. The Founding Fathers[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I went into the Mayo Body and Fender Shop for a particularly nasty cyst that needed to be sliced and diced and drained. Mayo Clinic was good as always, taking care of the situation before it got serious, and I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Ninth Amendment of the US Constitution is one of the more controversial amendments. It states that noting certain rights in the Constitution “shall not” be defined as denying other rights “retained by the people.” The controversy arises from a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution bans excessive bail or fines, and cruel and unusual punishments. It is very short and to the point, and once again in answer to real problems. The definitions of all of these have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Seventh Amendment to the US Constitution dictates that in any common law suit involving more than twenty dollars, there is a right to a trial by jury. In addition, if a jury rules on a fact, that fact cannot[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Sixth Amendment says that anyone accused of a criminal offense has the right to enjoy a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury, in the district where the crime was committed, to be informed of the charges against[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…