The Twenty-Second Amendment instituted a two-term limit on the Presidency. Term limits had been considered back when the Constitution was written, but did not make the final cut even though most of the signers agreed with the basic idea of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for July, 2024
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment was another one that focused on changing the voting electorate. Previous amendments addressed race or sex. This one age. The minimum voting age in America was 21 at the time. It was argued that it was unfair[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Twenty-First Amendment is both a simple and a complicated amendment. To put it simply, it repealed the eighteenth amendment that made it illegal to make or ship alcohol. It is however the only amendment approved by State ratifying conventions[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Twentieth Amendment to the US Constitution actually showcased how the industrial revolution changed politics in the United States. Back when the Constitution was ratified, it could take months for new Federally elected individuals to travel from their home States[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Nineteenth Amendment was another Wilson-era amendment to the US Constitution. It made it illegal to deny the vote in the United States, or any of the States, based on sex. Many States banned women from voting at the time,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors in the United States. No importation. No exportation. One interesting historical fact is that when the Amendment was voted on, most people thought that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Due to recent interest, the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution is a wordy one. It states that the Vice President becomes President if the President leaves the office, and states that the President can nominate a new Vice President[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today we celebrate the day we declared our independence. The day the Founding Fathers pledged and signed “Our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor” to the cause of independence from the corrupt English Crown. Never Forget what they risked.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’re all getting ready to celebrate Independence Day. Some of us have been doing it for a while based on the sounds of explosions in my neighborhood. Be safe friends. Try to go to bed with all your favorite appendages[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Big Don had a good debate and Old Joe had a bad debate. That is not the end. The election is not won or lost on this. The Democrats and the main stream media, but I repeat myself, have a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…