original understanding Archives - Independence Institute

How our Constitution was supposed to work: new evidence comes to light 0
- September 8, 2019
. . . [A]ctivities over which the Constitution granted the federal government little or no jurisdiction [included] social services . . . education, religion, real estate, local businesses, most roads and other infrastructure, nearly all criminal law matters, and most civil court cases.
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Independence Institute helps win court ruling protecting presidential electors 0
- August 26, 2019
The framers modeled the Electoral College on indirect election systems then prevailing in Scotland and Maryland, in which elector discretion was pivotal.
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How the Founders told us the Constitution would restrict federal power 0
- August 1, 2019
This new article presents even more evidence on how the federal government was supposed to be limited.
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New SCOTUS case does more than pave the way to reverse Roe v. Wade 0
- June 24, 2019
Justice Clarence Thomas’s concurrence probably received the most media attention. It is an essay on when the Supreme Court should follow precedent or overrule it. It helps lay the basis for reversing Roe v. Wade . . . .
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How our presidential election system works 0
- June 5, 2019
Some writers claim the framers adopted an indirect election procedure because they didn’t trust democracy. This is an oversimplification. The framers balanced many factors.
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Judicial oligarchy is the wrong way to decide abortion policy 0
- June 3, 2019
On abortion policy America has ceased to be a democracy and has become a judicial oligarchy.
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