Category: Goverment Fundamentals
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The founders on sovereignty. “I say supreme absolute power is originally and ultimately in the people.” In Rights of the British Colonists Asserted and Proved, James Otis Jr. was describing “sovereignty.” Sovereignty simply means final and absolute authority. Therefore, those who have it are not subject to any outside authority on Earth. This isn’t academic…
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Our government… teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. Louis D. Brandeis Political discourse in America typically follows familiar patterns: partisan arguments that reduce governance to team sports, emotional appeals that…
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Power becomes visible when you lack it. This guide exists not to breed paranoia, but to eliminate surprise. The central questions are straightforward: who can compel your actions, who can block your choices, and what narrative makes this arrangement feel natural?
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We’ve all heard the phrase “the states created the federal government, not the other way around.” That’s the very point that Jefferson was making. The states created a “general government for specific purposes”.
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