nedryun | September 14, 2009

Ned Ryun Concludes (for now) his Series on the Constitutional Convention:
In this episode:

A look back on the series.
A comparison to W.B. Yates’ The Second Coming.
Macro view of original intent and the Founding Fathers.
A critique of modern “Progressives.”
Where we are going as a nation and how we should get there.

Category: History of the Constitutional Convention | 1 Comment »
Tags: Abraham Kuyper, Alexis de Tocqueville, Benjamin Franklin, Constitution Day, Democracy in America, Federalist 51, James Madison, Netherlands, Preamble, Progressives, Self Government, Separation of Powers, The Second Coming, Utopian Statists, W.B. Yates

nedryun | September 8, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.
In this Episode:

The task of passing a Bill of Rights is undertaken.
Alexander Hamilton writes in favor in Federalist 84.
Federalists use the Bill of Rights to gain support from Anti-Federalists.
Bill of Rights inspired by John Locke, Virginia Declaration of Rights, English Declaration of Rights, among others.
The five Great [...]

Category: History of the Constitutional Convention | No Comments »
Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Anti-Federalists, Bill of Rights, Double Jeopardy, Eighth Amendment, English Declaration of Rights, Federalist 84, Federalist Papers, Federalists, Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Petition, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, George Mason, James Madison, James Wilson, John Locke, Magna Carta, Natural Rights, Ninth Amendment, Patrick Henry, Quartering, Right to Bear Arms, Right to Counsel, Right to Speedy Trial, Roger Sherman, Search and Seizure, Second Amendment, Self Incrimination, Seventh Amendment, Sixth Amendment, State and Local Government, Tenth Amendment, The Revolutionary War, Third Amendment, Trial by Jury, Virginia, Virginia Declaration of Rights, William Vining