We read last time about the importance of learning the US Constitution. It’s a theme that will repeat going forward. I have been using the original text of the US Constitution as it has been downloaded from Project Gutenberg ( https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5/pg5-images.html ). Revisiting the last post we have: Article 1 Section 1.   All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Here again, our first order of business is to confer all legislative powers to Congress, defining that body as both a Senate and a House of Representatives. Going further into the next section we read: Section 2.   The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature. No ...

  Hello, readers! At this time in November, we have just elected what I believe will have been the most problematic administrations of our nation’s history. Of course, I’m not particularly happy with the outcome of the elections. I did a little bit of campaigning for Kamala Harris and some of the Democratic candidates in a few of the “blue wall” states. While I was doing this I spoke with a number of people about the issues of the day. I found to my horror that many of the people in this nation held a lot of strange beliefs that could only be attributed to a lack of good information as to how things work in this country. To address this, I have decided to change the tone and content of my output, starting here, I will begin concentrating my efforts on reviewing basic constitutional principles. The U.S. Constitution is more than an old document tucked away in the National Archives. It is the bedrock of our democracy, shaping the government’s structure and guaranteeing the righ...