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                                                             The  Constitutionist Free Newsletter Items, Analysis, Opinions and News Gathered from Everywhere   By Steven Maikoski, Author:  “The Real Constitution and its Real Enemies” constitutionist@protonmail.com   February 25, 2026 Last night’s State of the Union event was a beautifully designed display of our nation’s political differences—it showed our real State of the Union.  It was a State of the Union Exhibition. Trump’s delivery went far beyond the typical political speech and applause lines. He smartly designed several points in his speech where the politicians had an opportunity to show their care for others, including the parents of victims, or to show their party’s concern for the proper role of our government, or to join ...

 Our Bill of Rights Examining the Ninth and Tenth Amendments On September 17, 1787, the day our Constitution was delivered to the States for ratification, one of theauthors, George Mason, refused to sign it, saying that it needed a Bill of Rights. His opinion wasrepeated during many of the ratification debates in the states, including in Madison’s home state ofVirginia, prompting Madison to promise that he would draft amendments to be added when Congress metfor the first time. The problem was that although the Constitution did not grant the government unwanted powers, it did notprevent the government from eventually acquiring them. In the United States’ first session of Congress,Representative James Madison wrote 12 proposals that contained few rights but several importantrestrictions on government power. Ten were properly ratified by the States over the next two years,becoming what is known as our Bill of Rights. The Ninth and Tenth Amendments worked together to reinforce the limi...

 Our Bill of Rights Examining our First Amendment On September 17, 1787, the day our Constitution was delivered to the States for ratification, one of the authors, George Mason, refused to sign it, saying that it needed a Bill of Rights.  His opinion was repeated during many of the ratification debates in the states, including in Madison’s home state of Virginia, prompting Madison to promise that he would draft amendments to be added when Congress met for the first time.  The problem was that although the Constitution did not grant the government unwanted powers, it did not prevent the government from eventually acquiring them. In the United States’ first session of Congress, Representative James Madison wrote 12 proposals that contained few rights but several important restrictions on government power.  Ten were properly ratified by the States over the next two years, becoming what is known as our Bill of Rights. Cornell Law School puts it succinctly: [it] “protects...

    The  Constitutionist Free Newsletter Items, Analysis, Opinions and News Gathered from Everywhere   By Steven Maikoski, Author:  “The Real Constitution and its Real Enemies” constitutionist@protonmail.com   February 13, 2026 Before I get to the militia, I must write about Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, whose replies have been entertaining and have some politicians recoiling from his wit.     When he was questioned at a Senate hearing by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, she framed her question to blame President Trump for high grocery prices.  Bessent made it clear to her that the high prices were not from Trump but from “You and the Biden administration,” and added that there was an affordability crisis and that “you were front and center in it.” Warren kept a straight face despite being blamed and did not reply.  But in a later video, Warren framed her argument and content without Bessent being present to interrupt and challenge her al...