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  Putting the Spotlight On Independence By Steven Maikoski  6-13-2026 It is obvious that our nation has been losing its appreciation of Independence Day.  Most people refer to the fireworks date, July 4, instead of the historical reason for the event.  Several people have created Internet videos of citizens who cannot identify what country the United States declared independence from; a few didn’t know July 4 was actually Independence Day. It is unfortunate that some people are that uninformed.  It is our public education system doing its job.  This July 4, 2026, will be our nation’s 250th birthday, so it is up to us to educate the unknowing on the value of our Independence and the costs of that great event.  It is equally important to get the word out to those who plan on protesting the celebration of independence.   So, let us start at the beginning, the Second Continental Congress.  It met in Philadelphia in 1775 under what it referre...

                                        The Constitutionist Free Newsletter Items, Analysis, Opinions and News Gathered from Everywhere By Steven Maikoski, Author: “The Real Constitution and its Real Enemies” and soon: The Constitutionist Speaks constitutionist@protonmail.com  War and the President 6-11-2026 In June, military forces were sent by the President to battle Islamic extremists, but they were sent without any declaration of war. Was this an illegal act?  The short answer is NO. Our Constitution included provisions for actions the President could take without a declaration of war.  That action listed above was what President Thomas Jefferson did in the year 1801, over two hundred years ago, because of murders, kidnappings, and seizures of ships by the Barbary Pirates. The current debate on Iran argues whether weapons of mass destruction were inv...

                                  The Constitutionist Free Newsletter Items, Analysis, Opinions and News Gathered from Everywhere By Steven Maikoski, Author: “The Real Constitution and its Real Enemies” and soon: The Constitutionist Speaks constitutionist@protonmail.com  6-7-26 update Thanks to Bryan Neilson!  

                                          The Constitutionist Free Newsletter Items, Analysis, Opinions and News Gathered from Everywhere By Steven Maikoski, Author: “The Real Constitution and its Real Enemies” and soon: The Constitutionist Speaks constitutionist@protonmail.com  6-3-26 Newsletter It is hitting over 110º here every day in my area of Arizona, and our nation’s political summer is just starting to heat to a boiling point. The democrat party has changed; it is no longer the party of JFK.  Some political faction took full control of the democrat party after Hillary’s loss in 2016, and they have been engaged in social and political activities that are designed to steadily erode our constitutional foundation.   At present, the protests of immigration enforcement deserve to be spotlighted.  ICE is arresting and deporting criminals ...