Tag: U.S. Constitution

The Anti-Slavery Heritage of the Constitution

Commentary This Constitution Day, Sept. 17, marks the 234th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution in 1787. Since that day, America has extended human rights and liberties to a larger and more diverse people than ever in the history of the world. Even s0, the Constitution is routinely attacked as being racist, pro-slavery, or…


A Family-Style US Constitution Course for Kids: ‘Parents Shouldn’t Rely on Schools to Do This’

A U.S. Constitution and government course for children that has been in the making for over two years was released Sept. 13 by homeschool curriculum company The Good and the Beautiful (TGATB). The family-style course, titled “US Constitution and Government,” has been created as an open-and-go resource for 4th–8th graders, is suitable for parents to…


The Battle Between Freedom and Socialism Has Been Fought Since America’s Founding

Commentary The end of this battle will determine our fate and that of our children and the future of the entire world. The United States is known as a land of the free. The American character is rooted in independence and thought belief in daily life. However, the foundations of the American character are now…


Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging University of Connecticut’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging University of Connecticut’s (UConn) COVID-19 vaccination policy, citing a lack of jurisdiction over the case. The lawsuit was brought to the U.S. District Court in Connecticut in July by two current UConn students and the mother of an incoming freshman. They sought to block the university’s…


Understanding the Constitution: The Force of the Preamble

Commentary My last essay discussed the style of the Constitution’s preamble. Gouverneur Morris, its principal author, composed a passage that was grand, euphonious, and balanced. This essay addresses the preamble’s substance. The preamble of a legal instrument recites understood facts and the intent and goals of the party or parties creating the instrument. Edward Coke,…


The Epoch Times Launches ‘Defending America’ Initiative With Panel Discussion on Constitution

The Epoch Times on July 19 held a panel discussion among leading experts on the U.S. Constitution and constitutional rights defenders, kicking off the first major event of its “Defending America” initiative. Titled “Defending the Constitution: Why It Matters Now More Than Ever,” the panel focused on events exposing that Americans’ constitutional rights are under threat,…


The Left with Its Socialist Ideology Tried to Stop People From Worshipping God but Failed: Pastor Che Ahn

Pastor Che Ahn, founder and senior pastor at Harvest Rock Church in California, said Marxist ideologies are driving the left to attack the church because since the founding of this nation, the church has been a voice against government control over the people and the country’s founding principles are a based in a belief in…


Core Constitutional Rights Under Threat From ‘Quasi-Totalitarian Movement’: Constitutional Scholar

Rob Natelson, a Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, warned of a “quasi-totalitarian movement” that is threatening the core rights enshrined in the Constitution, from the right to be locally governed to freedom of fair and honest elections. A leading constitutional scholar whose work has been repeatedly cited in the…


Defending the Constitution, ‘None of Us Can Love What We Don’t Know’: Texas Public Policy Foundation

Kevin Roberts the CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and former history professor told The Epoch Times that American citizens have allowed the federal and state executive branches to collect too much power and one way to remedy this imbalance is to teach students about the U.S. Constitution and the founders of this nation….


Defending the Constitution: The 2nd Amendment Is Not Outdated

Commentary This is the seventh installment in a series defending the Constitution against slanders from “progressive” critics. A lawyer in Boulder, Colorado, has been buying billboard space attacking the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. One billboard reads: IMAGINE HIGHWAYS USING TRAFFIC LAWS WRITTEN IN 1791. IMAGINE RADIO, TELEVISION, AND INTERNET RUN BY…