“His first term is a model in executive restraint; it turned around an American political system that had deviated widely from the promises that the proponents of the Constitution had made when it was ratified in 1788. Jefferson was not… — Brion T. McClanahan Copy Share Image
“Southerner Tom Watson, a populist Jeffersonian from Georgia, faced potential prosecution under the law because his newspaper often opposed Wilson’s war aims and policies.… — Brion T. McClanahan Copy Share Image
“The Supreme Court upheld the law in the 2012 decision of National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, but not because it believed the… — Brion T. McClanahan Copy Share Image
“Violating the presidential oath, in whatever fashion, constitutes a “high crime and misdemeanor”—according to the founding generation’s definition.” — Brion T. McClanahan Copy Share Image
“Madison suggested that the president should have “power to carry into effect the national laws, to appoint to offices in cases not otherwise provided… — Brion T. McClanahan Copy Share Image
“If Cleveland had only used the bully pulpit to harangue congressional leaders and rammed his “agenda” through the halls of Congress, he might have… — Brion T. McClanahan Copy Share Image
“Roosevelt had usurped constitutional power from Congress and bullied the American people into giving up their hard assets for pieces of paper. King Midas… — Brion T. McClanahan Copy Share Image
“Wilson also made regulating information and speech a top priority. Less than two weeks after his request for a declaration of war, Wilson nationalized… — Brion T. McClanahan Copy Share Image
“His first term is a model in executive restraint; it turned around an American political system that had deviated widely from the promises that… — Brion T. McClanahan Copy Share Image
“According to the Constitution as ratified, the legislature was to be the most powerful and important branch of government. Jefferson echoed this theme in… — Brion T. McClanahan Copy Share Image
“But George Mason still had concerns; he reasoned that though Congress would have had to call up the militia and the army, the president… — Brion T. McClanahan Copy Share Image
“By 1937, Roosevelt realized that the New Deal was on life support. Many of the programs did not work as intended, and the economy… — Brion T. McClanahan Copy Share Image
“Alexander Hamilton’s proposal for a First Bank of the United States met resistance from Thomas Jefferson and James Madison because the power to charter… — Brion T. McClanahan Copy Share Image
