John Parillo Explains Federalist 65
John Parillo, Federalist 65 and the Public’s Trust and Senate’s Power to Impeach
John Parillo
John Parillo Explains the Nuances of Federalist 64
John Parillo expounds on Federalist 64 and the Power to Entangle the United States in the Affairs of Others
Federalist 84, On Why the Founders Did Not Include a Bill of Rights
Federalist 84 is an interesting read because it includes Hamilton defending the fact that there is no Bill of Rights in the draft constitution.
John Parillo Expounds Upon Federalist 63
It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood;
John Parillo Looks at Federalist 61 and 62
Parillo explores elections and why only one Senator can stop legislation
John Parillo Examines Federalist 60
In this chapter, Hamilton (and Parillo) address the opposite question, why should the new federal government not regulate all elections?
John Parillo Explains Federalist 58
Do Small States Have Too Much Power? In Madison’s time, the composition of the House caused that question. Today, it’s the Senate.
John Parillo On: Federalist 56 and 57
John Parillo explores more on the unique nature of our Lower House, The People’s House
John Parillo: Federalist 55 and Avoiding Tyranny
John Parillo discusses Federalist 55 and the question: Just how many Representatives are needed to avoid tyranny?
John Parillo Explains Federalist 54
In Federalist 54 Madison says that it is quite natural that taxes be apportioned to the number of people living in the individual states.
John Parillo On: Federalist 52 and 53
John Parillo discourses on the compromise between direct democracy and states’ power via the House of Representatives and the Senate.
John Parillo: On Federalist 51
In this episode, John Parillo discusses how James Madison a modern day Aristotle balanced powers of the three branches of the new government.
John Parillo on: Federalist 49 and 50
John Parillo explains Federalist 49 & 50; Remedies to Constitutional Violations, Non-Partisan Commissions and resolving differences.
John Parillo on: Federalist 46 to 48
On Resisting the Federal Government and the Separation of Powers
John Parillo on Federalist 44 and 45
John Parillo walks us through Federalist 44 and 45 and the Limits of State’s Sovereignty and the Preservation of State’s Rights
John Parillo on Federalist 42 and 43
John Parillo On the Prohibition of the Importation of Slaves, Definition of Citizenship, and the Process of Amendments
Parillo on Federalist 40 and 41
On the Legitimacy of the New Constitution, and the Very Limited Role of Government
John Parillo: Federalist 38 and 39
In Federalist 38 Madison discusses the process by which the new proposed constitution was written and how that process was superior to anything that had been attempted before in history.
Federalist 36 and 37; What is a Poll Tax and Why Term Limits Matter
“There are strong minds in every walk of life that will rise superior to the disadvantages of situation, and will command the tribute due to their merit, not only from the classes to which they particularly belong, but from the society in general.”