Federalist 75: On the Power to Make Treaties
Federalist 75 deals with the President and his power to make treaties with other nations, subject to approval of two thirds of the Senate.
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Federalist 74: The President and the Power to Pardon
With the exception of impeachment, the Commander in Chief’s and the Power to Pardon is absolute. Nixon’s resignation is what enabled Ford to pardon him.
Federalist 20 and 21
In Federalist 20 Madison wraps up the argument of the last three papers, that a confederation of states would not work, by discussing the governmental system in the Netherlands at the time. That country consisted of seven co-equal states that each had the power to negotiate their own treaties and to collect tariffs, “In all important …
A Republic, If We Can Keep It.
I am certainly no classical scholar, I leave that to men like Victor Davis Hansen whom I greatly admire. But I have read some of the ancients. And truth be known, they were prescient in their thoughts. And eternal in their wisdom. We simply haven’t, and don’t, pay attention. So the following offers a few …
What is Our Greatest Right?
Take a moment, sit down, perhaps sip on a great Bourbon with a few rocks, and ask yourself a question – what is my greatest God-given right?