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Federalist 84, On Why the Founders Did Not Include a Bill of Rights

August 15, 2024 by John Parillo

Federalist 84 is an interesting read because it includes Hamilton defending the fact that there is no Bill of Rights in the draft constitution.

Categories Constitution, Government, History, U.S. News/Policy Tags Federalism, Hamilton 3 Comments

Federalist 82 and 83; Federal and State Courts

August 14, 2024 by John Parillo

Hamilton continues reviewing the Judiciary and goes into greater depth on the issue of the relative jurisdictions of the Federal and State courts.

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Federalist 81; On An Activist Judiciary

August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 by John Parillo
Supreme Court

Hamilton continues his discourse on the nature of the Judiciary in Federalist 81. This paper addresses the very current issue of an activist Judiciary.

Categories Biden, Constitution, Courts, Government, History, Politics, U.S. News/Policy Tags Hamilton, judicial activism, Judiciary 3 Comments

John Parillo: Federalist 79; More on the Judiciary

August 9, 2024 by John Parillo

After Hamilton’s introduction to the Judiciary in Federalist 78, he digs a bit deeper into the subject here.

Categories Constitution, Courts, Government, History, U.S. News/Policy Tags Constitution, Federalism, Hamilton, Judiciary Leave a comment

Federalist 75: On the Power to Make Treaties

August 5, 2024 by John Parillo
Alexander Hamilton makes the first draft of the U.S. Constitution in this Hamilton Buggy Company advertisement. (Public domain Hamilton Buggy Company illustration / Wikimedia Commons)

Federalist 75 deals with the President and his power to make treaties with other nations, subject to approval of two thirds of the Senate.

Categories Congress, Constitution, Foreign News/Policy, Government, History, U.S. News/Policy Tags Constituion, Federalism, Hamilton 1 Comment

Federalist 74: The President and the Power to Pardon

August 2, 2024 by John Parillo
Active Judiciary

With the exception of impeachment, the Power to Pardon is absolute. Nixon’s resignation is what enabled Ford to pardon him.

Categories Constitution, History, U.S. News/Policy Tags Constituion, Federalism, Hamilton, Madison Leave a comment

Federalist 72; Opposing Term Limits in the Presidency

July 31, 2024 by John Parillo
Active Judiciary

Presidential Term Limits are a two-sided issue balancing necessary powers of the presidency, with checks and balances that prevent a return to monarchy.

Categories Constitution, Government, History Tags Federalism, Hamilton, Presidential Power, Term Limits 3 Comments

Federalist 70: Hamilton On An Energetic Presidency

July 29, 2024 by John Parillo
Active Judiciary

Hamilton: “Energy in the Executive is a leading character in the definition of good government.” However, there is a downside to an energetic presidency.

Categories Constitution, Government, History Tags Executive, Federalism, Hamilton, President 1 Comment

Federalist 67; The Presidency

July 24, 2024 by John Parillo
Active Judiciary

Hamilton turns here, and for the next eleven Federalist Papers, to the subject of the Presidency, an important topic, today more than ever.

Categories Constitution, Government, History Tags Federalism, Hamilton 4 Comments

John Parillo Explains Federalist 66

July 23, 2024 by John Parillo
Active Judiciary

Does Impeachment Violate the Principle of Separation of Powers?

Categories Government, History Tags Constitution, Federalism, Framers, Hamilton 4 Comments

Federalist 29-32-The Militia and Power of the States

June 21, 2024 by John Parillo
Second Amendment

Hamilton once again delves into power of the States vis a vis the Federal Government and outlines the importance of the militia.

Categories Congress, Constitution, Government, History, U.S. News/Policy Tags Hamilton, Militia, Standing Army, States Rights Leave a comment

John Parillo: Federalist 22 and 23

June 18, 2024 by John Parillo
Active Judiciary

In discussing Federalist 22 and 23, John Parillo examines economics along with the very real necessity of defending the newly-born nation.

Categories U.S. News/Policy Tags Federalism, Hamilton 5 Comments

Parillo Examines Federalist 17 to 19

June 14, 2024 by John Parillo
Active Judiciary

In his examination of Federalist 17-19, John Parillo looks at the discussion of balance between individual and state liberties vs Federal Powers.

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Parillo Examines Federalist 13-15

June 12, 2024 by John Parillo

John Parillo examines Federalist 12-15, where Hamilton and Madison once again return to limited government and great personal liberty.

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The Evolution of Judicial Power: Beyond Hamilton’s Least Dangerous Branch

February 26, 2024 by Peter Serefine
Alexander Hamilton makes the first draft of the U.S. Constitution in this Hamilton Buggy Company advertisement. (Public domain Hamilton Buggy Company illustration / Wikimedia Commons)

In Federalist No. 78, Alexander Hamilton offers a reassuring perspective on the newly proposed Constitution’s judiciary branch, positing it as the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution.

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Federalist 86, by the Sons and Daughters of Publius

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022 by Darin Gaub

Two hundred and thirty-five years ago, the final of eighty-five essays was published that are widely known today as The Federalist Papers. The first was written in October 1787 and the last one in May 1788.

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