Today I left work early and made my way to Rochester for the Minnesota State Republican Convention. There are some activities going on this evening, but I’m not certain exactly what yet. The bulk of the convention will begin tomorrow morning. It promises to be a very contentious convention. The Ron Paul campaing and supporters [...]

Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States From the New York Packet. Friday, January 25, 1788. James Madison To the People of the State of New York: A FIFTH class of provisions in favor of the federal authority consists of the following restrictions on the authority of the several States: 1. “No State shall [...]

The Same Subject Continued (The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered) For the Independent Journal. James Madison To the People of the State of New York: THE FOURTH class comprises the following miscellaneous powers: 1. A power “to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing, for a limited time, to authors [...]

The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered From the New York Packet. Tuesday, January 22, 1788. James Madison To the People of the State of New York: THE SECOND class of powers, lodged in the general government, consists of those which regulate the intercourse with foreign nations, to wit: to make treaties; to send [...]

General View of the Powers Conferred by The Constitution For the Independent Journal. James Madison To the People of the State of New York: THE Constitution proposed by the convention may be considered under two general points of view. The FIRST relates to the sum or quantity of power which it vests in the government, [...]

The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained From the New York Packet. Friday, January 18, 1788. James Madison To the People of the State of New York: THE SECOND point to be examined is, whether the convention were authorized to frame and propose this mixed Constitution. The powers of [...]

The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles From the New York Packet. Tuesday, January 15, 1788. James Madison To the People of the State of New York: THE last paper having concluded the observations which were meant to introduce a candid survey of the plan of government reported by the convention, we now proceed [...]

So there’s something going on in Florida? I haven’t heard much, just that something’s going on down there. I probably know slightly more than Dan Phillips knew when he wrote this, but not much. Though these things come and go with alarming frequency, so I think Mr. Phillips was spot on when he said about [...]

The Same Subject Continued, and the Incoherence of the Objections to the New Plan Exposed From the New York Packet. Tuesday, January 15, 1788. James Madison To the People of the State of New York: IT IS not a little remarkable that in every case reported by ancient history, in which government has been established [...]

With a few extra minutes this morning, I was able to attempt one more change to the code on this site to see if I could get it working the way I wanted to. As you can see, it works!! Well, almost. I’ve noticed a few really little things that I need to fix, but [...]