THE CONSTITUTION STUDY

Subsidizing our own decline!

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – If you want more of something, subsidize it. That’s how things work, right? Then why do the American people incent the very things they claim not to want? These abuses of power are leading us to the very tyrannical dystopia the Democratic Socialists of America are openly promoting for our future. Is that what you want this country to look like?

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The rule of law—or the rule of party?

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Remember that SAVE America Act? A lot of people have been promoting it for the “good” it will do for the country. Sadly, no one I’ve heard opposing it has mentioned that it violates the Constitution. In fact, Senator Schumer appears to have admitted that this would prevent 25 million people from illegally voting. That hasn’t stopped...

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Constitutional questions behind the headlines

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Stories like Mayor Mamdani’s quest to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Updates on New Jersey Governor Sherrill’s reaction to the announcement of 6,600 aliens on her state’s voter rolls, and attempts to deal with SCOTUS’ bad decision about birthright citizenship. And what would a follow-up episode be without fraud, graft, and...

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The right to be wrong: When states go off the rails

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – I’ve often said that people have the right to be stupid. If we think about it, States also have a right to be stupid, unless their citizens force them to change. After announcing that their state erroneously registered 6,600 non-citizens to vote, New Jersey Governor claimed that Donald Trump’s claims of thousands of non-citizens being registered to...

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When ‘Equal Protection’ depends on who you are

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – We all want to be treated justly, to have the laws equally applied. Well, not all of us, because there are some who seem to think they are more equal than others. While the Constitution does include an Equal Protection Clause, it's only in the Fourteenth Amendment and only applies to the states. The idea of equal protection, though, runs...

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The fatal flaw of socialism

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Milton Friedman pointed this out decades ago. For socialism to work, for any centrally planned government, economy, or society to work, it requires the use of force. Even simple things like promises of free healthcare, housing, food, and bus rides require the government to take the money from someone else by force. Which leads to...

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All the news that’s fit to line a bird-cage!

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The New York Times used to advertise itself as “All the news that’s fit to print.” Sadly, it seems more like the Soviet Union propaganda rag called “Pravda” or “Truth.” At least two TV networks failed to cover Trump’s recent speech. Now, there’s nothing illegal about these private entities deciding not to cover a presidential speech, but were they...

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Why do we call so many unscientific things ‘science’?

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The truth about vaccines, voter fraud, artificial intelligence, gun violence, and political posturing can be found if we’re willing to look and be open to the idea that we may be wrong. What do you think about the search for truth? Do you think there are many different truths or one actual truth? Do you believe truth is unattainable by...

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The crisis of TRUST in our institutions

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – There’s been a lot of talk since COVID about a loss of faith in institutions. Sadly, many of the reasons given for the loss of faith are misguided at best. How will anyone trust the Supreme Court if the justices’ families are threatened by those who disagree with them, especially those from the Marxist left? Ronald Reagan said, “Trust, but verify!”

When politics trumps the law

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Political influence threatens equal enforcement of the law as federal investigators examine alleged 2020 election irregularities, Congress drives a projected $1.9 trillion deficit, and unconstitutional state and local policies produce harmful consequences. The central question remains whether government serves justice, accountability, and citizens, or partisan interests instead at every level...

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I support the Second Amendment… But…

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Don’t you just love it when someone says, “I support the Second Amendment, but… blah, blah, blah! Like in California, where they claim to support the Second Amendment, but they banned striker-fired handguns. Or Virginia, where the government, and I believe several legislators, claim to support the Second Amendment, but banned an entire...

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How America has changed over the years

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – There are things in life that make us reflect. The death of my father last year has caused me to reflect, and the celebration of the semiquincentennial has as well. So when I saw an article showing how America has changed over the last 250 years, it not only got my attention but also made me want to look at those changes more deeply...

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