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THE CONSTITUTION STUDY

Paul Engel

America Out Loud Network © – The goal of this program is to help everyday people defend their rights by reading, studying, and understanding the supreme law of the land, the Constitution of the United States of America.

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September 26 · 56 min
The Bill of Rights meets modern America
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – When it comes to being secure in your person, house, papers, and effects, what does it mean for a search or seizure to be reasonable? What about the data our governments collect from us and how it is shared? Do we have a reasonable expectation that governments will keep our private information secure?
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September 25 · 56 min
The separation of powers Americans forgot
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – You’re probably not as familiar with Separation of Powers as you think you are. Most Americans are aware of the separation between the three branches of government. Few seem aware of the separation of powers between the states and the federal government. This lack of understanding has led us to some truly terrible abuses of power and of the...
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September 24 · 56 min
When government officials are accused of breaking the law
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – You may be familiar with the novel “Crime and Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Unlike that work of fiction, crimes and their punishments happen quite frequently, and government actors are not immune. Thomas Massie claims that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has committed crimes worthy of impeachment. I wonder why he’s going...
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September 23 · 57 min
Washington’s “let them eat cake” problem
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – An 18th-century French princess is known for saying "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche.” In English, “Let them eat cake.” This phrase has become part of our vernacular, showing a person with utter disregard for the people they claim to rule. In America, we have politicians, bureaucrats, and pundits who often show an utter disregard for the...
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September 20 · 57 min
Threats to our lives and liberties
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Debates over surveillance, vaccine mandates, religious exemptions, and glyphosate raise questions about personal freedom and public health. From license plate readers to courtroom battles over vaccines and Monsanto, competing claims about safety, government authority, and individual rights shape discussions about threats to lives and liberties...
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September 19 · 57 min
The Constitution’s forgotten promise: Government has limits
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Unique in world history, the Constitution of the United States not only established what we now call the federal government, but gives We the People tools to both defend and assert our rights. That has not stopped Congress from passing laws and creating agencies in violation of the supreme law of the land. Sadly though, most...
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September 18 · 57 min
The State of the Republic: Looking past Washington’s talking points
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Trump and Hochul appear to be using government to help their causes in the upcoming election. Trump plans to “rebate” Obamacare funds collected under the Biden Administration, while Hochul is offering state grants to a significant voting bloc. While unemployment reports look pretty good, serious problems lurk beneath the surface...
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September 17 · 56 min
$9 trillion later and the climate keeps changing – go figure!
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – According to the so-called “experts,” we all should have sweated to death decades ago, but we haven’t. Do you realize that the world has spent $9 trillion dollars just since 2020 in a futile attempt to limit the rise in global temperatures? I say futile because they could not reach their goal of a rise of only 1.5°C. At best, they think they can limit it to...
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September 16 · 56 min
Courts, maps and voter rolls: Who controls America’s elections?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Ever since he took office, Donald Trump and his administration have been trying to meddle in the state voter registration system. Apparently, the fact that the Constitution places both holding elections and registering voters in the hands of the states, not the federal government, hasn’t prevented federal meddling in matters that aren't its purview...
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September 13 · 56 min
When ideology clouds our view of history
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Learning from the past requires honest reflection rather than politically convenient interpretations. From judicial precedent and scientific integrity to socialist policies and declining school performance, life’s consequences challenge us to examine our assumptions, question institutional failures, and ask whether history truly informs our decisions today...
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September 12 · 56 min
Judicial roulette: Will the courts protect your rights or crush them?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – A lower court judge decided the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobb’s doesn’t really matter. The Catholic Church is suing the State of Illinois in District Court over a law that requires its adherents to assist in the suicide of terminally ill patients. The State of Missouri is asking SCOTUS to protect them against their own state supreme court...
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September 11 · 56 min
Is government serving the people—or pressuring them into submission?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Are our governments of, by, and for the people, as Abraham Lincoln claimed in his Gettysburg Address? Or have our governments devolved into bribery and intimidation? I think you’ll find much more of the latter than the former. Another Congressional committee is using subpoenas to try to intimidate a citizen into giving up their rights to...
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September 11 · 57 min
Government exists to secure your rights. Do you know what they are?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Does your right to free speech include the right to interrupt a gathering? What if it was a church service? What about your right to privacy, or your right to keep and bear arms? Are there constitutional limitations on those rights? What about your right to control the upbringing of your children?
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September 9 · 57 min
A New Yorker, a Congressman, and a Supreme Court Justice walk into a bar
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – I know, it sounds like a joke, but trust me, it isn’t. New York is trying to get its hands on $75 million for their climate slush fund (superfund). A federal judge said no, not because of the state law, but because they claim the federal law, which was not made pursuant to the Constitution, supersedes it. Similarly, New York, both the state and the city, are...
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September 6 · 56 min
Will Americans govern themselves or be ruled?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Freedom depends on whether Americans choose to govern themselves or surrender decisions to political elites. As socialism gains electoral ground, questions grow about personal responsibility, self-reliance, liberty, and whether citizens still trust themselves to make choices, pursue happiness, and live without increasing government control today...
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September 5 · 56 min
Can a 240-year-old Constitution protect your digital privacy?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – How do we protect our rights from big-tech abuses? Is it a form of union, or must we be willing to give up the latest thing to protect our rights? What about those Automatic License Plate Readers? Can we defend our rights from the abuses of this technology? And really, is it the technology that’s the problem, or the public servants we hire that abuse it?
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September 4 · 56 min
Contempt of Congress? What about contempt of the Constitution?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – There’s been a lot of talk about Dr. Fauci and others being held “in contempt of Congress,” but what about those members of Congress and others who hold the Constitution and their oath to support it in contempt? Senator Hawley holds his oath in contempt with all of his “kangaroo court” investigations. Remember, Senator, Congress writes the...
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September 3 · 57 min
America is going broke — and money is only half the problem
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – As I look at where our nation is, and where we are going, it seems some are pushing us toward both financial and moral bankruptcy. Not only is the federal government borrowing money we don’t have to pay for programs it is not legally allowed to create, but more and more of those programs are being used to replace our freedoms with...
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September 2 · 56 min
The American aristocracy: When public servants become our rulers
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – When Senator Lindsey Graham died, the governor of South Carolina made what I think was an emotional decision by placing his sister Darline in the office until an election could be held. In the recent primary for that office, the Republicans of South Carolina did not choose the experienced candidate. There have been plenty of examples of both political parties choosing...
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August 30 · 57 min
Elections are just the beginning
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Election integrity raises deeper questions about constitutional limits, federal power, citizenship, representation, and state authority. As debates over mail-in ballots, non-citizen voting, census rules, and executive action intensify, preserving self-government depends on enforcing constitutional boundaries and resisting the steady expansion of centralized control in Washington...
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