The Constitution Study podcast

Learned about this show from the Pod Bless America Podcast. Such a wealth of knowledge Paul has. As an active duty military officer it’s so important to understand the Constitution so that I don’t force my Soldiers to follow Unconstitutional orders.

Yes! I was searching for meaty, interesting, and provocative thoughts on the constitution and related topics. As an American, or anyone interested in understanding political thoughts and formulating your own, do yourself a favor and listen. Agree with the argument? You’ve strengthened and learned so much more. Disagree? You have a better understanding of the strong, fluid thoughts of another perspective and have hopefully thought critically about all positions before reaffirming your own. Once you’ve stopped listening, you’ve lost.

Thank you for taking the time to create this resource! News sources and our culture grossly mislead us about the law of our land. I appreciate these concise lessons!

Just attended a conference at which he spoke. I sat through a 50 minute presentation in which he laid out his course of discussion on the constitution. It was concise, to the point and well thought out. The problem is that most of our current generation do not understand the powers enumerated and laid out for the branches of government. It isn’t difficult to see how people who watch reality TV all day have difficulty following constitutional logic and leave a bad review. That is his point. We’ve stopped teaching the constitution and began teaching law students opinions on constitutional law.

Modern Supreme Court doctrine embraces the doctrine of selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights against the states, meaning that the Court has held on a case-by-case basis that many of the provisions of the Bill of Rights limit state government action. Numerous Supreme Court decisions hold that particular provisions of the Bill of Rights have been applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.Primarily through the doctrine of selective incorporation, the Court has held that most provisions of the Bill of Rights apply to the states. The Court has applied to the states the First Amendment’s guarantee of free exercise of religion, the prohibition on government establishment of religion, the rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the government. The Court has also incorporated against the states the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. Numerous Supreme Court cases have applied provisions of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to restrict state government action. In addition, the Court has applied to the states the Eighth Amendment’s restrictions on excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments. By contrast, the Court has declined to apply to the states the Fifth Amendment’s right to a grand jury indictment and the Seventh Amendment’s guarantee of a jury trial in civil cases in which the amount in controversy exceeds twenty dollars. The Court has had no occasion to decide whether the states must comply with the Third Amendment’s limitations on quartering troops in homes. The Ninth and Tenth Amendments do not expressly enumerate separate substantive rights for protection, though the Court has cited the Ninth Amendment in litigation against a state.