Thread: information we should all have

A great many political debates are rooted in the principles and legacy of our founding fathers, the documents, letters, actions and opinions they produced.



It’s often not enough to just cite the Constitution and Bill of Rights when trying to make a point. The pitfall of reinterpreting them in terms of modern times is often misleading.



This thread is hereby established to make it easier to research and understand the mindset of the founders, and just exactly what they meant and thought about the documents they created.

ESSENTIALS OF LIBERTY

Links to the Consitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights



Declaration of Independence

Constitution Basics - National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center: Interactive Constitution

This is one kick ass interactive version of the Constitution. Based on the annotated Constitution, it is searchable by topic, supreme court case, or keyword. Great resource tool. Ya gotta check this out.

The Bill of Rights

Amendments 11-27 to The U.S. Constitution





Pre-American Documents of Influence



Articles of Confederation - National Constitution Center

Magna Carta

Cato's Letters - Tried to find the entire collection on an impartial site, but this will do for now... the complete collection of Cato's letters.

The Virginia Declaration of Rights - National Constitution Center

An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 by John Locke - Project Gutenberg

An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 by John Locke - Project Gutenberg

Second Treatise of Government by John Locke - Project Gutenberg



Documents of the Continental Congress, Federalist and Constitutional Conventions



Federalist Papers

Index to Anti-Federalist Papers

Thomas Paine's Common Sense - Text Version



Landmark SCOTUS Decisions





http://www.jmu.edu/madison/center/ma...ial/bkgrnd.htm



General Resources



Online Library of Liberty - Founding Father's Library

Historical Documents and Speeches - Documents that Shaped America 1776 - 1882

The University of Oklahoma College of Law: A Chronology of US Historical Documents

WallBuilders | American historical events, founding fathers, historical documents, books, videos, CDs, tapes, David Barton speaking schedule

America's Historical Documents

Founding Fathers of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Founding Fathers – Letters, Essays and other works



From Revolution to Reconstruction: Presidents: Thomas Jefferson: Letters

The Writings of Benjamin Franklin, Volume I: Boston and London, 1722 - 1726 Links to the rest of his writings and letters can be found at the bottom of this page.

Selected Works of James Madison

Alexander Hamilton . Document Database | The New-York Historical Society A great site for all things Hamilton

Links to Sam Adams' Collected Works





Lectures, Classes and Documentaries surrounding the founding.



The Founders Opinions on Central Banking



Reference: Article 1 - The Legislative Branch

Section 10 - Powers Prohibited of States



The Avalon Project : Hamilton's Opinion as to the Constitutionality of the Bank of the United States, 1791



Confederate States Founding Documents





http://deoxy.org/law/cecede.htm#1





Instructional Videos on Constitutional Principles





Badnarik Constitution Class Part 1

Badnarik Constitution Class Part 2

Badnarik Constitution Class Part 3

Badnarik Constitution Class Part 4

Badnarik Constitution Class Part 5

Badnarik Constitution Class Part 6

Badnarik Constitution Class Part 7

[quote name='nonsqtr' date='25 November 2009 - 12:21 PM' timestamp='1259169682' post='67181']

A great many political debates are rooted in the principles and legacy of our founding fathers, the documents, letters, actions and opinions they produced.



It’s often not enough to just cite the Constitution and Bill of Rights when trying to make a point. The pitfall of reinterpreting them in terms of modern times is often misleading.



This thread is hereby established to make it easier to research and understand the mindset of the founders, and just exactly what they meant and thought about the documents they created.

ESSENTIALS OF LIBERTY

Links to the Consitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights



Declaration of Independence

Constitution Basics - National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center: Interactive Constitution

This is one kick ass interactive version of the Constitution. Based on the annotated Constitution, it is searchable by topic, supreme court case, or keyword. Great resource tool. Ya gotta check this out.

The Bill of Rights

Amendments 11-27 to The U.S. Constitution





Pre-American Documents of Influence



Articles of Confederation - National Constitution Center

Magna Carta

Cato's Letters - Tried to find the entire collection on an impartial site, but this will do for now... the complete collection of Cato's letters.

The Virginia Declaration of Rights - National Constitution Center

An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 by John Locke - Project Gutenberg

An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 by John Locke - Project Gutenberg

Second Treatise of Government by John Locke - Project Gutenberg



Documents of the Continental Congress, Federalist and Constitutional Conventions



Federalist Papers

Index to Anti-Federalist Papers

Thomas Paine's Common Sense - Text Version



Landmark SCOTUS Decisions





http://www.jmu.edu/m...cial/bkgrnd.htm



General Resources



Online Library of Liberty - Founding Father's Library

Historical Documents and Speeches - Documents that Shaped America 1776 - 1882

The University of Oklahoma College of Law: A Chronology of US Historical Documents

WallBuilders | American historical events, founding fathers, historical documents, books, videos, CDs, tapes, David Barton speaking schedule

America's Historical Documents

Founding Fathers of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Founding Fathers – Letters, Essays and other works



From Revolution to Reconstruction: Presidents: Thomas Jefferson: Letters

The Writings of Benjamin Franklin, Volume I: Boston and London, 1722 - 1726 Links to the rest of his writings and letters can be found at the bottom of this page.

Selected Works of James Madison

Alexander Hamilton . Document Database | The New-York Historical Society A great site for all things Hamilton

Links to Sam Adams' Collected Works





Lectures, Classes and Documentaries surrounding the founding.



The Founders Opinions on Central Banking



Reference: Article 1 - The Legislative Branch

Section 10 - Powers Prohibited of States



The Avalon Project : Hamilton's Opinion as to the Constitutionality of the Bank of the United States, 1791



Confederate States Founding Documents





http://deoxy.org/law/cecede.htm#1





Instructional Videos on Constitutional Principles





Badnarik Constitution Class Part 1

Badnarik Constitution Class Part 2

Badnarik Constitution Class Part 3

Badnarik Constitution Class Part 4

Badnarik Constitution Class Part 5

Badnarik Constitution Class Part 6

Badnarik Constitution Class Part 7

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I keep all that stored on the 'net.

[quote name='a777pilot' date='25 November 2009 - 12:32 PM' timestamp='1259170322' post='67190']

Thanks for those links. I for one appreciate it. To he who said he has those stored on the internet, you just might to get in there and actually read those document once in a while.

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Ok...now what?

[quote name='TennesseeRain' date='25 November 2009 - 12:57 PM' timestamp='1259171838' post='67202']

Speed reader?

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Yes, it's a lot of information. It's a "reference" for the future, I suppose. This way, next time we refer to history, we can link into this thread and it'll all be in one place. (all? well, at least "a lot")

In the words of our great Democrat Speaker of the House:



"Constitution... are you serious?"







Obama was a Constitutional scholar... like Ted Nugent studies the habits of deer.