the Convention has with great judgment opposed a barrier to this peculiar danger by inserting a Constitutional definition of the crime." The Constitution confines the crime of treason to two ...
The Constitution did not mention secession; however, it did define treason. In Lincoln’s view, the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter and subsequent battles fell into that category, allowing him ...
Gun control advocates tend to elevate the prefatory clause's militia reference, suggesting it's a precondition for the right to firearms. Some even claim that the Second Amendment preserves the right ...