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August 28, 1787 (Click to read Madison’s notes) Summary The delegates continued tweaking the judiciary and spent much time on details of state powers. Influences on the Delegates The delegates did not refer to other nations or refer to specific influences today. I want to point out one exchange initiated…
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Delivered 54 years ago today…
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UPDATE: A video of the press conference and follow up Q & A is here. I watched the video of the press conference. Some of it I couldn’t hear due to audio problems. What Should We Do? Generally, the suggestions from the panel were what one might expect from a…
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August 27, 1787 (Click to read Madison’s notes) Summary The delegates voted to make the president commander chief of the militia when called to defend the nation. The delegates fine-tuned the judiciary today. Influences on the Delegates Britain again was the model for the question of removing judges for an…
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I wrote about this movie in late July when the star of Exit: The Appeal of Suicide Ray Comfort appeared on the David Barton’s Wallbuilders Live show. I didn’t think highly of what they had to say about depression at the time but withheld judgment about the movie because I hadn’t…
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It is good to be a Falwell at Liberty University. At least, that’s the impression I got from reading today’s Politico article by Brandon Ambrosino about dealings at the largest Christian college in the U.S. According to Ambrosino, the son of LU’s president got a nice deal on his home and…
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The 1787 Constitutional Convention – What Biblical Principle Inspired Protection of the Slave Trade?
August 25, 1787 (Click to read Madison’s notes on the day) Summary The delegates approved a provision on debt and allowed for the common defense. The big news was that the delegates decided to prohibit Congress from abolishing the slave trade until 1808. Influences on the Delegates One reason I…
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Although my name won’t show up for awhile, I just added my name to the signers of the letter below. It appears to me that the letter is clearly aimed at Donald Trump, his evangelical defenders and particularly Trump’s ambiguous response to the racist protests in Charlottesville. The letter was…
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August 24, 1787 (Click to read Madison’s notes) Summary The delegates heard a committee report which recommended prohibiting interference with slave trade until 1800. No decision was made on that matter. The delegates agreed to one executive titled the President of the United States but didn’t decide about how to…
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August 23, 1787 (Click to read Madison’s notes on the day) Summary The delegates declined titles of nobility either here or from other lands while serving in the new government. The delegates showed distrust of standing armies during a discussion of the role of the general and state governments. Some…
