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The Supreme Court today said yes: if other nonprofits are eligible for state funds to refurbish a playground, a church shouldn’t be denied the same funds on account of being a church. In Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia MO v. Comer, the Court decided 7-2 that states may not discriminate…
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June 26, 1787 Summary The delegates decided today in Convention that Senators should serve six-year terms with compensation for their public service. Madison spent some time outlining two views of the Senate. Influences on the Delegates Madison spoke at length about the role of the Senate in a republican government.…
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June 25, 1787 (click the link to read Madison’s notes) Summary Today, the delegates decided that state legislatures would elect Senators and that they minimum age to be a Senator would be 3o. Influences on the Delegates Charles Pinckney from South Carolina opened this day with a tribute to Great…
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Tim Barton, son of self-styled historian David Barton, wants you to believe the founding fathers wanted the Bible taught in schools.
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June 23, 1787 (click the link to read Madison’s notes) Summary The delegates debated Resolution 3 regarding the legislature. They deadlocked on giving members “adequate compensation” and decided to allow House members to remain eligible to hold other offices after their current term ended Influences on the Delegates Mason appealed to…
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June 22, 1787 (click link for Madison’s notes) Summary Today in Convention was all about the legislature. The delegates affirmed 25 as the minimum age for a representative. On the negative, the delegates defeated a motion to allow the House to set pay for members and a motion to take their…
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Monday, Glenn Beck devoted some time on his broadcast to graduates of Mercury One’s internship program. The program went from June 5-16 and featured history lessons taught by David Barton. The segment of the broadcast gave time to the participants to debrief about what they learned. Watch (the embed feature…
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June 21, 1787 Summary The delegates decided to make the legislature two houses with the first house elected by the people for a two year term. Influences on the Delegates Appeal to other nations is implied in this oration by Madison. Mr. MADISON was of opinion, — in the first…
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June 20, 1787 Summary The delegates debated the number of houses for the legislative function. The delegates voted down a motion for a unicameral legislature. Influences on the Constitution England formed an easy illustration for James Wilson on the subject of representation. The point of representation could receive no elucidation…
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Michael Peroutka, a former board member of white supremacist group League of the South and current member of the Anne Arundel County Council, said Monday night that he can’t recall racism among his former League colleagues. This is not the first time he has claimed this. In yesterday’s Capital Gazette…
