Institute on the Constitution

When I was a little kid, I asked my dad to teach me the rules of poker so I could join in the family card games he would play with my big sisters after the supper dishes were cleared away. So, Dad taught me what beats what – like one pair is beat by two pair which is beat by three of a kind, etc. So, imagine my surprise when my big sister Mary reached for the first pot even though I had a flush and it turns out she just had one pair. Looking for justice, I turn to my dad, who of course, is the Supreme Court of Poker at the Peroutka dinner table. “Sorry Michael, but the rules of poker are a living, breathing, set of rules.” he says. “Sometimes we follow them but we always have to be ready for them to evolve.” You see, he continued, “the rules of poker were invented a long, long time ago by crusty old men who never thought about having little girls play poker. And some little girls feel that they should win when they have a pair no matter what anybody else has.” At this point my other sister, Kathy, chimed in, “I have a pair of Queens and Mary just has a pair of nines. So, I win, right, Dad?” As I listened, my Dad gently reminded Kathy that while normally she would be right, in THIS case, the “bad weather rule” was in effect. You see whenever there is any bad weather, like rain or sleet or it gets really gusty, the Supreme Court of Poker always lets the big sister Mary have her way. But, now Kathy is pointing toward the front window and raising her voice, “But Dad, (I mean Your Honor), it’s sunny and clear outside. That’s right says Dad, but, the weather report says it might drizzle tomorrow. You see, when those crusty old dead guys wrote the rules of Poker, they couldn’t even envision modern stuff like accu-weather forecasts. Nowadays, we are able to see bad weather coming in advance and so it gives us the ability to change the rules more often. (Mary smiles sweetly as shows her pair of nines and rakes in the pot.) “Isn’t evolution wonderful, Dad smiles? Aren’t you happy we play ‘living, breathing’ poker?” Well Mary seems happy, but Kathy and me – we’re looking for a new place to live.

Only a few days ago a 28-year-old woman identified by police as Audrey Hale entered a Nashville, Tennessee Presbyterian school, where she herself was once a student, and shot and killed six people including three 9-year-olds and three adults. This incident, of course, ignited the familiar cycle of condolences, recriminations and blame shifting, including a few screechy choruses from the gun-control choir who seem ever ready to exploit human suffering and tragedy as an opportunity to advance their agenda of disarming law-abiding Americans. I mention this because regardless of how many tragic shootings may take place and no matter how they may be spun to garner support for the elimination of private firearms ownership, these arguments are not logical nor are they lawful. To the first point, many studies have demonstrated that more guns in the hands of citizens results in a more polite and peaceful society. In his book “More Guns, Less Crime”, John Lott presents a great deal of empirical evidence of this fact. Secondly, and importantly, the right of the people to keep and bear arms cannot lawfully be infringed in any of these united States. Despite the efforts of many gun control zealots throughout the years, the wording and effect of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution is as sweeping as it is clear. So, when these tragic shootings take place, we should pray for and lend assistance to those who have suffered, but we should never allow ourselves to be fooled into compounding the tragedy by acceding to the enemies of liberty. The right to keep and bear arms makes it possible to enjoy all other constitutionally protected rights. It makes liberty possible.

The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. And at Article IV and Section 4, the Constitution says this: “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion…” So, the federal government has an affirmative duty to secure the borders of our country against invasion. But Joe Biden and his agents are doing exactly the opposite. Under his direction, agents of the federal government have not only failed to defend America’s borders, but they are deeply complicit in aiding and assisting the invading enemies. Now, on the other hand, despite a diligent search, I can find no Constitutional provision which authorizes Joe Biden to protect the borders of the Ukraine. But, for some reason, Joe Biden has decided that Ukrainian lives and property are worth defending but American lives and livelihoods are not. (In fact, he is willing to risk American lives to defend Ukrainian lives.) When you consider all this together with lawless vaccine mandates, lockdowns, reckless spending, endangerment of the military and the abandonment of Americans behind enemy lines, at some point, don’t you have to question his allegiance? Many of his most strident critics such as Sean Hannity and Mark Levin question Biden’s competence and his cognition, but isn’t it beyond time to question his motives? Is this senility? Or is this sabotage? By the way, the Constitution defines “Treason” at Article III and Section 3. Sign up for a FREE U.S. Constitution course with Jake MacAulay and the Institute on the Constitution. https://usccourse.instituteontheconstitution.com/#a_aid=ConstitutionJake&a_bid=83141944 Make your tax-deductible donation here! https://member.instituteontheconstitution.com/#a_aid=ConstitutionJake&a_bid=7f21c25f

Across America, many Governors, County Executives, and lesser officials have blatantly and completely violated the God-given and constitutionally protected rights they have sworn an oath to protect and defend. Using fear, fake statistics, and the cover story of a health emergency, they have criminally and treasonously aided and abetted our country’s enemies. Their subversion, inversion, and perversion of American law is so base, so vulgar, and so massive that, should the country (indeed the world) survive their wicked designs, nothing less than Nuremberg style tribunals will be necessary to redress the evil they have unleashed. And, because lawlessness breeds lawlessness, the evil they have unleashed is multiplied and spread throughout the country just like (excuse me) a virus. Here’s just one example from my home state. Citing a spike in violent crime in Baltimore, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan recently announced that he will conduct a thorough investigation into the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office. Hogan strongly rebuked Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby for plea bargaining too many serious crimes and for failing to prosecute others. Now, I do not bring this to your attention to offer any defense of State’s Attorney Mosby. But, in light of the colossal and continuing criminal conduct of Hogan over these past two years, every breathing soul has to be aghast at the boundless hypocrisy of this pretender to power. For, no other man in the 400-year history of this state has damaged it so dreadfully and so completely. Hogan’s contempt for the people of Maryland and for their liberties, is unspeakable. Witness his pretended assumption of lawmaking power. Witness his misuse of the police power which constitutionally resides in the people. Witness his threats to imprison legislators who oppose his mandates. Witness his complicity with others to enforce lawless lockdowns, mandates, edicts and orders. Witness his closing of churches and interference with the free exercise of religion and assembly. Witness his forced isolation of the sick and elderly from loved ones. No man in the history of the “Free State” has so viciously assailed freedom. Lawlessness breeds lawlessness. And because we have a lawless governor, and a lawless president, we have lawlessness everywhere. So, Hogan’s claim that Mosby has failed to prosecute criminals is true in one respect. So far, she has failed to prosecute him. Sign up for a FREE U.S. Constitution course with Jake MacAulay and the Institute on the Constitution. https://usccourse.instituteontheconstitution.com/#a_aid=ConstitutionJake&a_bid=83141944 Make your tax-deductible donation here! https://member.instituteontheconstitution.com/#a_aid=ConstitutionJake&a_bid=7f21c25f

The FDA has announced that, starting next year, they will begin using a test that can distinguish the covid 19 virus from the flu. Say what?!? You mean the test that has been used for the last two years – along with the statistics that were relied upon to lockdown, isolate, and otherwise violate the liberty and the livelihood of Americans -- does NOT differentiate between Covid-19 and the flu? You mean all this time, all the reported “cases” of covid, and “positivity rates” and “deaths” attributed to a pandemic are a lie and a fraud? Well, yes… You see, if the test statistics are fraudulent, then all the other statistics which are based on the test are also fraudulent. Well, there’s more... Did you know that the so-called “vaccine” does not prevent you from contracting or from transmitting the so-called “virus”? In fact, it’s not designed to… And since the so-called “vaccine” has only been administered for less than a year, there are no studies regarding its long-term effects. How could there be? If you also consider reports that the vaccine is more deadly than the flu – especially among younger people –then why would you take it or let your children take it? Well, that’s a good Question. To be clear, while there may be a virus, there is no dangerous pandemic that justifies the destruction of our lives, our livelihoods, our liberties, our economy, our health care system, our military and our constitutional system of government. No lawful, legitimate, constitutional government would care so much for your health that they are willing to kill you if you don’t let them heal you. Sign up for a FREE U.S. Constitution course with Jake MacAulay and the Institute on the Constitution. https://usccourse.instituteontheconstitution.com/#a_aid=ConstitutionJake&a_bid=83141944 Make your tax-deductible donation here! https://member.instituteontheconstitution.com/#a_aid=ConstitutionJake&a_bid=7f21c25f

Let’s suppose you are challenged to a game of “Chrombus.” Let’s also suppose that if you lose the game, you will be a slave for the rest of your life and so will your children. Let’s further suppose that the game of “Chrombus” has already started and it’s your turn. Would you know what to do? Would you know how to line up? Or what equipment to bring? Would you know how to dress for the game? And how would you know if you are winning or losing? Can you see that if you don’t even know the rules of the game, you have no practical hope of saving your life, or securing your liberty. In America, we don’t declare allegiance to any man or group of men (including political parties). Rather our oath of allegiance is to a document (The Constitution). With this in mind, can you name the five freedoms that are protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? Have you ever read the Maryland Declaration of Rights, which is the supreme law of the state? Were you expecting these documents to enforce themselves? Liberty under law is our heritage and it is the blessing we earnestly seek to preserve for posterity. But Liberty under law is not possible if the citizenry doesn’t know the law. According to Thomas Jefferson, “Anyone who desires to be ignorant and free desires what never was and never will be.” The criminality and chaos we now face is primarily due to our ignorance of the rules of constitutional government. If you want to have any real hope of escaping slavery or death at the hand of America’s enemies, you might want to learn the rules. You can start by visiting www.InstituteontheConstitution.com. By the way, the five freedoms are Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition. And there is no game called “Chrombus.” I made that up. Sign up for a FREE U.S. Constitution course with Jake MacAulay and the Institute on the Constitution. https://usccourse.instituteontheconstitution.com/#a_aid=ConstitutionJake&a_bid=83141944 Make your tax-deductible donation here! https://member.instituteontheconstitution.com/#a_aid=ConstitutionJake&a_bid=7f21c25f

The disorganized departure of American troops from Afghanistan was difficult to watch and even more difficult for patriotic Americans to contemplate. On the one hand, Joe Biden is congratulating himself for an “extraordinary success,” despite the fact that his policies resulted in the death of 13 American soldiers, the abandonment of Americans behind enemy lines, and the loss of 85 billion dollars in military equipment. On the other hand, conservative pundits are denouncing the withdrawal as an historically humiliating defeat – an immense failure by an incompetent administration and a mentally deficient commander-in-chief. In my view, this public debate over the incompetence of the Biden administration is yet another smokescreen designed to disguise what just happened. And what just happened was the largest surrender of the military weapons and machinery in the history of mankind. And at the same time, the airlift of more than one hundred thousand of America’s enemies inside her borders. This is nothing less than the intentional destruction of our defense capacity, the murder of American troops by their own commander in chief, and the deployment of the enemy behind our lines. Did this happen because our leaders are incompetent? Or did it happen because our leaders are our enemy? There is no question that Joe Biden is incompetent. But, under the guise of Biden’s stupidity is the very real evidence of his treason – and that of many others. This is not a question of competence. This is a question of allegiance. Sign up for a FREE U.S. Constitution course with Jake MacAulay and the Institute on the Constitution. https://usccourse.instituteontheconstitution.com/#a_aid=ConstitutionJake&a_bid=83141944 Make your tax-deductible donation here! https://member.instituteontheconstitution.com/#a_aid=ConstitutionJake&a_bid=7f21c25f