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In this episode, Jason begins discussing the Executive branch in Article II. He begins with the establishment of the office of President of the United States with its 4 year term and finishes with a discussion about the sole authority state legislatures have in appointing presidential electors. This clause was front and center in the disastrous 2020 presidential election.

In this episode, Jason wraps up the discussion on Article I finishing with Section 10 dealing with the limits to state powers. These limits are to protect individual rights as well as ensure that states do not undermine or work against the powers given to the central government.

In this episode, Jason explains a few of the "terms of art" that are used in the Constitution in Article I, Section 9: Writ of Habeas Corpus, Bill of Attainder, & ex post facto laws. These terms are all authorities that are specifically denied to Congress with extremely limited exceptions. Tune in to find out why these are part of what Jason calls the Bill of Rights 1.0.

In this episode, Jason closes out the discussion of Article I, Section 9 including clauses 4 through 8. Each of these final clauses limits Congress in some way: from preventing direct taxation and taxing exports to preventing the interference of commerce with the states, barring titles of nobility, and ensuring Congress constitutionally authorizes the spending of money BEFORE it is withdrawn from the treasury.

In this episode, Jason goes into great detail about the spending problem facing America and the clause in the Constitution that is being used to justify it. He goes into specific detail about the original intent of the general welfare clause and how the Framers made clear that it does not mean what the enemies of liberty claim it means.

In this episode, Jason continues the discussion about Article I, Section 8 focusing on clauses 11 - 14. He describes how Congress may declare war, but the President is left to conduct war or repel attacks and invasions. Jason also talks about how the Framers intended to prevent a standing army, but not a standing navy and the reasons why.

In this episode, Jason discusses one of the most abused clauses in the U.S. Constitution: the Necessary & Proper clause. This clause ensures that Congress has the latitude to pass laws that support the limited authorities granted in the Constitution, but does not expand their authority in any way.

In this episode, Jason continues the discussion about the Enumerated Powers of Congress in Article I, Section 8. Specifically, this episode covers clauses 15 - 17: two of which deal with Congress' power to call forth and govern the state Militias while in service to the U.S. and the other deals with their authority to legislate in Washington D.C. and federal installations.

In this episode, Jason continues the discussion about Article I, Section 8 focusing on clauses 8 - 10. He describes how Congress is not authorized to spend money on Arts & Science, but only to provide for securing patents & copyrights. Jason also talks about the sweeping authority Congress has to create federal courts and wraps up with a discussion about the Law of Nations and how it applies to the illegal alien invasion.

Veteran tells the city council that citizens are organizing and the city council better wake up and allow businesses to open. He says people are starving and need to provide for their families.

In this episode Jason discusses clauses 4 - 7 of Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. These clauses include the power of Congress to regulate the naturalization of citizens (but not enforcement of the border which is granted in other sections). Jason also discusses Congress' authority to coin money (but not print paper money), as well as their authority to punish counterfeiting of coins and securities. Finally, he discusses the VERY limited authority of Congress to build Post Offices and Post Roads which is the only "infrastructure" spending allowed.

In this episode, Jason and Matt discuss clauses 2 and 3 of Article I, Section 8 which authorize Congress to borrow money and regulate Commerce. However, they also discuss the specific debates around paper (fiat) currency and the definitions of terms in the Commerce clause, one of the most abused clauses in the Constitution.

In this episode, Jason and Matt begin the in-depth discussion about the powers of Congress. Fortunately, the Framers put limits on these powers. We also begin to discuss the abuse of the "General Welfare" clause and the types of taxes that the Constitution authorizes Congress to levy on Americans.

In this episode, Jason and guest Glen Whitner discuss the role the President plays in passing bills. Specifically they discuss the veto power and how a veto can be overruled by Congress. In addition, the two discuss the pocket veto and reiterate that a bill cannot become a law if it is outside the authority of Congress to legislate.

In this episode, Jason is joined by his long time friend and Army veteran, Glen Whitner. Together they discuss the first clause of Article 1, Section 7 dealing with the passage of tax bills in Congress. Glen asks some great questions about how Congress can get away with what it does and what we can do to stop it.

In this episode, Jason and Matt explore what the Constitution has to say about Congressional pay and the privileges afforded to Members of Congress. This includes privilege from arrest and from being questioned about their speeches and debates.

In this episode, Jason and Matt announce the launch of another project in the fight to preserve the values and principles on which our nation was founded: the Conservative Economy. Tune in and discover how you can help cut out the legs from corporations who fight against our values and our principles.

In this episode, Jason and Matt some of the rules that impact they way Congress conducts its business. Can Congress overturn congressional elections? What happens if the majority in one house of Congress decides they don't want to show up to conduct business? Can Congress simply kick out one of their members? Tune in to find out!

In this episode, Jason and Matt discuss what the U.S. Constitution has to say about how congressional elections are held. Specifically, the time, place, and manner of holding the elections. Who has the final say? Can Congress mandate Dominion voting systems?

In this episode Jason and Matt finish out the discussion of Article I, Section 3. In their conversation, they also address the application of this section of the Constitution to the recent trial of President Trump's articles of impeachment.

In this episode, Jason and Matt discuss what was arguably the most contentious topic of the Constitutional Convention: state representation in the U.S. Senate (Article I, Section 3, Clause 1). They draw on the debates from the Convention to give the context and perspectives from both sides of the debate as well as give an summary of how the 17th Amendment undermined the original intent.

In this episode we continue in our discussion of the Declaration of Independence. Matt and Jason bring the first 12 grievances to life and compare to the tyranny that exists today.

In this episode, Jason and Matt discuss Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution which covers the U.S. House of Representatives. They use the debates in the Constitutional Convention as a tool to uncover the context and thinking of the Framers when they wrote the passage.

In this episode, Jason and Matt discuss how the term "conservative" has been redefined and offer the correct definition in the context of American politics.