Tag Archives: Opression

First Principles: One Great Object of the Constitution Was To Restrain Majorities From Oppressing Minorities Or Encroaching Upon Their Just Rights

Posted on February 18, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights.” – James K. Polk

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In An Argument For Union

Posted on April 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In  a further look at American history, let’s take a poetic look at the foundations of federating our republic: In An Argument For Union by Michael Doyle Each of these concerns had the attention Of our Founding Fathers with keen … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Must Be Equal Before the Law or Equally Enslaved

Posted on December 16, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments: in the former, because they are everything; in the latter, because they are nothing.” – Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755)    

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