You would think that the people we hire to make laws would know them. Especially the supreme law. However, it seems quite obvious that they don’t. We’ve all heard the saying, “Ignorance of the law is no excuse.” Well, it may not be an excuse, but it is rampant across this country.
It reminds me of a story I heard a few years ago. Parker Brothers, the company that makes Monopoly, conducted a survey. They found that almost 60% of those who played the game had never read the rules. They only played based on what they had been told. Have you considered what life is like when you don’t know the rules?
While you may not have thought about it, you probably have. Because, based on my experience, fewer than 10% of Americans have actually read the Constitution, the supreme law of the land. Just like playing Monopoly without reading the rules, participating in a republic without knowing the laws isn’t very smart. As another saying I’ve heard before, “Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”
https://www.americaoutloud.com/ignorance-of-the-law-is-no-excuse-3/
Who is in charge of your children? That has been a perennial question that has grown in importance over the last few years. When I was a child, it was understood that, with rare exceptions, parents were in charge of a child’s upbringing. This included medical, religious, and educational decisions. However, over the last few decades, the role of the parent in these decisions has been replaced by experts. What happens when the goal of the experts differs from those of the parents? Who decides the future of the rising generations? It was understood that the state acted in loco parentis, in place of the parents, only for the safety of the child. A recent case in U.S. District Court shows that be it health departments, child services, schools, or even the courts. Government not only believes they know better than the parents, they are more than willing to act in loco parentis tyrannis.
https://constitutionstudy.com/?p=8897
With the release of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) applications, there has been a lot of speculation and downright assertions about our future. With over 30 years of experience in Information Technology (IT), not more than a passing understanding of AIs, I've come to the conclusion that much of what I've heard is more science fiction than fact. A recent court case decided in the D.C. District Court revolved around one very important question. Do AIs have rights?
In this third installment of the three-part series on the branches of government, we look at the role of the third and weakest branch. At least that is what our Founding Fathers thought of it. What is the role of the federal judiciary? What are the extent of their powers, how do they related to the other two branches of government, and why is a proper understanding of the role of the judiciary critical if the United States is to remain a constitutional republic?
https://constitutionstudy.com/?p=8575
The killing of a woman in Minneapolis has led to a lot of rhetoric, most of it both inflamed and inflammatory. With both sides claiming to have evidence they are right, what are we to do? Let’s start by looking at the evidence, without emotion, and admit what we don’t know. - Live 4PM ET with Host Paul Engel @CyberEngel @OutLoudNews
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Dangers of depending on government
Have you ever sat in a chair, depending on it to hold you up, only for it to fail miserably? What happens when you put your faith in government to protect you and they fail miserably? - Live 4PM ET with Host Paul Engel @CyberEngel @OutLoudNews
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When a government agency searches without a reason it’s called “fishing”. When the Attorney General of New Jersey issued a subpoena demanding the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the donors to a pregnancy center, it wasn’t just fishing, it was searching for a white whale.
https://constitutionstudy.com/2026/01/12/505-unreasonable-searches/
