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The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – What does it take to preserve America’s constitutional republic? Mike Bedenbaugh joins a discussion of founding principles, media bias, free speech, and equal justice, exploring how civic understanding, stronger representation, and a renewed balance of power help Americans protect their rights and hold government accountable...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – No more campaign ads, no more junk mail, no more wall-to-wall news coverage of the political parties. Although the election may be over, we are still uncovering details. Like the battle of the two Dans in Alaska. Did the Senate National Campaign Committee search for someone with the same name as the incumbent? It appears so. Would anyone who...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The FBI not only wants access to ALPRs across the nation, but it also wants to ensure that access cannot be audited. With the FBI's history of politically based spying, does anyone believe this access wouldn’t be abused? Legislation has been introduced in Congress that would prohibit what the FBI is trying to do, and it’s pretty good. I wonder how many...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – With all the focus on federal offices, have you spent much time considering state and local elections? After all, state officeholders are just as able to infringe on your rights as federal ones. Not to mention ballot propositions that may protect or infringe on your rights. Voting is one of the two most important and powerful duties a citizen has.

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – We live in a world today where we are suffering the consequences of our votes. Years ago, there was a game show called “Truth or Consequences.” Millions of Americans went to the polls to vote for who would represent them. I guess you could call it “Votes and Consequences”...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Accountability means more than imposing fines or announcing investigations. It requires identifying who breaks the law, who bears the consequences, and whether those harmed receive justice. Corporate privacy violations, sensational media coverage, partisan inquiries, and government abuses raise questions about how fairly the law applies...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Another ten non-citizens were charged with illegal voting in North Carolina. What no one seems to be asking is, why are these states looking to the federal government to investigate and prosecute what would be violations of state law? Yes, Congress passed a federal law making it a crime for a non-citizen to vote, but that law violates the...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – It seems Washington, D.C. is obsessed with non-citizens being registered to vote. While this is a problem, it’s not one for the federal government. The Constitution of the United States does not delegate election regulation to the federal government; it delegates it to the states. The more We the People allow the feds to ignore the law, the more party politics will...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The court agreed to hear cases on the federal ban on home distilling and whether Colorado can restrict a government pre-school program based on a group's religious beliefs. More on those as they move through the court’s docket. I guess the justices may be back in town, but it seems they’re just covered in swamp stuff...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Donald Trump has been trying to blame high fuel costs on the Ukrainian war, specifically the attack on diesel refining plants. I guess he forgot about Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, oh, and let's not forget the federally mandated ethanol content. And just when you thought the Jack Smith revelations were over with, a new one comes out...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Teaching children to be free begins with parents who model responsibility, discipline, and respect for differing opinions. When offense becomes grounds for punishment and disappointment invites outrage, the next generation needs guidance that connects liberty with self-control and prepares young people to think for themselves...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – You’ve probably heard the phrase “caveat emptor,” or “let the buyer beware.” That is good advice, and not just for shopping. Yes, the FBI is out with a new warning about scammers, people impersonating political candidates and campaigns, trying to get your money, or worse, your identity. And once again, Congress has what it considers a “solution”: the...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The Fourth through Eighth Amendments are called the Due Process Amendments because they protect your due process rights. But do you know what due process actually is and when it’s violated? When non-citizens are removed from the voter registration rolls, is that due process? What about how we, as a society, deal with mass shootings? Is it due process to regulate gun owners

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – In just a couple of weeks, Americans will be voting in the midterm elections. Well, some Americans will be voting. The fact that, year after year, the turnout for midterm elections is so low is probably why some people try to hype it. That said, while this may not be the most important election in our lifetime, it still is pretty important...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Have you ever been absolutely sure about something, only to find out in a very uncomfortable way it wasn’t true? Take climate change. There are people who have confidently said we’d all be dead by the year 2000, or 2010, maybe 2020. If they’ve been wrong so often, do we trust their predictions about 2030?