"We the People OF THE UNITED STATES, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence,promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty TO...read more
by Mark Luke
On Oct. 2nd, 1780 George Washington executed Benedict Arnold's contact, British Major John Andre. Andre had asked Washington to shoot him, as befitted a captured officer, but because Andre had been captured in civilian clo...read more
by TJR
Our country revolted against Great Britain, because our founding fathers believed that people were given inalienable rights of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness", and that those rights were being infringed upon b...read more
by Mike Shelton
With the recent Supreme Court decision granting detainees held at Guantanamo Bay the right to legal counsel challenging their imprisonment, one might look back at the treatment of spies, of prisoners of war held statesid...read more
When I learned of the Supreme Court decision ruling in favor of giving the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay the right to habeas corpus, I couldn't stop myself from dancing. A little over a year ago, I wouldn't have known what h...read more
In the eyes of the world, America has simultaneously accomplished two very clear facts: One, that despite the barbarism of our enemies, we as a nation will continue to give fair and humane treatment to those we conquer or ...read more
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