The Father of our Constitution and 4th President made two Thanksgiving proclamations. President James Madison’s Thanksgiving Proclamation – November 16, 1814 “The two Houses of the National Legislature having by a joint resolution expressed their desire that in the present time of public calamity and war a day may be …
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Original Intent: "Few & Defined"
Ever wonder exactly how much power the federal government was intended to wield? James Madison wrote in The Federalist #45: “The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the Federal Government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State Governments are numerous and indefinite. The former …