by Shawn Meehan | May 16, 2026 | Constitution
Table of Contents The Rise of Propaganda Disguised as News How Social Media Algorithms Manipulate Public Opinion The Psychological Effects of Outrage Media and Fake News Government Pressure, Censorship, and Coordinated Narrative Control How to Identify Propaganda,...
by Shawn Meehan | Nov 6, 2025 | Constitution
The episode with President Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates (1801–1805) is one of the clearest real-world proofs of the Founders’ original understanding that offensive military action required Congressional authorization, even when the executive believed it morally...
by Shawn Meehan | Nov 6, 2025 | Constitution
The Framers viewed “war” as the state of hostilities between nations that legally altered the condition of peace — a public act requiring legislative authority. Constitutional Convention (Aug. 17, 1787) The Committee draft had given Congress the power to “make war.”...
by Shawn Meehan | Nov 6, 2025 | Constitution, News
I. Definition & Delegation of War Power Madison — Convention Notes (Aug. 17, 1787) “The Executive should be able to repel sudden attacks but not to commence war.”Madison Notes — Aug. 17, 1787 (Yale) Motion passed 8–1 changing “make war” to “declare war,”...
by Shawn Meehan | Oct 21, 2025 | Constitution
It’s hard to scroll through social media today without feeling weighed down. Every post seems to highlight what’s broken in our world — government corruption, social decay, moral confusion. Everyone’s got an opinion, few have sources, and the result is a steady stream...
by Shawn Meehan | Jun 23, 2025 | Constitution
**UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION – ARTICLE I, SECTION 8, CLAUSE 11** **“The Congress shall have Power … To *declare* War …”** BRIEF FOR THE PROPOSITION THAT ONLY CONGRESS MAY INITIATE HOSTILITIES I. Question Presented Whether, under the original meaning of the U.S....
