Do you believe in the Rule of Law? Talking heads from various sources bandy about Due Process, Equal Protection, and the Rule of Law. But what do those terms really mean and are they even relevant in today’s perpetual, and frankly exhausting, messaging infrastructure? Stripped of partisan slogans, the concept…
The Debate Over Ratification and the Demand for a Bill of Rights In the aftermath of the 1787 Constitutional Convention, the proposed United States Constitution went to the states for approval. North Carolina emerged as a critical battleground in this ratification debate. Many North Carolinians were divided between Federalists, who…