Heed the Will of the People
Newt Gingrich & Dan Varroney, RCP
The father of the U.S. Constitution and future President, Virginia's James Madison once said, "The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived."Many of the Federalist legislators were voted out office in the election of 1800. Despite their losses, they reconvened in a "lame duck" session during the winter for a last-ditch effort to enact partisan legislation. The Federalists, who held the majority in Congress as the Democrats do...
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