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Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 6

Saturday, April 17, 2010
Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 6

Contradictions and Errors in the Pennsylvania History McDonald AmicusThe historians brief attempts to convince the Supreme Court Justices that their unanimous Heller case understanding that Section XIII of Pennsylvania's 1776 Declaration of Rights ("th... »

Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 5

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 5

Contradiction and Error in the Pennsylvania History McDonald Amicus from Professional HistoriansIn part 4 of the Franklin Bridge series, a second, shorter statement of George Mason that appeared in the middle of the quoted portion of the historians' br... »

Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 5

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 5

Contradiction and Error in the Pennsylvania History McDonald Amicus from Professional HistoriansIn part 4 of the Franklin Bridge series, a second, shorter statement of George Mason that appeared in the middle of the quoted portion of the historians' br... »

Error as Foundation for the Mother of All Ideological Divides

Friday, February 19, 2010
Error as Foundation for the Mother of All Ideological Divides

Dissenting Heller Justices Bought the Arlington Memorial Bridge from Professional HistoriansThis post links Professor Paul Finkelman's use of a Virginia Ratifying Convention disarming argument by George Mason, examined in the... »

Error as Foundation for the Mother of All Ideological Divides

Friday, February 19, 2010
Error as Foundation for the Mother of All Ideological Divides

Dissenting Heller Justices Bought the Arlington Memorial Bridge from Professional HistoriansThis post links Professor Paul Finkelman's use of a Virginia Ratifying Convention disarming argument by George Mason, examined in the... »

Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 4

Thursday, February 11, 2010
Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 4

Conflation , Contradiction and Error in the Pennsylvania History McDonald Amicus from Professional HistoriansTo the historians, the extensive ratification era arguments about militia powers and the need to amend them are... »

Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 4

Thursday, February 11, 2010
Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 4

Conflation , Contradiction and Error in the Pennsylvania History McDonald Amicus from Professional HistoriansTo the historians, the extensive ratification era arguments about militia powers and the need to amend them are... »

Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 3

Monday, February 8, 2010
Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 3

Contradictions and Errors in the Pennsylvania History McDonald Amicus from Professional HistoriansContinuing with ratification era related arguments, the historians make this assertion:"Federalists also argued that the ability to amend the Constitution... »

Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 3

Monday, February 8, 2010
Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 3

Contradictions and Errors in the Pennsylvania History McDonald Amicus from Professional HistoriansContinuing with ratification era related arguments, the historians make this assertion:"Federalists also argued that the ability to amend the Constitution... »

Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 2

Monday, February 8, 2010
Historians Try to Sell Brooklyn London Benjamin Franklin Bridge to U.S. Supreme Court – Part 2

Contradictions and Errors in the Pennsylvania History McDonald Amicus from Professional HistoriansDealing directly with the Pennsylvania Minority's bill of rights proposals, the historians make this observation:"This suggests that Madison and Congress ... »