The American Vision

Culture Through the Lens of Scripture

  • Home
  • About
    • What is the Gospel?
    • Statement of Faith
    • Staff Profiles
    • Contact Us
    • Sign up for email
  • Podcasts
  • Archives
    • Dr. Joel McDurmon
    • Gary DeMar
    • Dr. Gary North
    • John Reasnor
    • Calvin’s Institutes – Family Devotionals
    • In the Midst of Your Enemies: Exposition and Application of 1 Samuel
    • Jesus v. Jerusalem
    • Restoring America One County at a Time
    • The Bounds of Love
    • Study Guides
  • Shop
  • Donate
    • Donation History
    • Manage Recurring Donations
You are here: Home / Archives for Patrick Henry

States’ rights: how they were once free

Sep 2, 2016 by Dr. Joel McDurmon 94 Comments

Restoring America One County at a Time Chapter 4: State’s Rights 4.1 Freedom and State’s Rights: How it used to be The last chapter dealt with the primary issue of decentralizing government. The goal is to decentralize as much as possible, ultimately leaving individuals as free as possible and dealing only with local units of […]

Filed Under: American History, Articles, County Rights Project, Ethics, Featured, General, Government, History, Law, Politicians, Politics Tagged With: anti-federalist, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, constitution, Declaration of Independence, john quincy adams, Patrick Henry, states rights

Local sovereignty: how freedom was lost

Jun 29, 2016 by Dr. Joel McDurmon 12 Comments

Restoring America One County at a Time Chapter 3: “County Rights” 3.2 How freedom was lost We have now covered the “county rights” principle which is close to an ideal free society (much closer than what we have today, certainly), and we have also seen how America enjoyed this high level of freedom in some […]

Filed Under: American History, Articles, County Rights Project, Economics, Education, Ethics, Featured, Government, History, Law, Politicians, Politics Tagged With: anti-federalism, anti-federalist, Brutus, candidus, Constitutional Convention, DNA initiative, electoral college, federal reserve, federalism, Gibbons v Ogden, income tax, john marshall, Justice department, Marbury v madison, mcculloch v maryland, national institute of justice, nationalism, Patrick Henry, Plebeian, Richard Henry Lee, Robert A. Nisbet, Robert Yates, Samuel Adams

  • 1
  • 2,858
  • 4,317

Search

Newsletter

Signup to receive occasional email about new posts, events, or store specials.

We won't spam, rent, sell, or share your information in any way.

  • Statement of Faith
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2019 · American Vision | a Biblical Worldview Ministry · All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.