USING THE CONSTITUTION of SEPTEMBER 17, 1787 TO LEARN THE LAW

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Students and subscribers,

The first lesson in learning written law is that it must be fully intelligible as to where and to whom it is to apply.  The who, what, where and why of the written law is the function of the Organic Laws.  This short post is only a small part of what is contained in the Basic Course in Law and Government.

The Constitution of September 17, 1787 is the fourth Organic Law of the United States of America. A totally correct comprehension of the that Constitution, requires a basic understanding of the three Organic Laws that precede the Constitution.  The first Organic Law, the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, initiates the activities that results in the recognition of the first people freed from government by written decree in the Western Hemisphere. The second Organic Law, the Articles of Confederation of November 15, 1777 organizes the States the freed people have formed into a Confederation called the United States of America.  The third Organic Law is the Northwest Ordinance of July 13, 1787, the Confederation’s plan for a temporary government of the land owned and controlled by the Confederation.

The Constitution of September 17, 1787, creates the possibility of a government of the United States, lasting a period of no longer than two years for the lands owned and controlled by the Confederacy, the United States America. The Constitution establishes certain additions, adjustments and amendments to the Articles of Confederation.  Specifically, the Constitution in its Article I, Section 1, establishes a two-year Congress of the United States consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The basic process for the passage of a Bill is set out in Section 7 of Article I, and the other legislative prohibitions are set out in Section 9 and 10.

What is the United States?  That is answered in the third Organic Law, the Northwest Ordinance.  The United States is made up of federal districts consisting of territory owned by or controlled by the United States of America.  The United States of America is not a republic. Rather it is a Confederacy of States which have delegated some, but not all their sovereignty to the United States in Congress assembled under the Articles of Confederation of November 15, 1777.  The name “United States” is used to describe all the districts consisting of territory ceded to and subject the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States of America. The name “United States” applies to all the federal districts and is derived from the name of the proprietor, the “United States of America.”

The BOGO offer of 2018 is extended to Presidents Day 2019. Students who enroll in the Basic Course in Law and Government and who paid the full tuition can nominate one student for enrollment in the Basic Course free of tuition.
 
Dr. Eduardo M. Rivera

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