P18 Set 1: Overview __

1. __ Our Founding Fathers made several fatal mistakes because they did not foresee several sea changes in society and the world. WePEG1787 fills in those holes.
2. __ All thirteen states were centered on the Holy Bible’s morality, Family, and commandments as a large majority.
3. __ Our Founding Fathers took faith for granted as the bedrock of our society.
4. __ Whether one Believes or not, WePEG1787 provides an opportunity to unite all Liberty-loving citizens.

P18 Set 2: Federalist 1: The Importance of the Union __

Quote: ‘It has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country…to decide the important question whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice.’

1. F1 is about a strong federal government in contrast with the Continental Congress which had no power. Our Founding Fathers fiercely debated the distribution of power. Our DOI/COTUS was already written at this point. The next step was for WTP to ratify it.
2. __ Because our representatives do government work, our representatives must facilitate WTP’s paying more attention to what they are doing. Ratification of everything is not viable, but ‘alarms’ are mandatory.
3. __ Transparency is WTP’s alarm signal, and interested groups will sound the alarm. Representative responsibility to WTP is easy because there is nothing to hide or self-interest to feed without political factions between us and them.
4. __ Putting a political faction between WTP and our representatives requires secrecy because factions, by definition, serve their self-interest, or there is no point in a faction’s existence.
5. __ F1 warns that opposition to the Constitution will come from honest concerns and people driven by self-interests, power, and fear of losing influence. That is all WTP see today because political factions have destroyed almost all Governing Principles
6. Later, the Federalist discussed the limits to prevent a strong federal government from stepping on the sovereign states.
7. __ I have read Federalist 1.

P18 Set 3: Federalist 2-8: Strength Against Foreign Hostilities __

1. F2-F8 are similar discussions. Security requires a strong, unified nation against outside forces.
2. __ WTP’s representatives must ratify a war before the POTUS can engage.
3. __ WTP are hawks and doves and must influence our representatives on significant topics. There is zero room for political factions as another unratified branch to influence life and death issues or other decisions. Only when WTP are looking at the big picture do we see the depravity of political factions.
4. __ I have read Federalist 2-8.

P18 Set 4: Federalist 9: Large Republics __

Quote: ‘The science of politics, however, like most other sciences, has received great improvement. The efficacy of various principles is now well understood, which were either not known at all, or imperfectly known to the ancients. The regular distribution of power into distinct departments; the introduction of legislative balances and checks; the institution of courts composed of judges holding their offices during good behavior; the representation of the people in the legislature by deputies of their own election: these are wholly new discoveries, or have made their principal progress towards perfection in modern times. They are means, and powerful means, by which the excellences of republican government may be retained and its imperfections lessened or avoided.’

1. Critics claimed that large republics were unstable and destined for tyranny (citing Montesquieu). The Republics of Ancient Greece, their Amphictyonic Council, the Achaean League, and the Republic of Rome were referenced as failures that led to our USA’s’ final design enumerated above.
2. __ Their reference to ‘political science’ makes study and research mandatory within politics.
3. __ Nothing like such debate has tested Progressivism as an alternate form of government; it is a political mob rule WePEG1787 defeats conclusively.
4. __ I have read Federalist 9.

P18 Set 5: Federalist 10: Political Factions __

Quote: ‘AMONG the numerous advantages promised by a well-constructed Union, none deserves to be more accurately developed than its tendency to break and control the violence of faction . . . The instability, injustice, and confusion introduced into the public councils have, in truth, been the mortal diseases under which popular governments have everywhere perished, as they continue to be the favorite and fruitful topics from which the adversaries to liberty derive their most specious declamations.

1. Federalist 10 attempts to balance the 1A rights of factions to assemble and speak with the destruction they inevitably cause if allowed inside our governments.
2. __ And our Founding Fathers failed miserably because they never foresaw a political faction focusing itself on the destruction of WTP’s Liberty.
3. __ Keep in mind factions were small and localized then and still considered fatal to our Republic.
4. __ Keep in mind we are defining our federal government. WTP’s federal interest is Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness for all.
5. __ The bottom line is that WTP’s federal government can only do what is suitable for everyone, and a vast majority of approval is required, i.e., our federal government has no power over WTP’s daily lives unless a vast majority agrees.
6. __ WTP’s daily lives are controlled by the state constitutions and laws.
7. __ I have read Federalist 10, the most critical essay in the group for today’s world.

P18 Set 6: Federalist 11-14: The Utility of a Strong Union __

Federalist 11-14 presents more advantages of a strong Republic union. Since we have the results and history of our USA, our main point remains the enormity of thought and study that went into designing our Republic for the first time.

1. Federalist No. 11 – The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Interests
2. Topic: Unified trade policy enhances strength and prosperity.
3. Federalist No. 12 – The Utility of the Union in Tax Collection
4. Topic: Union improves revenue collection and efficiency
5. Federalist No. 13 – The Advantage of One National Government
6. Topic: Economic and administrative benefits of union.
7. Federalist No. 14 – Responding to Anti-Federalist Critiques of Republic Size
8. Topic: A republic can extend across a large territory.
9. __ I have read Federalist 11-14.

P18 Set 7: Federalist 15-17: Insufficiency of the Articles of Confederation __

Quote: ‘A government ill-executed, whatever it may be in theory, must be, in practice, a bad government.’ Such is the case for Progressivism.

1. __ The Articles of Confederation united the states for the War For Independence, and all thirteen finally joined for our DOI. However, it had zero power over the states; it could only suggest, which made it useless going forward.
2. __ Federalist No. 15 – Insufficiency of the Articles of Confederation
3. __ Topic: National government lacks enforcement power
4. __ Federalist No. 16 – The Need for Federal Enforcement
5. __ Topic: Federal authority must act directly on individuals
6. Quote: ‘A true union requires a national government with real power, including the ability to legislate and enforce laws on individuals, not just appeal to state governments. Without this, the union will remain weak, unstable, and vulnerable to disintegration.’
7. __ Enforcing federal laws on individuals was a hot topic and must be addressed again today. Today, political factions are maximizing their power compared to federal representatives still loyal to their states for re-election in 1787.
8. __ Federalist No. 17 – Federal vs. State Power
9. __ Topic: States will retain loyalty and importance
10. __ ‘It is therefore improbable that there should exist a disposition in the federal government to usurp the powers with which the States will naturally be inclined to retain.’
11. __ F17 assures readers that the federal system is balanced and states will retain significant power and loyalty from the people. The Constitution is designed to prevent federal overreach and preserve local authority.
12. __ It is mandatory that WTP revisit and rebalance federal power without any political faction power. WePEG1787 accomplishes that.
13. __ I have read Federalist 15-17.

P18 Set 8: Federalist 18-22: Historical References __

1. __ Federalist 18-26 review history studied by our Founding Fathers. They were not creating a ‘Republic Ideology’ from whole cloth. They did research and studied which schools no longer teach.
2. Federalist No. 18 – Historical Examples of Failed Confederacies (Part I)
3. Topic: Lessons from Greek confederacies
4. Federalist No. 19 – Historical Examples of Failed Confederacies (Part II)
5. Topic: Lessons from the German and Holy Roman Empires
6. Federalist No. 20 – The Dutch Republic
7. Topic: Dangers of weak central authority
8. Federalist No. 21 – General Problems with the Articles of Confederation
9. Topic: Lack of federal power over taxation and law enforcement
10. Federalist No. 22 – Continued Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
11. Topic: Problems with equal state representation and commerce regulation
12. __ I have read Federalist 18-22.

P18 Set 9: Federalist 23-26: National Defence __

1. Federalist No. 23 – Necessity of a Strong National Government
2. Topic: National defense and federal authority
3. Federalist No. 24 – Standing Armies and Military Power
4. Topic: Defense preparations in peacetime
5. Federalist 25 – Standing Armies
6. Topic: National, not state, responsibility for defense
7. Federalist No. 26 – Restraints on Legislative Military Power
8. Topic: Legislative control of the military ensures safety
9. __ I have read Federalist 23-26.

P18 Set 10: Federalist 27-29: Enforcing Federal Power __

1. __ As the world’s greatest rebels, an insurrection was on our Founding Fathers’ minds, and they believed almost all attempts could be put down by state militias.
2. __ F27-29 points out that a well-constructed federal government will eliminate the need for a federal militia to enforce federal law in the states; this is the beginning of defining the details of our Republic.
3. __ What they missed was a non-violent insurrection waged with a GL PSYOP through a supporting press by a political faction. That is what WTP face today, and only WTP with WePEG1787 can save our Republic.
4. Federalist No. 27 – The Influence of the Federal Constitution
5. Topic: People will support a fair federal government
6. Federalist No. 28 – The Use of Force by Government
7. Topic: Federal force is necessary and safer than state-based force
8. F28 is about a last-resort situation the states could not handle.
9. Federalist No. 29 – The Militia
10. Topic: Structure and role of the state militias under federal control
11. __ I have read Federalist 27-29.

P18 Set 11: Federalist 30-32: Enforcing Federal Power __

1. F30-32 are straightforward; the next section requires thought.
2. Federalist No. 30 – Power of Taxation
3. Topic: The federal government needs power to raise revenue
4. Federalist No. 31 – General Principles of Taxation
5. Topic: Tax power must be as broad as national needs
6. Federalist No. 32 – Limits on Federal Taxing Power
7. Topic: States retain taxing power unless explicitly denied
8. __ I have read Federalist 30-32.

P18 Set 12: Federalist 33: The Necessary and Proper Clause __

1. __ F33 was a failure of our Founding Fathers.
2. __ This clause needs attention because our SCOTUS has destroyed WTP’s Liberty by shifting federal power to the executive branch, which our Founding Fathers intended to be in the Legislature. We will pick this up in statement 16. It all starts with the Supremacy Clause in our DOI/COTUS.
3. Article VI, Clause 2–The Supremacy Clause: ‘This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made… under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.’
4. __ The power the federal government has is supreme; the problem is what they have now.
5. Federalist No. 33 – The Necessary and Proper Clause
6. Topic: Constitutional justification for implied powers
7. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ‘The Congress shall have Power… To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.’
8. __ The argument is that the Necessary and Proper Clause is not a grant of new powers but a declaration that Congress may use appropriate means to carry out its enumerated powers.
9. __ The clause is essential because it enables the government to execute its explicit constitutional responsibilities effectively.
10. Critics feared the clause would give the federal government unlimited power; the response is that this fear is unfounded and illogical. Without such a clause, the government would be impotent and unable to perform its duties effectively.
11. __ After 238 years of experience, ‘unfounded and illogical’ is no longer an argument but a failure.
12. F33 defends the Supremacy Clause, which establishes the Constitution and federal laws as the supreme law of the land.
13. F33 asserts that state governments are not sovereign over federal laws passed within the scope of constitutional authority.
14. F33 acknowledges the importance of checks and balances and judicial review to prevent federal overreach.
15. F33 clarifies that if the federal government acts outside its constitutional bounds, the people can challenge it through their representatives, courts, or ultimately by revolution.
16. F33 emphasizes that popular sovereignty (power of the people) is the ultimate check on governmental abuse.
17. __ Our Founding Fathers wanted Liberty at all costs. They left us with representatives, courts, and revolution to keep it.
18. __ They were so afraid of Democracy that they left us no direct solution.
19. __ Where do WTP go when political factions own WTP’s government and destroy all our protections? The same place our Founding Fathers did – our worship centers.
20. __ The Body of Christ is the only group in our USA large enough and with the motivation to redeem it. Knowing where we are going when we die makes dying for Liberty a lot easier. ‘There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for another.’ We have one more try at the ballot box.
21. __ Every church denomination requires Religious Liberty to complete its mission, and Religious Liberty can only exist inside Social Liberty; it cannot stand alone. We are all in this together.
22. I have read Federalist 33.

P18 Set 13: Federalist 34-36: Taxation __

1. F33-36 are straightforward.
2. Federalist No. 34 – Concurrent Taxation Powers
3. Topic: Both state and federal governments must be able to tax
4. Federalist No. 35 – Representation and Taxation
5. Topic: Representation should reflect diverse interests, not just classes
6. Federalist No. 36 – Practical Administration of Taxes
7. Topic: Federal taxation will be efficient and fair
8. __ I have read Federalist 34-36.