Exactly 235 years ago, on November 21, 1789, North Carolina ratified the Constitution to become the twelfth state in the Union.
The first NC convention to vote on the Constitution was held in Hillsborough, in July and August of 1788. The delegates voted 184–84 to neither ratify nor reject, but wait.
We now have a system in which many politicians, judges, and activists believe unless a right is specifically protected in the constitution, it doesn’t exist.
Everything the Anti-Federalists worried about in 1789 has come to pass.
Sometimes doing nothing represents the best course policymakers can take.
Those who consider North Carolina's "battleground" status to be a recent development should examine the historical record.
We now have a system in which politicians, judges, activists, and many average Americans believe that unless a right is specifically protected in the constitution, it doesn’t exist.
The economic historians provide numerous examples that will leave you asking, "How could politicians be this stupid?"
George Mason law professor F.H. Buckley decries the growth of presidential power in the American constitutional system.
The Kentucky senator’s filibuster recalls a tradition of arguing for clear limits to government power.
Constitutional workshops conducted across North Carolina highlight citizens' interest in key historical events.
