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The American Cursus Honorum
Cursus Honorum, "cursus" meaning course or path and "honorum" meaning the worthiness to hold public and military office, ought to be...

Mark Shubert
Jun 2, 20241 min read


Gazette Introduction
Gazette: is where we post op-eds about American politics. All opinions posted, even those of members of Amending America ltd., are not...

Mark Shubert
Feb 11, 20241 min read
President's Pardon
The President's pardon is a political tool the chief executive has in their arsenal which allows them to check the power of the...

Mark Shubert
Jun 1, 20232 min read
The President's Cabinet
When the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention designed the Constitution they debated the structure of government and how to best...

Mark Shubert
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Double Jeopardy in Three Strikes
The three strikes policy is a form of double jeopardy which violates the fifth amendment. If you commit two crimes and serve the...

Mark Shubert
May 10, 20231 min read
Mark's Proposed Oath of Office and Pledge of Allegiance
Oath of Office for Federal Officers Dominant hand open, facing down, placed on a complete copy of the U.S. Constitution at stomach level...

Mark Shubert
May 9, 20232 min read


Annotated Constitution
The Constitution of the United States of America currently consists of many parts that no longer apply either because they were repealed...

Mark Shubert
Mar 14, 20231 min read
Direct Representation, Separate Checks & Balances of Powers & Legislative Supremacy
Direct Representation, Separate Checks & Balances of Powers & Legislative Supremacy By Mark Shubert What is a government that represents...

Mark Shubert
Nov 13, 202210 min read


Supreme Reforms
Reforms for the Supreme Court.

Mark Shubert
Oct 4, 20225 min read


The Legislature
The People's ordained body of governance.

Mark Shubert
Aug 19, 20228 min read


On Representation
An Essay on Representation and its fundamental significance in a civil society.

Mark Shubert
Jul 25, 20226 min read


Civil Theory
Theory on Civility; from the state of nature to the universal state.

Mark Shubert
Jul 21, 202220 min read


On the Republic
What is a Republic, how can we understand it to make a more perfect union?

Mark Shubert
Apr 21, 20227 min read


Development of Civil Societies
How have societies developed, is there a pattern, and can that pattern help us see what the future holds?

Mark Shubert
Apr 11, 202211 min read


Khaldun’s Curve, Non Negotium, and the 76 Exemption
Increasing or decreasing should not be the goal but instead maximizing total tax revenue.

Mark Shubert
Apr 8, 20227 min read


Universal Civil State
Disquisitions & Deliberations
on the Reality of a Universal State of Civility
Along With Prescriptions Requisite to Obtain Such a Society

Mark Shubert
Mar 30, 202210 min read


Amazon and State Appeasement
Amazon's attempt at securing NYC's benefits for HQ2.

Mark Shubert
Mar 24, 20224 min read


Wall of Separation Between State Identity and Non-Political Identities
Proper State identity in America.

Mark Shubert
Mar 7, 202215 min read
American One, Few, and the Many
How does the American Constitution handle the issues of the One, Few and the Many?

Mark Shubert
Feb 5, 20224 min read


Disquisitions and Deliberations on Freedom
Freedom is the ability to act. Machiavelli, Winthrop, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Madison, Nietzsche, and Lewis differed on how to act.

Mark Shubert
Dec 14, 20217 min read
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