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...
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Mark Shubert
- Feb 11
- 1 min
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...
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Mark Shubert
- Jun 1, 2023
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Shubert
- Jun 1, 2023
- 2 min
The President's Cabinet
When the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention designed the Constitution they debated the structure of government and how to best...
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Mark Shubert
- May 10, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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Mark Shubert
- May 9, 2023
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Shubert
- Mar 14, 2023
- 1 min
Annotated Constitution
The Constitution of the United States of America currently consists of many parts that no longer apply either because they were repealed...
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Mark Shubert
- Nov 13, 2022
- 10 min
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...
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Mark Shubert
- Aug 19, 2022
- 8 min
The Legislature
The People's ordained body of governance.
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Mark Shubert
- Jul 25, 2022
- 6 min
On Representation
An Essay on Representation and its fundamental significance in a civil society.
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Mark Shubert
- Jul 21, 2022
- 20 min
Civil Theory
Theory on Civility; from the state of nature to the universal state.
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Mark Shubert
- Apr 21, 2022
- 7 min
On the Republic
What is a Republic, how can we understand it to make a more perfect union?
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Mark Shubert
- Apr 12, 2022
- 11 min
Development of Civil Societies
How have societies developed, is there a pattern, and can that pattern help us see what the future holds?
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Mark Shubert
- Apr 8, 2022
- 7 min
Khaldun’s Curve, Non Negotium, and the 76 Exemption
Increasing or decreasing should not be the goal but instead maximizing total tax revenue.
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Mark Shubert
- Mar 30, 2022
- 10 min
Universal Civil State
Disquisitions & Deliberations
on the Reality of a Universal State of Civility
Along With Prescriptions Requisite to Obtain Such a Society
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Mark Shubert
- Mar 24, 2022
- 4 min
Amazon and State Appeasement
Amazon's attempt at securing NYC's benefits for HQ2.
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Mark Shubert
- Mar 7, 2022
- 15 min
Wall of Separation Between State Identity and Non-Political Identities
Proper State identity in America.
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Mark Shubert
- Feb 5, 2022
- 4 min
American One, Few, and the Many
How does the American Constitution handle the issues of the One, Few and the Many?
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Mark Shubert
- Dec 14, 2021
- 7 min
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.
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