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THE CONSTITUTION STUDY
by Paul Engel
America Out Loud Network © – The goal of this program is to help everyday people defend their rights by reading, studying, and understanding the supreme law of the land, the Constitution of the United States of America.
Episodes
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239 years later, is America still establishing justice?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The Constitution promises justice, but political disputes, AI privacy concerns, and controversial shootings test how Americans understand that promise. Judicial oversight, individual rights, and careful fact-finding shape the debate over whether the...
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When ‘special,’ ‘confidential,’ and ‘illegal’ become political word games
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – President Clinton famously said "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is”. What words are important to understanding the world around us? When New York Governor Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James as “special prosecutor” over…
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Elections have consequences. Are voters paying attention?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – How do you decide who to vote for? And what are the consequences of your vote? “Elections have consequences.” Let's look at some of those consequences and how we can choose better. How about a website to help you research who you're voting for based…
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The dangers of the administrative state
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Centralized federal power raises urgent questions about constitutional limits, executive authority, and the rights reserved to states and citizens. From visa fees and tax policy to surveillance and health mandates, the argument challenges both parties...
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Your doctor, your decisions, or Washington’s permission?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – No, America doesn’t have socialized medicine, at least not yet. But that doesn’t mean that government isn’t running our healthcare system already. Just think of the influence Medicaid, Medicare, the FDA, and the CDC have on your medical choices.…
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The Supreme Court returns to a constitutional minefield
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The Supreme Court’s new term raises questions about constitutional limits, government accountability, and women’s sports. Allegations of political surveillance and disputes over congressional power sharpen the debate. Can judges uphold the…
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From Flock cameras to Congress, who’s hiding what?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – A recent case out of Oklahoma helped by throwing out evidence a deputy collected via their Flock system without a warrant. If you’re concerned about data centers, you may be interested to know who in Congress opposed legislation encouraging states to...
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The right to life and the power to take it away
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The failed execution of Christa Pike brings up several questions about both the death penalty and the methods of execution used. What does the Constitution say about the ultimate sanction? Is the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment? What are…
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One nation, two sets of rules
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Probably the worst offenders of rules for thee but not for me have to be the members of Congress. Remember when they were imposing the [Un-]Affordable Care Act on the American people, but exempted themselves? Here’s another one. It is a federal crime…
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We created the politics we say we hate
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – America is as politically polarized as I can remember in my lifetime. One question: are we contributing to the polarization or defusing it? Why do we keep having these political attacks? Why is there a spirit of revenge between the two major parties?...
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Washington keeps solving the wrong problems
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Congress faces questions about its priorities as national debt, fuel prices, and government surveillance demand attention. Protecting liberties requires more than political promises. College athlete protections, election integrity, and federal...
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The constitutional questions Washington keeps ignoring
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Monty Hall and “Let’s Make a Deal” may have made a good game show, but is that how we should govern a nation? All of the talking heads have been reviewing and commenting on the recent Greenland agreement. I’ve heard several commentators note that the...
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When children become guinea pigs for adult agendas
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The writer behind the 1619 Project has admitted to sending her daughter to two of New York City’s worst schools, not because she had no choice, but as a sacrifice to change the system. Meanwhile, the experiment in “transitioning” children has another...
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Could America’s political revolution destroy individual liberty?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – A recent poll by the Center for Strategic Politics and Liberal Currents found that significant percentages of Democrats polled are willing to use violence to promote their agenda. The Democratic Socialists of America taking over the so-called…
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When the news starts hallucinating
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – There’s been a lot of talk lately about Artificial Intelligence “hallucinating.” AIs can’t hallucinate; they aren’t conscious. But have you ever read or watched a news item and wondered if the report was hallucinating? While the New York Times claims...
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Artificial intelligence hysteria
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – As fears of artificial intelligence fuel calls for regulation, politicians and activists seek greater control over emerging technology. The debate raises questions about constitutional authority, surveillance, and individual rights. Are warnings of...
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The Bill of Rights meets modern America
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – When it comes to being secure in your person, house, papers, and effects, what does it mean for a search or seizure to be reasonable? What about the data our governments collect from us and how it is shared? Do we have a reasonable expectation that...
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The separation of powers Americans forgot
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – You’re probably not as familiar with Separation of Powers as you think you are. Most Americans are aware of the separation between the three branches of government. Few seem aware of the separation of powers between the states and the federal...
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When government officials are accused of breaking the law
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – You may be familiar with the novel “Crime and Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Unlike that work of fiction, crimes and their punishments happen quite frequently, and government actors are not immune. Thomas Massie claims that Secretary of Defense…
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Washington’s “let them eat cake” problem
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – An 18th-century French princess is known for saying "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche.” In English, “Let them eat cake.” This phrase has become part of our vernacular, showing a person with utter disregard for the people they claim to rule. In America, we...
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Threats to our lives and liberties
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Debates over surveillance, vaccine mandates, religious exemptions, and glyphosate raise questions about personal freedom and public health. From license plate readers to courtroom battles over vaccines and Monsanto, competing claims about safety,...
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The Constitution’s forgotten promise: Government has limits
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Unique in world history, the Constitution of the United States not only established what we now call the federal government, but gives We the People tools to both defend and assert our rights. That has not stopped Congress from passing laws and…
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The State of the Republic: Looking past Washington’s talking points
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Trump and Hochul appear to be using government to help their causes in the upcoming election. Trump plans to “rebate” Obamacare funds collected under the Biden Administration, while Hochul is offering state grants to a significant voting bloc. While...
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$9 trillion later and the climate keeps changing – go figure!
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – According to the so-called “experts,” we all should have sweated to death decades ago, but we haven’t. Do you realize that the world has spent $9 trillion dollars just since 2020 in a futile attempt to limit the rise in global temperatures? I say…
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Courts, maps and voter rolls: Who controls America’s elections?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Ever since he took office, Donald Trump and his administration have been trying to meddle in the state voter registration system. Apparently, the fact that the Constitution places both holding elections and registering voters in the hands of the…
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When ideology clouds our view of history
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Learning from the past requires honest reflection rather than politically convenient interpretations. From judicial precedent and scientific integrity to socialist policies and declining school performance, life’s consequences challenge us to examine...
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Judicial roulette: Will the courts protect your rights or crush them?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – A lower court judge decided the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobb’s doesn’t really matter. The Catholic Church is suing the State of Illinois in District Court over a law that requires its adherents to assist in the suicide of terminally ill patients....
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Is government serving the people—or pressuring them into submission?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Are our governments of, by, and for the people, as Abraham Lincoln claimed in his Gettysburg Address? Or have our governments devolved into bribery and intimidation? I think you’ll find much more of the latter than the former. Another Congressional...
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Government exists to secure your rights. Do you know what they are?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Does your right to free speech include the right to interrupt a gathering? What if it was a church service? What about your right to privacy, or your right to keep and bear arms? Are there constitutional limitations on those rights? What about your...
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A New Yorker, a Congressman, and a Supreme Court Justice walk into a bar
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – I know, it sounds like a joke, but trust me, it isn’t. New York is trying to get its hands on $75 million for their climate slush fund (superfund). A federal judge said no, not because of the state law, but because they claim the federal law, which…
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Will Americans govern themselves or be ruled?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Freedom depends on whether Americans choose to govern themselves or surrender decisions to political elites. As socialism gains electoral ground, questions grow about personal responsibility, self-reliance, liberty, and whether citizens still trust...
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Can a 240-year-old Constitution protect your digital privacy?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – How do we protect our rights from big-tech abuses? Is it a form of union, or must we be willing to give up the latest thing to protect our rights? What about those Automatic License Plate Readers? Can we defend our rights from the abuses of this...
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Contempt of Congress? What about contempt of the Constitution?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – There’s been a lot of talk about Dr. Fauci and others being held “in contempt of Congress,” but what about those members of Congress and others who hold the Constitution and their oath to support it in contempt? Senator Hawley holds his oath in…
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America is going broke — and money is only half the problem
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – As I look at where our nation is, and where we are going, it seems some are pushing us toward both financial and moral bankruptcy. Not only is the federal government borrowing money we don’t have to pay for programs it is not legally allowed to…
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The American aristocracy: When public servants become our rulers
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – When Senator Lindsey Graham died, the governor of South Carolina made what I think was an emotional decision by placing his sister Darline in the office until an election could be held. In the recent primary for that office, the Republicans of South...
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Elections are just the beginning
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Election integrity raises deeper questions about constitutional limits, federal power, citizenship, representation, and state authority. As debates over mail-in ballots, non-citizen voting, census rules, and executive action intensify, preserving...
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Watching the watchers: Who safeguards America’s safeguards?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – How safe are you really? Do you expect government actors to come protect you? Who makes sure those actors aren’t the ones you need protection from? What do you do then? Meanwhile, the Department of Justice recently sent out watchers to oversee primary...
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Will the constitutionally literate Americans please stand up
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Not everything you’ve heard about the Constitution is actually true. Not even everything judges say about the Constitution is accurate. With all of these stories and anecdotes going around, I have to ask, will those Americans who are constitutionally...
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What we are teaching the rising generation
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – What are we teaching the rising generation through schools, government policies, and our own actions? Declining academic standards, political influence, mounting national debt, and punishment of parental concerns raise troubling questions about…
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When political obsession becomes more dangerous than the problem
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – What happens when those legitimate concerns grow into obsessions? On the one hand, people are concerned about the growth of the socialist movement within the Democratic Party, especially the Democratic Socialists of America. Then again, some…
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The cost of our race toward communism
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – America’s accelerating embrace of socialist policies raises questions about the real costs of government control, rising crime, economic disruption, cultural conflict, and selective law enforcement. From New York and Seattle to schools and the FBI,...
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Wake up, America! Fauci, judges & gun rights
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – What about the fraud the government committed in response to COVID? All the money they embezzled from the American taxpayer to bribe people they put out of work or whose businesses they destroyed? Do you really think none of that money was redirected…
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Schools, AI & the fight for our children’s minds
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Some schools are trying to take the teacher out of the classroom, replacing them with Artificial (Imitation) Intelligence. If we take the humanity out of teaching, who will check what our children are being taught? How often do we have to see reports…
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Was “Woke 1” crazy, or is the whole idea just nuts?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Was it that Woke 1.0 that was crazy, or anything woke? Like the idea of open borders, now that people have been charged with selling fake marriages so their customers could get green cards? What about all the things we were told were “fake news” that...
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Trust, but verify: The man behind the curtain
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – How often has someone told you to just trust them? And how often did that turn out to be a scam? Just like the line from The Wizard of Oz, every time a politician asks me to ignore what I’ve seen and just trust them, I think “Pay no attention to the…
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State of religious freedom
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Religious freedom remains a vital safeguard for believers and nonbelievers alike. Mark David Hall examines how states protect freedom of conscience, where progress is being made, and why challenges involving worship restrictions, vaccine exemptions…
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The hidden ‘costly tax’ of government regulation
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – When you think of the cost of regulation, what comes to mind? Maybe a fee or fine you have to pay? Maybe an additional cost for the items you buy. But what if the cost of regulation is much, much higher? Trump created the Department of Governmental...
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Train up a child in the US education system and watch socialism grow
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Think about it: 90% of American children, at around the age of five, are handed over to a government program run by those who avow and promote socialism, and then we’re shocked when they vote for socialists. If you’ve only been shown the benefits of a...
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Russia, Russia, Russia
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Political narratives often survive because they confirm existing beliefs rather than withstand scrutiny. From accusations surrounding Donald Trump and Russia to claims against Energy Secretary Christopher Wright, questions emerge about whether...
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When We The People get strung out on government controls
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – While the difference between socialism and communism is who owns the business, both models involve government controlling pretty much everything. But what does a nation look like when government runs everything? How often have we seen some socialist...
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