Beers With Our Founding Fathers
  • Free
  • Introduction
  • Order
  • Blog - Author Thoughts
  • Book Excerpts and Chapter Previews
    • Exerpts and Quotes
    • Table of Contents
    • Loss of Direction
    • Bill of Rights
    • Second Amendment
    • Tunnel Intellligence
  • Join the NRA!
  • Contact Info
  • Media Copies
  • Founding Documents
  • Facebook
  • Speaking Engagements

John Adams and Barack Obama - say what?

2/10/2013

0 Comments

 
Picture
John Adams was a prominent Founding Father - bringing together his compatriots to pass the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, and also the first Vice President and second President of our Country. His term as president is tarnished by the Alien and Sedition Acts. The events of today are parallel to this blemish.

"One area of controversy was the signing of the Alien and Sedition Acts by Adams as president. These were four acts that found their enactment following the French Revolution and intended to prevent talks of state secessions and anarchy in our young Country. These acts were the Naturalization Act, Alien Act, Alien Enemies Act, and the Sedition Act. In essence, there were components that were contrary to the Bill of Rights. The Naturalization Act reduced the time of residency for an immigrant to become a citizen (said to be for getting more eligible and favorable voters); the Alien Friends Act and the Alien Enemies Act provided the authority for the president to deport by executive order any foreigner he thought dangerous to the Country; the Sedition Act made it a crime to publish "false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the government or its officials. These acts resulted in few deportations or imprisonments, and Jefferson, opposed to the acts, pardoned any who remained in prison when he became president. The use of the executive order to bypass Congress and the Constitution, and enactment of laws violating a person’s rights, is a bruise on the body of Adam’s life. However, these were repealed and the whole of Adam’s contributions to the founding of our Country cannot be emphasized enough."

http://order.BeersWithOurFoundingFathers.com


0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Dean A. Beers is an American Patriot and welcomes all fellow Patriots.

    Archives

    July 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016
    July 2016
    February 2016
    November 2014
    October 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Direct email - admin@BeersWithOurFoundingFathers.com
What America do YOU want to live in?