Constitution

This is Clyde Garland's one page summary of the Constitution. It can be used as a conversation starter to get someone interested in the Constitution!

The full text of the United States Constitution.

The Federalist Papers The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles or essays advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788. A compilation of these and eight others, called The Federalist; or, The New Constitution, was published in two volumes in 1788 by J. and A. McLean. The series’ correct title is The Federalist; the title The Federalist Papers did not emerge until the twentieth century.

The Federalist remains a primary source for interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, as the essays outline a lucid and compelling version of the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government. The authors of The Federalist wanted both to influence the vote in favor of ratification and to shape future interpretations of the Constitution. Thomas Jefferson called the Federalist Papers the best commentary ever written about the principles of government.

This version of the Federalist Papers contains the full text of the essay followed by a summary or short version.

The Federalist Papgers

The Anti-Federalist Papers: During the period from the drafting and proposal of the federal Constitution in September, 1787, to its ratification in 1789 there was an intense debate on ratification. The principal arguments in favor of it were stated in the series written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay called the Federalist Papers, although they were not as widely read as numerous independent local speeches and articles.

The arguments against ratification appeared in various forms, by various authors, most of whom used a pseudonym. Collectively, these writings have become known as the Anti-Federalist Papers. We here present some of the best and most widely read of these. They contain warnings of dangers from tyranny that weaknesses in the proposed Constitution did not adequately provide against, and while some of those weaknesses were corrected by adoption of the Bill of Rights, others remained, and some of these dangers are now coming to pass.

The Anti-Federalist Papers.

Brazos County Libertarian Party By-Laws

Current By-Laws plus the proposed changes from the 2020 County Convention.
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Libertarian Party of Texas Documents

County Leadership Guidebook
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OATH AND CERTIFICATE OF PARTY AFFILIATION to become a Voting Member of the Party. (Sign only in front of a designated member of the County Executive Committee at the Precinct Convention)
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