Workshops from Paul Engel ( may vary by event location )
Three Myths About the Constitution
Studies show that approximately 40% of Americans cannot name a single freedom protect by the First Amendment. Worse, a quick look around shows that most American's not only know little about the Constitution, but a lot of what they do "know" to be true is actually false. How can we be a land of the free if nobody knows what our freedoms are? How can we claim to be a land of laws when so few know what the supreme law of the land is? How can you know if your government is doing a good job if you don't know what what job its supposed to be doing? Join me and we'll look at some of the background behind our ignorance of the Constitution and we'll look at three things you probably know to be true that aren't. Not only will your eyes be opened, but we'll have some fun doing it.
What are Rights?
I hear a lot of people use term "Rights" today, but I don't hear anyone describe what a right is. When I look at how the word is used, to quote Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride, I think "You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means." Join me and we'll not only find a definition for what a right it, we'll break down the different types of rights and how they should be used in society.
Presidential Elections and the Electoral College
There are those in America who are disassembling the republic. While they may have good intentions, their attempts to convert our nation from a republic to a democracy will not only destroy the republic, but doom us, our children, and their children to a fate similar to the French Revolution of 1789. The latest attempt at this is to abolishing the "Electoral College”. Often promoted as a move toward freedom and democracy, this move would actually move us toward the tyranny of the urban centers over the rest of the nation. In this talk, we will discuss the process for electing a President that our Founding Fathers established in the Constitution, why they did it, and what you can expect if the move to abolish the “Electoral College" succeeds.