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Madison’s act of belevolence: the Venezuela Earthquake and 200 years of American foreign aid.
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” – James Madison.
How ironic it is, that during his first term in office, Congress spent taxpayer money on uch an act of benevolence. Continue reading
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Tagged 1812, 1812 timeline, Caracas, earthquakes, president, President James Madison, South America
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Covered (a tale of Caracas in 1812)
Men will tell you that the Republic had no faith in God; but then, why were the churches in the Capital full that day? Some may have been there to display their gratitude (to their fellow atheists perhaps), or to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1812, 1812 timeline, Caracas, dogs, earthquakes, Fiction
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