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The Framers' Intent: John Adams, His Era, And The Fourth Amendment, Thomas K. Clancy

Thomas K Clancy

The new article that I seek to publish is entitled: The Framers’ Intent: John Adams, his Era, and the Fourth Amendment. For many years, I have relied on others to cull the historical records and have cited them to support what I thought was accurate historical reporting. In the past decade or so, Professors Amar, Davies, and others have made broad sweeping claims about the historical record that contradict conventional wisdom. Those views have gained substantial traction. I've become increasingly wary of historical claims and some time ago decided to do original historical research. I've probably read 15,000 documents from …