This phrase has completely opposite meaning to each side in this debate. Democrats say Republicans are trying to restrict voting rights “particularly for voters who supported President Obama and Democratic candidates in 2008.” The various organizations who propose tightening voting regulations might say that Obama’s voters included many deceased and non citizens. The idea of… Read More
Obamacare Video: Finding Out What’s In There
February 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“Many people today think that the government’s job is to take care of us. But I agree with the Declaration of Independence, which says that the government’s job is to secure our rights (our inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness).” – Tom Parker Obamacare has many harmful components; many… Read More
Ginsburg: One Really Good Reason to Retake the Senate
February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“…But how is this legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do… Read More
Original Intent Protects Liberty and Justice for All
February 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Libertarians have a pretty good track record when it comes to staying true to the intended meaning of the Constitution. But some big-time libertarian scholars seem to get off track, as Damon Root demonstrates in this article. In McDonald v. Chicago, its landmark 2010 decision striking down that city’s handgun ban, the U.S. Supreme Court… Read More
Behold…Government is Not the Savior
December 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I live in Virginia, in a county right next door to Congressman Gerry Connally’s district. He is one of the long-time promoters of a government scheme that has paid him huge dividends at the expense of local, state, and national taxpayers. He has been on the take through actual paychecks and campaign contributions, and that… Read More
NDAA The Devil is in the Discretion
December 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
A friend of mine suggested I look more closely at Andrew McCarthy’s opinions on this issue. McCarthy has written at National Review Online, responding to Judge Andrew Napolitano and Rand Paul. The opposing sides of this issue disagree on whether there is any legitimate threat to liberty in this legislation. What I find disturbing is… Read More
The Constitution Works Because…
December 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
This is a time of year when many Americans turn their thoughts to the Christmas season. For Christians this is a time to reflect and remember the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God the Creator. Thomas Jefferson identifies the “Creator” as the source of our natural or, as he calls them, our unalienable… Read More
