Federal government

August 24, 2010

Ron Paul is wrong, GZM is not a Muslim right

According to Newsmax “Ron Paul unleashed a lengthy and at times angry statement on his website Friday that supports the rights of Muslims to build what’s become known as the “Ground Zero Mosque.”  As they read about it, I’m sure not a few of his admirers will disagree with him.  But as usual they’ll dismiss [...]

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October 11, 2009

Hollow Republicans won’t fight for truth even when they win

[This is the follow-on to my previous post and must be read in context with it.]

We are the hollow menWe are the stuffed menLeaning togetherHeadpiece filled with straw. Alas!Our dried voices, whenWe whisper togetherAre quiet and meaninglessAs wind in dry grassOr rats feet over broken glassIn our dry cellarShape without form, shade without color,Paralyzed force, [...]

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October 5, 2009

Guaranteeing republican government- a little dialogue

[Once in a while an exchange of comments occurs in response to one of my posts that is so instructive that I believe it should be shared with everyone. Such is the following exchange arising in response to my last post, The saving grace of the republican imperative. )If you have not read it, I [...]

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September 29, 2009

Kentucky’s Bill Johnson-a thoroughbred conservative for U.S. Senate

This past weekend I traveled to Kentucky to stand with Bill Johnson, a candidate for the Republican nomination for US Senate. Bill has all the characteristics that ought to make him the candidate of choice for grassroots “tea party” conservatives who understand that American liberty stands presently on the verge of its demise. [...]

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September 8, 2009

Obama’s Eligibility- Will courage or cowardice prevail?

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Obama's constitutional eligibility

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Obama’s constitutional eligibility
If the federal government should overpass the just bounds of its authority and make a tyrannical use of its powers, the people whose creature it is, must appeal to the standard they have formed, and take such measures to redress the injury done [...]

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June 20, 2009

Conservative vs. Republican: What’s the difference?

Now I can safely cheer up.
Senator John Thune (R-SD) has introduced a bill he calls the “Government Ownership Exit Plan Act of 2009.” At the site he has established to promote public support for the bill, he explains its purpose. “The government has taken unprecedented actions over the past 15 months [...]

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March 13, 2009

Steele Slips Again, But America Should not Fall for it

Once again we are supposed to believe that Michael Steele had a slip of the tongue. This time in an Interview with GQ magazine which included the following exchange:

“The choice issue cuts two ways. You can choose life, or you can choose abortion,” he said. “My mother chose life. So [...]

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February 26, 2009

Real Change-Replacing the Federal Reserve

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Real Change

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Real Change
Our thinking about the fair tax approach has reminded us of the fact that in our society money is a commodity generally distributed throughout the land, not in the first instance pooled in the hands of a few. The contrary impression has been created [...]

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February 11, 2009

U.S. Constitution to Feds: "Hands Off Religion"

In writing about Obama’s pietism I pointed out that “The self-worshiping American power elite that Obama represents has promoted a false understanding of the proper relationship between piety and politics based on the shibboleth of separation.” Why do I call the assertion that the U.S. Constitution requires separation of Church and state false? The phrase [...]

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February 8, 2009

Obama’s Pietism: Helping Faith or Enforcing Godlessness?

 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. [...]

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