If America is to remain great, a bastion of freedom and prosperity, it must remain capable of the unprecedented wealth creation that made it great in the first place. It must remain capable of defending itself (guns cost money). It must remain free.
Post Tagged with: "Bill of Rights"
July 1, 2011 06:17
The Cornerstone of Liberty
Webster concluded that “the Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or rather the source of all genuine freedom in government. . . . and I am persuaded that no civil government of a republican form can exist and be durable in which the principles of that religion have not a controlling influence.”
February 14, 2011 05:20
How Long Did the Limits Last?
How long did the limits last? The Anti-Federalists were still active in politics as the warnings they gave were realized and the children of the Revolution took their first steps down the road to tyranny.
January 21, 2011 09:59
Brady Puts Bill of Rights in Crosshairs
President Reagan stated in 1987: “[W]e must not ignore the obvious intent of the First Amendment, which is to promote vigorous public debate and a diversity of viewpoints in the public forum as a whole. …” Brady and the other would-be speech gatekeepers are putting crosshairs on the Bill of Rights. That’s something that really should be stopped.
July 23, 2010 08:26
The Return of the Jeffersonian Vision and the Rejection of Progressivism
The Progressives explicitly repudiated the Founders’ vision of limited government. They argued that government needed to redistribute property, to take money from one group of citizens to help others, and to regulate economic activity in ways previously considered unconstitutional. The Constitution, they said, was a “horse and buggy” document, suited perhaps to the simpler society of the 18th century, but dangerously out of date in a complex industrial society which could not expect ordinary citizens to make their way without government guidance and assistance. They were acting, they said, in the interests of the people. Their critics said they were acting out of hunger for power.
June 30, 2010 06:38
SCOTUS gun ruling a prelude to bigger fights on individual rights
By Sen. Tom Coburn The McDonald decision was so close because a near majority on the Court, and many in government, consider the Constitution to be merely a guiding document instead of binding force that limits the power of the government over the individual. The problem is not merely that many on the Court, in Congress and the administration act as if they are above the law. Rather they are acting as if they are the law. In their view, the rule of law is not a constant but dependent on who is in power – a phenomenon our founders would have called a “tyranny of the majority.”
February 15, 2010 03:20
The Real American Narrative
Walter Lippmann, opining in 1932. “In the name of progress, men who call themselves communists, socialists, fascists…progressives, and even liberals, are unanimous in holding that government with its instruments of coercion, must by commanding the people how they shall live, direct the course of civilization….”
Got it? That’s progressivism in a nutshell. “We the people” are to be “commanded” and “coerced” by a tyrannical government, into doing what a Progressive elite feels is best for the collective.
