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83The Genius And The Neglect Of The Ninth Amendment
The development and ratification of the United States Constitution was one of the greatest breakthroughs for governance in world history. One of the promises that secured the ratification of this document was the promise that a "Bill of Rights"...
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77Interesting Facts about American History
In the light of today’s growing pessimism about US politics and the government, I wanted to go back to a more hopeful time- the advent of the USA as a republic. There are plenty of interesting facts the general public is not aware of when it comes...
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79The 10th Amendment, The States And The People
Being a Constitutionalist, you know one of the people who believe in the strict interpretation of the US Constituion, I naturally also tend to be a states' rights type of guy. Historically speaking, many of the individual states demanded the...
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76THE CIVIL WAR: Our Most important war.
As I read about American history, I've come to the conclusion that, of all the wars ever fought by America, the Civil War was the one that brought about the most monumental and lasting change. And that's including the American Revolution. See...
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83Not Your Founding Fathers' Constitution: The Folly of 'Strict Interpretation'
After having allowed my vitriol to seep forth in a previous rant, I’ve decided that being forthright is fun and so, without further ado, here is my second unreserved and unashamed rant. As per my earlier disclaimer, it will be less structured and...
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79Was George Washington a Deist?
In this essay, I consider the common arguments given by historians that promote the thesis that George Washington was a deist. These arguments include that Washington used impersonal titles for God (like "providence"), that he was a Mason, that he was a product of the Enlightenment, and that he was called a deist early on. I give a refutation to each of these arguments, concluding that George Washington was not a deist.
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82Standing For Something, Gordon B. Hinckley
New York Times Bestseller titled, Standing for Something; 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal our Hearts and Homes written by Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints teaches us of a divine code of ethics.
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89The United States National Debt -- 233 years in the making
A history of the United States National Debt, from 1788 to 2009, in text and pictures. Ponder the true foundations of this $12 trillion and growing debt, the changes in policy and values along the way, the personalities involved and those major events that precipitated such cost.
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93What did the Founding Fathers want for America?
What did the Founding Fathers want for America? If more Americans pondered this simple question they would have a more clear understanding of why those brave men who came before us risked their blood, treasure and sacred honor to create the...
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72The Truth About Laissez-Faire
Right now in our crazy country, we have what is often referred to as a Pseudo-Free Market Economy - which basically means that our economy works through heavy Regulations, as well as political and public pressure, though mostly through regulations. There isn't a single thing you can do in this country without checking in with some figure-head or getting one form of permit. Why? Because if it isn't illegal, then it's economic, and if it's economic, the government(s) can regulate and they do. If i
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