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Sheriff Joe Has Got to Go!

In my earlier blog, I introduced you to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the “toughest sheriff in America” as he has been called in some quarters. Today in Phoenix, a march has taken place protesting...

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A Brief History of Race Relations in the United States

In 1619, a Dutch ship came to port in the British colony of Jamestown. After many weeks at sea, the crew was running low on food, and they agreed to exchange the twenty captured African slaves aboard their...

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Constitutional Living Economically

Judging the responses that my request has generated, I am assuming I was a little too vague with my wording. Instead of a basic summary of the document I was looking for responses that would divulge an...

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A Declaration of Independence from the Two Party System

Trading liberty for security means obtaining and deserving neither.     WE THE PEOPLE establish that in the course of human events, it becomes necessary to sever the bond of affiliation from...

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Delegates to the Philadelphia convention of 1787 sign the newly written Constitution in this 1940 painting by Howard Chandler Christy. These men are often referred to as the "Founding Fathers." (Painting by Howard Chandler Christy, ctsy. U.S. House o65

Preserve Our Constitution

Why is it that so many of us feel that the rights and responsibilities we inherited from our forefathers may be, despite our reverence for the U.S. Constitution, in serious jeopardy?

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Who Will Write Our Laws

This is the second chapter in a series on our Constitution. The First chapter describes and explains the preamble and you can read it here: This series will continue breaking down the Constitution one piece...

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28 Principles of Liberty principle 10

"The God-given Right to Govern is Vested in the Sovereign Authority of the Whole People." In 1890 John Locke published two famous essays  on 'The original extent" and "End of Civil Government".  In the...

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Jon Davidson, legal director for Lambda Legal, and LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa celebrate the California Supreme Court's ruling to overturn a voter-approved ban on gay marriage...(AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)65

Prop 8 UPHELD: Same-Sex Marriage is NOT Legal in California - By the VOICE of the People Who VOTE!

In a move that should upset the majority of voters in the United States, who value traditional marriage, between one man and one woman only... the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday May 15, 2008 that a ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. The White House has released a statement. Sign petition to defend marriage.

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National Debt Feud or Fraud?

The National Debt is currently well over 10 Trillion Dollars The stage is being set and now the signs are legion that America as we know it will soon fall as a World Power. “Show Me The Money!” Just...

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Blasphemy: It's in the Eye of the Beholder

I recently received an email from a strongly right-leaning friend.  It announced that the US Post Office will be issuing one-dollar coins.  This is something that other countries have – a coin for the...

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