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Freedom Can Be Taken. When Inherited or Otherwise Given, Does It Last?

April 26th, 2013

By Dan Miller If taken at great cost, it often lasts for quite a while. If inherited, not that long. If given, it is even more readily perishable. The United States gained their freedom, by force and at great cost, from those who used military might to prevent them from having it. Even many in the […]

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Tags: Constitution, defense, freedom, Islam, liberty, Muslims, Obama, terrorism
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The Bill of Rights and Constitutional Interpretation

January 25th, 2013

By Dan Miller Part III Part I dealt with guns and the Second Amendment. Part II dealt mainly with the First Amendment. This Part III looks at the origins and purposes of the Bill of Rights and questions the direction in which our nation is headed. The Bill of Rights in general When the Constitution […]

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Tags: amendment, Constitution, federal, judiciary, liberty, precedent, rights, state
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Limited By What?

November 13th, 2010

By Brianna Aubin “We want limited government!” The cries can be heard everywhere, from signs at the smallest Tea Party protests to speeches given by the most prominent conservatives and Republicans. But the cry for limited government begs the question: limited by what? And when it comes to the answer to that question, it seems that nobody’s […]

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Tags: Constitution, liberty, limited government, natural law, property, rights
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