Constitution

For those who follow the news or participate in social media networks, it has been hard to miss the numerous stories about the killing or assault of innocent citizens (or at least, non-dangerous citizens) by police. What were once written

This is a continuation of the LPAR bringing you blog posts by our upcoming speakers at our State Convention on April 9th. This was originally posted at Liberty for All. by R. Lee Wrights “The only defensible war is a war

223 years ago today in 1787, the Philadelphia Convention adopted the U.S. Constitution. Today, that Constitution is being attacked from all over, which makes it more important today than at any time in our history. In honor of the date

What do they mean by building a mosque in New York, and right down there at Ground Zero no less! Why we can’t have that! So what if we have the unalienable right to worship as we see fit, that

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled Chicago’s gun ban unconstitutional due to the 2nd Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms and the 14th Amendment’s Due Process clause. The 214 page majority opinion can

There has been much press this past week, and it probably will be continuing for some time, about Rand Paul and his statements concerning the Civil Rights Act and “institutionalized racism”, as one media pundit put it. I’ve watched the

The United States as we know it today is a far cry from the vision the Founding Fathers had in mind at the end of the 18th century. Upon declaring independence from the British Empire America was to become a nation of free people with a minimal government whose purpose was to protect violations of person or property.

Statement of Congressman Ron Paul United States House of Representatives Statement on Motion to Instruct Conferees on HR 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act April 22, 2010 Mr. Speaker I rise in opposition to this motion to instruct

I’m going to try to make this short and sweet, but it will be difficult given the subject matter. Article 5 of the Constitution states: “The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to

Recently Vice President Joe Biden gave an interview on Yahoo! Finance Tech Ticker with Aaron Task. Several things were discussed but there are a couple that I would like to address. First the VP went on about how the average

The Cato Institute just had a free webcast Film Premier showing of the new DVD movie “10 Rules for Dealing with Police” from Flex Your Rights. It is a short film, only about 45 minutes long, and it is narrated

Now that the national health care reform bill has passed the House, and will go back to the Senate for final debate, there are several states that are lining up to file suit against the Federal government to stop it

Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) are working on an “immigration reform” bill. That’s great news, right? We need reform in immigration because the status quo is just not cutting it anymore. However, the first pillar of this

A new bill introduced by Senator John McCain (R of Arizona), S.3081, would allow the U.S. government to detain American citizens “indefinitely” if you are deemed a threat. The “Enemy Belligerent, Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010,” which is

Or put another way, what differentiates Legal Rights and Natural Rights? Legal (also called Civil or Statutory) rights are rights conveyed, or granted, by a particular political body, like a State or one of it’s subordinate authorities like a county

People are beginning to get their census forms, so now is a great time to discuss your obligations in filling out the census. In Article 1, Section 2, the Constitution includes the phrase: [An] Enumeration shall be made within three