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 […]
MCDONALD ET AL. v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ET AL. Read More »
Well, it seems that for all the commercials and bluster that Senator Lincoln piped on about during the primary elections she’s still more about back scratching than the moderate mantra, i.e. BS, of her primary electioneering. In one of her
Ms. Lincoln and more of the same Read More »
California’s Proposition 14 otherwise known as Top Two passed lasted night despite opposition from ALL parties large and small. Even though only half the votes have been counted the 300+ thousand lead is unlikely to be reversed. Christina Tobin spoke
CA Prop 14 Passes 54/46 Read More »
In a Zogby International survey of 4,835 American adults, those identifying themselves as Libertarian (when asked for political party affiliation) scored less wrong answers than those identifying themselves as Republicans and Democrats. You can read the story here on the
Libertarians are more economically literate Read More »
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
Much ado about something Read More »
by Mary J. Ruwart Originally posted in the Liberty For All blog on May 4th, 2010. The Conscience of a Libertarian: Empowering the Citizen Revolution with God, Guns, Gambling, and Tax Cuts by Wayne Allyn Root. New York: John Wiley
Should his conscience be your guide? Read More »
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
Ron Paul Rising in Opposition to Iran Sanctions Read More »
I attended my first (and probably last) Tea Party event here in Hot Springs on April 15. As a libertarian who is committed to less government and more personal freedom, I have followed the growth of the Tea Party over
Tea Party Turn Off Read More »
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
The "unlawful" 14th Amendment Read More »
There are many misconceptions in the theories of Karl Marx – too many to cover in a single article. I’d like to mention one of them today – the fact that Marx never understood capitalism when he came up with
Marx never understood capitalism Read More »
Recently the House and Senate passed a bill that would create a national “Ready Reserve” whose stated purpose is “to fulfill the need to have additional Commissioned Corps personnel available on short notice (similar to the uniformed service’s reserve program)
The new "Ready Reserve" Read More »
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
Let’s be fair and do the “Right Thing” Read More »
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
10 Rules for Dealing with Police Read More »
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
States Rights part deux Read More »
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
Papers please! Can it happen here? National ID Card Read More »
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
Can the Government make you Disappear? They can now! S.3081 Read More »
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
Civil Rights as opposed to Moral Rights Read More »
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
The Census and You Read More »
In the past couple of days much has been said about a couple of guns that were sold by the Memphis Police Department that ended up being used in a couple of very high profile crimes. One of the crimes
It's all about the guns! Read More »
Over the past year, or so, much press has been written about gun ownership since the Supreme Court’s Heller decision and now with the McDonald v. City of Chicago being argued in the Supreme Court, it seems that this obsession
It's not just about the 2nd Amendment! Read More »
There has been much back and forth from the two major parties on the health care issue lately, and the information coming out from both parties is nothing more than more rhetoric, more regulation, more spending and less freedom for
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