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The self-executing republic
The threat to use the so-called self-executing rule to pass health care legislation by the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives represents the latest example of a growing trend on the part of the oligarchs in government at all … Continue reading
Posted in Government, History, Nations, Politics, Society, United States, World Watch
Tagged Collapse, Consequences, Constitution, Democracy, dictatorship, experience, History, Independence, liberty, money, oligarchs, Oligarchy, power, Revolution
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And now, the real State of the Union
Citizens of the United States, 223 years ago, fellow citizens now passed-on gathered and created a document designed to embody the ideals first enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and in the blood shed during the twelve-year-long war for independence … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Government, History, Nations, Philosophy, Political Freedoms, Politics, Quid Facis, Society, State of the Union, United States, Updates, Voting, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Constitution, Government, Independence, liberty, oligarchs, People, politicians, Rights
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Coup defined, American leftist style.
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I’ve learned some interesting things as I continue to follow the developments in the standoff between the constitutional government of Honduras and the rest of the leftist world. Most interestingly, I have learned that American leftists in particular have some very interesting views on what a coup is: […] Continue reading
Posted in Government, Honduras, Military, Nations, News, Politics, United States, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Constitution, Government, Honduras, leftists, Military
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Being careful what one wishes for
“We are not a people who fear the future. We are a people who make it. And on this July 4th, we need to summon that spirit once more. We need to summon the same spirit that inhabited Independence Hall 233 years ago today.”
– Barack Obama, Independence Day 2009
Does President Obama really understand what he is saying when he calls on Americans to summon the spirit that inhabited Independence Hall 233 years ago?[…] Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, History, Holidays, Independence Day, Politics, Spending
Tagged Constitution, Independence
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If our government won’t, should we?
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Our current era of connectedness allows us an unprecedented view into international affairs, one so unprecedented that we often no longer need to trust our government to reach foreign policy conclusions on our behalf. We can evaluate the evidence and reach those conclusions on our own.
The Constitution clearly prohibits individual citizens from taking foreign policy actions on their own, but at what point does the belief by a group of citizens that the government’s foreign policy actions are wrong allow that group of citizens to act? This idea of private foreign policy is one that is growing and will likely come to plague traditional governmental systems with more frequency in the years to come. […] Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Foreign Policy, Government, Iran, Nations, News, Society, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Citizens, Constitution, Foreign Policy, Iran, Revolution
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