California Ranks Fourth Lowest In Liberty
The Golden State represents a departure from the philosophy of the founders who warned us against elevating to a higher level that which can be resolved at a lesser level
Why Suddenly Attack Arizona? SB 1070 is Nothing New…
“We had some of the same problems Arizona did. We had so many illegal immigrants coming into the county causing trouble, causing crime, and exploding the number of English as a Second Language students in our school system. We passed a pretty strict measure in 2007 and it has had great results.” -Prince William County Commissioner Cory Stewart
Government: Dangerous Servant, Fearful Master
One force pulls and the other pushes, but in time they accomplish the same thing: eventually all significant power resides in Washington D. C. thousands of miles away, just as it was in Parliament in Colonial times, and the people are not free
Some Questions for Elena Kagan
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said it best. “Let me put it this way; there are really only two ways to interpret the Constitution—try to discern as best we can what the framers intended or make it up.”
The Founding Fathers Rejected Democracy
“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.” -Benjamin Franklin
Federalism: A Formula For Prosperity
In at least one section of the globe, starvation has been virtually eradicated. Even the poorest among us are rich compared with most in other countries. We can share the wealth by sharing our prosperity secret with the rest of the world- they can prosper also
How the States Lost Their Voice in Washington
Part of California’s recourse in the Delta Smelt situation should have included a Senator from the Golden State arguing about enumerated powers in Washington D.C. Without this voice, the National government moves into State areas of power pretty much at will and no other Washington entity is powerful enough to stop them
What Does the “Ready Reserve Corps” Have To Do With Health?
$320 million is appropriated for the fiscal year 2010, suggesting immediate employment. This will be raised by at least $125 million each year until the total amount for fiscal year 2015 is over $1.1 billion
Is the Current Census Constitutional? The Answer May Surprise You
The American Community Survey conducting the census publishes a pamphlet called “50 Ways Census Data Are Used.” Only two of the ways listed there are constitutional. How can DC just collect sensitive personal data without Constitutional authorization? They can’t, without serious distortion
The “Commerce Clause” Does Not Legitimize National Health Care
This will be the first time a penalty is imposed upon an individual for not engaging in commerce. Even the Congressional Budget Office penned in 1994 when National Healthcare was last proposed, “The government has never required people to buy any good or service as a condition of lawful residence in the United States.” If the government can force this commerce it can force any commerce, say electric cars or even the purchase of tomatoes
“General Welfare” Does Not Include National Healthcare
National health care is not anywhere near the 14 powers detailing general welfare. For this reason national health care is unconstitutional. If national healthcare can be prostituted from this list anything can, thus ending any pretense of a government with limited powers. To say that National health care is constitutional, would be saying that Congress can make up any rules that they like- in other words they will have no limits
Health Care vs. Federalism
Many do not know that we live under two political systems: one primarily national in function, the other primarily domestic. It’s called federalism—the two share power and are equal.
