Tag Archives: U.S. Constitution

Tom Woods: ‘Remember When Conservatives Didn’t Make You Pull Your Hair Out?’

Source:The New Democrat “Remember when conservatives used to be antiwar, opposed centralized power, and actually wanted to eliminate government agencies rather than just take them over? Yes, such people once existed. Robert Nisbet, whom you’ll never hear mentioned on right-wing … Continue reading

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Ron Paul Liberty Report: ‘Emergencies Do Not Trump The Constitution’

Source:The New Democrat  “Using “national emergencies” to rule by diktat is an old and unfortunate tradition among U.S. presidents. It is also unconstitutional.” From the Ron Paul Liberty Report In the United States we have not only separation of powers, but … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: David Frum- President Trump’s Attorney General: ‘A Flaw in American Democracy’

Source:The New Democrat What President Donald Trump, doesn’t seem to understand, unaware of, or could simply care less ( and that might be putting it lightly ) is that even though he’s the most powerful and ranking officer in his … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Nick Gillespie Interviewing Nadine Strossen: ‘Fight Hate Speech With More Speech, Not Censorship’

Source: The New Democrat To paraphrase USA Today political columnist and CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers, I’m a free speech nut. Meaning I don’t put many limits on what free Americans can say about anything in America or anywhere else. … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: David Frum- ‘When Gun Owners Become Hypocritical Hippies’

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat I never thought I word here gun owners and hippies, in the the same sentence. Hard to imagine a peace-loving hippie who perhaps the only goal that they have in … Continue reading

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The National Journal: Clare Foran: All The Ways 2016 Contenders Want to Change the Constitution

Source: The National Journal: Clare Foran: All The Ways 2016 Contenders Want to Change the Constitution I have to admit, that 2015-16, at least not yet isn’t as interesting as the 2011-12 presidential election cycle, at least when it comes … Continue reading

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Libertarianism.Org: Opinion- George H. Smith- The Philosophy of Independence

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus “We hold these truths to self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed but their Creator with certain unalienable rights. That among these are life, liberty and … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Video: Charles Murray: Who Killed The Constitution?

Liberty Pen: Video: Charles Murray: Who Killed The Constitution? Who Killed The Constitution? Interesting question, if only the Constitution were itself dead. I think Libertarians get themselves in trouble when they talk about social welfare legislation as being unconstitutional, when … Continue reading

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Democracy Journal: Opinion- Robin Marie Averbeck- The History of American Liberalism

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus The history of American Liberalism really goes back to the founding of the Federal Republic and even before that to the American Revolution. Where we broke away from a dictatorial … Continue reading

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Keith Hughes: What is a Libertarian?

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus Libertarians, I guess it depends on what you mean by a Libertarian. And if you asked my definition of a Libertarian, it will sound very similar to both my definition … Continue reading

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