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THE JUBILEE OF THE CONSTITUTION A DISCOURSE by JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
Posted by admin on Aug 12, 2009
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read moreMeditations on the Declaration
Posted by admin on Jul 12, 2009
We recently stood on the steps of our courthouse, on the 4th of July to be precise, and as a family did something we do each year — we read the Declaration of Independence out loud. We didn’t have a band, we didn’t have a crowd, but we should have. Maybe next year. Each year, as I read that document, a different phrase will hit my ears, and I’ll cogitate on it for days to come, sometimes weeks. The words that are still ringing in my ears today are, “…{I]t is the right of the People to alter or abolish...
read moreIndependence Day — some thoughts to my Grandchildren
Posted by Daniel New on Jul 4, 2009
Once upon a time, Children, in the United States of America, the Fourth of July meant celebrating our freedom with firecrackers and picnics, baseball games and public speeches about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It was a festive occasion, and we never entertained any notion that we could be defeated by any external enemy. We exulted in our strengths, and we had many of them. Among them was our material wealth, the direct result of our hard work in the context of private property and a free market. Over time, we began to...
read moreThere is one solution to this financial mess, and the Constitution Party has it
Posted by Daniel New on Jun 28, 2009
You can thank the Republicans for this financial mess today. The Democrats did not do this by themselves. Have you noticed that over the past half a century, the Republicans have come to accept the Democratic Party’s mantra that deficit spending is acceptable, and that it can go on forever? (Don’t look at their platform, look at their voting records.) This very week, Obama’s “Cap and Trade” power grab was barely passed with just enough Republican votes to make it happen, while all the rest got to cry,...
read moreTake this Test – find Your Political Party
Posted by admin on Sep 23, 2008
1. Fold the page to hide the other answers, and just put your own position on each issue. I want: ME CP RP DP LP Feds to balance budget, reduce govt. Yes No No Yes Repeal the Income Tax Yes No No Yes Protect my right to keep & bear arms Yes Yes No Yes End Abortion for birth control Yes Yes No No Troops brought home, war ended Yes No Yes Yes To invade Iran and expand the...
read moreSecession is a Viable Option
Posted by admin on Sep 8, 2008
Secession! Isn’t that a great word? Secede now, it’s the American way! Americans are great quitters, if you know anything at all about our history. In 1776, we seceded from a corrupt political system and from the dominion of Great Britain, over abuses to our 13 Crown Colonies, each of which had Charters granted by the Crown of England. Those charters were abused by the British Parliament, and the Colonists, who knew how to read and write and think independently, did not take it sitting down. They protested, they petitioned,...
read moreI’m thinking of running. Which party?
Posted by Daniel New on May 23, 2007
I’m thinking of running for office. I don’t know which party to choose. I’m a conservative, so that means I won’t run as a Democrat, but then, the Republicans are such a disappointment, with that conservative platform and those socialist candidates. What do I do? Third party? Yeah, right! They’re pure, all right – and they’re losers. First, remember the statement of Lord Acton, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” From this you may correctly adjudge that ALL parties,...
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