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‘Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty.’ — John Basil Barnhill (often attributed to Thomas Jefferson) So, we’re getting closer to liberty, right?
Today in America from journalists, academics, and politicians; all we are hearing is groupthink. Their concerns are how to combat disinformation and extremism. It is weak-minded crap. The New York Times (NYT) recently ran this disconcerting headline, “How the Biden Administration Can Help Solve Our Reality Crisis.”
How do we know? Consider this little gem from Article V of the Constitution: No State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of equal Suffrage in the Senate. Note that the amendment process to which this refers already requires super-majorities: 2/3 of both houses of Congress, and 3/4 of the state legislatures. Would it be …
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In the name of getting along, a Democrat member of the US House has proposed a way to ensure the swamp stays swampy. She wants to permanently ban any Trump supporter from working for the Federal government, including serving in the military or elected office.
The cacophony emanating from the Political Left for the past week has had one common theme. Not new, but louder and more confident. End the right. Silence the menace, by which they mean our unceasing opposition to the left’s program.
Biden isn’t even inaugurated yet, but the left is already attempting the complete destruction of First Amendment rights. Dissent comes from free speech and leftists allow only submission and compliance.
If he sticks to his campaign promises Biden will soon pursue huge tax increases on top earners. It is yet to be seen how helpful a near even division in Congress will be to turning his vow into law.
I’ve had occasion to do some reading over the Holidays. In the midst of that, I’ve revisited The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk. If you do not own it, I suggest you acquire a copy. Why? Well, this on the matter of “rights.’
I’m reading ‘Young Washington’ by Peter Stark. It is a history of our first President in his early twenties. George makes a lot of mistakes (didn’t we all). One of them (nearly), in 1758, follows a months-long illness he can’t shake. The reason he had so much trouble?
Taxation is a weapon of government. Taxes directly affect the well-being of every American. Taxes are a necessary evil. We do need to fund a limited constitutional government. But what does that mean? What should our system of taxation look like?
