On December 27, Federal Judge William Pauley, of the Southern District of New York, admitted everything that, on December 16th, Judge Richard Leon indicated was wrong with the National Security Agency’s Data Collection and Surveillance[1] program and, unlike Judge Leon, decided the program was reasonable, lawful and constitutional. Pauley Admits the Dangers to Liberty, but Trusts the Government […]
Courageous NSA Ruling by Judge Leon Respects Privacy and Fourth Amendment
December 18, 2013 by
On December 16, 2013 US District Court Judge Richard Leon took on arguments[1] that over the years have been used to expand government intrusion into American life in ways that would have left James Madison “aghast”.[2] His opinion in Klayman v. Obama finds much of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance collection of “telephony metadata” […]
Obamacare Contraception Mandate Reaches Supreme Court
September 20, 2013 by
On August 3, 2011 the Department of Health and Human Services and the Internal Revenue Service jointly issued what has become known as the contraception mandate. This required all employer health plans, including religiously based hospitals, schools, charities and private employers, to offer: “…all Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and […]
Byron Donalds,The Talk: Part II, The Same Mistakes by the GOP
August 30, 2013 by
The second of a three part look at the 2012 elections and beyond. Read Part I Here! The GOP is a party in shambles. There is no solid leadership or sense of direction. There is internal fighting and jockeying for position. The same forces that have resulted in electoral defeat in 2006, 2008, and 2012, are […]
Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman and the Founders’ Faith in Grand Juries
July 18, 2013 by
“I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution…” Thomas Jefferson The death of Trayvon Martin during an altercation with George Zimmerman prompted calls for a national discussion about race relations that went all the way to […]
Trying to Grasp $16 Trillion Debt: Stars, Blood Cells and More
March 30, 2013 by
So here I sit eating lunch and my mind can’t seem to get off Washington, or Obama, or the deficit. I feel like I’m going crazy with the numbers our government keeps spewing at us. So I thought I’d look up some comparisons to try to get the number, 16 trillion1, (our current debt) into […]
Natural Law and the Legitimate Authority of the United States
March 15, 2013 by
Government needs a basis to exercise authority over people. Citizens must accept government authority. A government lacking acceptance of the people over whom it exercises authority will not endure. Such acceptance comes from fear, tradition or philosophy. Dictators obtain authority by instilling fear of disobedience in the populace. A theocracy ordained by God arises from […]
Byron Donalds, THE TALK Part I: What Happened in the 2012 Elections?
February 28, 2013 by
The first of a three part look at the 2012 elections: What happened? What’s next for the GOP? Who is the next leader? Part I: What Happened? It’s been three months, so enough time has passed since the November elections. It takes time to get over heartbreak, but time in politics goes fast and the […]
The 2012 Elections: What happened? Why? What now?
February 9, 2013 by
The November elections must serve as a wake-up call for those who love limited government, individual liberties, and the principles of free enterprise – as embodied in America’s founding documents, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Understanding the Republican 2012 Election Loss Romney and the GOP did not lose on principles, nor because of […]
The Government May Be “Shut Down” But The Constitution Is Hard At Work
Despite a century long[1] effort to eviscerate and ignore the Constitution, the government “shut down” demonstrates the document’s stubborn staying power. As the news media works to “analyze” who will get the blame, no one mentions that the goal of the Constitution was to limit government by dividing power. Though those in office will not […]