By Michael Boldin “Not all the treasures of the world, so far as I believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for I think it murder.” — Thomas Paine One of the many consequences of our current political climate, in which war seems to be almost endless, is that people are often [...]
May 21, 2007 | Categories:War | Tags: article-2, article-i-section-8, Congress, Constitution, declaration-of-war, declare-war, Enumerated Powers, Executive Power, Foreign Policy, Positive Grant, positive-branch, tenth-amendment, wage-war, War, War Powers |
The time has long since come for the U.S. Congress to abolish the Food and Drug Administration. We’d like to think that FDA officials have only our health and safety in mind when they decide on what food or medicines they’ll allow us to buy. But, sadly enough, they’re as politically motivated as any politician [...]
May 16, 2007 | Categories:Health Care | Tags: big-pharma, Constitution, Drug War, drugs, FDA, food, food-and-drug-administration, freedom, Health Care, libertarian, personal-choice, pharmaceutical-companies, prescription-drugs, tenth-amendment |
by Rep. Ron Paul Last week, the House of Representatives acted with disdain for the Constitution and individual liberty by passing HR 1592, a bill creating new federal programs to combat so-called “hate crimes.” The legislation defines a hate crime as an act of violence committed against an individual because of the victim’s race, religion, [...]
May 09, 2007 | Categories:Liberty | Tags: crime, Enumerated Powers, enumerated-power, Federalism, Guest Commentary, hate-crimes, Limited Government, Ron Paul, State Sovereignty, tenth-amendment |
From the Associated Press: A year after warning America of its addiction to oil, President Bush is expected to renew concerns about energy security in his State of the Union address. More… Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman says the administration over the years has spent nearly $12 billion in developing new energy technologies. He cited the [...]
May 01, 2007 | Categories:Enumerated Powers | Tags: 10th Amendment, department-of-energy, doe, energ, Energy Efficiency, General Welfare, general-welfare-clase, State Sovereignty, tenth-amendment |
Unconstitutional Legislation Threatens Freedoms
by Rep. Ron Paul Last week, the House of Representatives acted with disdain for the Constitution and individual liberty by passing HR 1592, a bill creating new federal programs to combat so-called “hate crimes.” The legislation defines a hate crime as an act of violence committed against an individual because of the victim’s race, religion, [...]
May 09, 2007 | Categories:Liberty | Tags: crime, Enumerated Powers, enumerated-power, Federalism, Guest Commentary, hate-crimes, Limited Government, Ron Paul, State Sovereignty, tenth-amendment | 6 Comments »