Cut Government Down to Size!
by Clay Barham Easier said, but it can be done. It starts with the new CEO of the Federal Government, the President, telling all those who work for the Executive Branch there will be no more hiring, except for the military. That means when people die or retire, they will not be replaced by anyone [...]
Freddie and Fannie Bailout: Expensive to Taxpayers, and Destructive of Liberty.
by Rep Ron Paul Statement before the US House of Representatives on HR 3221 July 24, 2008 Madam Speaker, For several years, followers of the Austrian school of economics have warned that unless Congress moved to end the implicit government guarantee of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and took other steps to disengage the US [...]
A Public Menace: The War on Drugs
If you are concerned at all about liberty, the economy, the Constitution and the power of the Federal Government – you cannot ignore our longest and most costly war – the War on Drugs. But no matter how long it lasts, how much is costs, how many lives are disrupted, and how much it fails [...]
Limiting Government: A Reorganization
by Clay Barham It is a project long overdue. We know how America runs best, when it worked best and what levels of government are most appropriate. We just need to back up and pare down. I do not know anyone who thinks the Post Office mentality operates any organization better than free people do. [...]
Why the Founders Rejected a Central Bank
by Rep. Ron Paul The Latin term “fiat†roughly translates to “there shall beâ€. When we refer to fiat money, we are referring to money that exists because the government declares it into existence. It is not based on production or earnings, and not backed by any commodity. It is solely based on trusting the [...]
Remembering Sedition
A few days ago, July 14th to be exact, was the anniversary of President John Adams signing the Sedition Act into law. July 14, 1798 was not a good day for this country. At the time, the two major political parties were the Federalists (led by John Adams and Alexander Hamilton) and the Democratic-Republicans (led [...]
A Rebellion Brewing in Oklahoma
by Walter E. Williams One of the unappreciated casualties of the War of 1861, erroneously called a Civil War, was its contribution to the erosion of constitutional guarantees of state sovereignty. It settled the issue of secession, making it possible for the federal government to increasingly run roughshod over Ninth and 10th Amendment guarantees. A [...]
Freddie and Fannie: Unconstitutional
Bailouts of the failing Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are not only unwarranted and unwise – but the existence of both these quasi-government/private organizations is unconstitutional from the very beginning. When looking at the constitutionality of government programs, it’s not necessary to be a law student, or an “expert” of any kind. The founding fathers [...]
Getting out of Iraq: Bringing the Troops Home
by Rep Ron Paul What will it take to get our troops out of Iraq?  The roughly 70 percent of Americans who are firmly against the war often ask this question. Those in power are reluctant to give conditions, but when they do and those conditions are met, the goal post is quietly moved. Voters [...]
The Ideals of the Founders
A week ago today, Independence Day (not “the 4th”) was celebrated – but it seems that many people are missing the point of this holiday. We all enjoy taking time with family and friends – celebrating and appreciating the warm summer – but do we ever really take time to reflect on just what we’re [...]
State Sovereignty is a Good Thing
by Clay Barham If there were ever a time where the founding principle of America, as a nation, is justified again, it is the issue of state sovereignty. The notion of multiple governing entities, contractually united for a few common and limited purposes, where all else are functions of each state, is apparent in the [...]
Rights Belong to You
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. – That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the [...]
One by One: Returning to the Constitution
The 10th Amendment to the US Constitution embodies much of what the founders envisioned for this country – a federal government strictly limited to only specific activities, with the rest being handled on state or local levels. Some may call this states’ rights, others refer to it as decentralization or federalism. Whatever you call it, [...]
Time for Some Real Change
by Rep Ron Paul One reason people are unhappy with the way politics and governments operate is that people who run for office are known to “say one thing and do another.â€Â Thus, we have the call for “change.†Candidates for high office make frequent use of that word. Even our House Republican Conference’s recently [...]
Liberty and Federalism vs States Rights
by Steve Kubby “States’ Rights” is an Anti-Libertarian Concept The concept of federalism is properly used to describe a system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between the federal government and the states. In contrast, the term “states’ rights” is a fraudulent and profoundly ANTI-Libertarian concept that has no other purpose but to [...]
The State versus the People
by Paul Craig Roberts What use is the political left? This is a serious question, not a rant. The same question can be asked about the political right. The question does not imply derogatory implications about individuals on the political left or the political right. Rather, the question concerns the basket of emotions, issues, and [...]
Liberty and a Free Internet
by Rep Ron Paul The most basic principle to being a free American is the notion that we as individuals are responsible for our own lives and decisions. We do not have the right to rob our neighbors to make up for our mistakes, neither does our neighbor have any right to tell us how [...]
States Rights Alive in California
Gay Marriage, Medical Marijuana, the Environment and more. For many years, presidents have been assuming more and more power for themselves and for the federal government, but California has been taking the lead recently in the battle for States Rights against this growth Federal power. Thomas Elias notes this trend in his recent Pasadena Star-News [...]
