Guest Commentary by David Smith I have been pleasantly surprised by the Walt Disney Corporation’s recent foray into making decent movies, namely with the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘National Treasure’ franchises. I would like to draw attention to a particular line of significance in the most recent release in these lines, ‘National Treasure: Book [...]
Feb 04, 2008 | Categories:Government | Tags: 10th Amendment, centralization, Constitution, David Smith, decentralization, Federalism, Guest Commentary, Ron Paul, State Sovereignty |
by David Smith In response to “The Constitution and the Right to Privacy” The only point that I would add is that there exists a fundamental difference between the Federal Government, which these amendments limits, and the State Governments, which the 10th Amendment empowers. Actually, ‘empowers’ is not the right term because power not delegated [...]
Jan 28, 2008 | Categories:Constitution | Tags: 10th Amendment, Constitution, David Smith, federal-government, Guest Commentary, Liberty, Limited Government, Privacy, rights, State Sovereignty, state-government |
Guest Commentary by David Smith Let me ask you a couple of questions. First, which demographic segment has the best voting record? Meaning, of any age group, which group votes more regularly than any other? Old people, right? Retirees, seniors…old people. No offense intended. So if you wanted to propose a government entitlement program and [...]
Jan 14, 2008 | Categories:Enumerated Powers | Tags: 10th Amendment, Constitution, David Smith, Enumerated Powers, enumerated-power, Guest Commentary, Limited Government, Social Security, Welfare |
The United States Are, or The United States Is?
Guest Commentary by David Smith I have been pleasantly surprised by the Walt Disney Corporation’s recent foray into making decent movies, namely with the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘National Treasure’ franchises. I would like to draw attention to a particular line of significance in the most recent release in these lines, ‘National Treasure: Book [...]
Feb 04, 2008 | Categories:Government | Tags: 10th Amendment, centralization, Constitution, David Smith, decentralization, Federalism, Guest Commentary, Ron Paul, State Sovereignty | 3 Comments »