Tag: Bill of Rights
Constitution for the United States of America
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. [Read more]
Tenth Amendment Center: Tenth Amendment Summit Recap
From the Tenth Amendment Center:
For two days last week, candidates for both state and federal offices in the 2010 elections gathered together to discuss strategies for upholding a strict interpretation of the 10th Amendment, which states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” The candidates presented their views and ideas to a capacity crowd last Friday.
In a joint statement read to the crowd, the nearly two-dozen candidate participants pledged to “limit and restrain all federal government exercise of power that exceeds in any way the plain language of those few powers listed in the Constitution and to nullify all others that exceed such limit.” [Read more]
Homeschooling
The involvement of the federal government in the education process has decreased the overall quality of education and restricted parents’ freedom to choose the proper educational venue for their children. Decisions about a child’s education properly belong to the parents and, by extension, to school boards elected by the local community. [Read more]
We have a few questions regarding your positions…
Took a look at your campaign site. One who is educated in the Austrian school of economics, as judged by your quote of the great Ludwig von Mises, and one who is educated in the corrupt world of politics would see right away that you are a philosophical libertarian exactly like Ron Paul in almost every case.
That said, we have a few questions after reading all your positions… [Read more]
The Second Amendment
Dr. Dan believes that the “right to keep and bear arms” is absolute and will fight vigorously any attempt, legislative or bureaucratic, to infringe on the Second Amendment. In addition, Dr. Dan will introduce and support any legislation that will restore this Right as the founders intended.
Our Vanishing Right to Privacy
We are quickly losing this very personal right to privacy.
As your Representative, I will oppose any further encroachment on our freedoms and will work as your representative to repeal those parts of FISA, the Patriot Act and the Military Commissions Act that conflict with the rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
The Current Health Care Legislation – My Thoughts
The “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” is a farce and an affront to essential American liberties. This legislation, like a myriad of other federal programs, is in direct conflict with the 9th Amendment.
Principles of Governance
If we are to survive as a nation, our leaders must recommit to protect and adhere to the Constitutional principles of individual liberty, personal responsibility, and a secure economic system based on sound money and fiscal restraint. Government must defend our rights to life, liberty, and property, and actively promote limited government and states rights [...]
