First NDAA; Now Enemy Expatriation Act(0)
This bill would give the US government the power to strip Americans of their citizenship without being convicted
Tag archive for ‘second amendment’
Rick Santorum, Felon Voting, and the Constitution(0)
Last night’s Republican presidential debate raised the issue of felon voting. Rick Santorum was challenged over his vote for federal legislation that would automatically restore the voting rights to felons as soon as they are released from prison and have completed any required probation or parole. As I testified nearly two years ago before the House Judiciary Committee, a federal statute of this nature would appear to be both unconstitutional and poor public policy. Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment specifically provides that states may abridge the right to vote … More
Hypocrisy Alerts on the U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty(0)
There are quite a few reasons to be concerned about the U.N.’s pending Arms Trade Treaty. It poses a number of risks to the Second Amendment and, more broadly, it is based on the completely fallacious belief that all the world’s nations are actually serious about controlling the illicit arms trade. If they were, of course, no treaty would be necessary. What the treaty will end up doing is making the arms trade more dangerous, by giving the world’s dictator states an internationally-recognized right to import and export all the … More
So You Think You Know Your Rights?(0)
It seems people think that they have a right to everything these days: a right to the Internet, to free health care, to a good job, and to a free college education. The Supreme Court is famous for finding new rights in the “penumbras” and “emanations” of the Constitution. Today marks the 220th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. What better opportunity to look at the rights the Constitution actually guarantees? A right is not merely something you want or claim. You may, for example, want a … More
You don’t have ‘Constitutional Rights’(0)
the subtle difference in the actual intent of the Bill of Rights and the common notion that it serves as the source of rights is extremely important.
What A Little-Known Colonial Pamphlet Tells Us About the Constitution(0)
The Boston Pamphlet was the product of the Boston “committee of correspondence,†a group consisting of patriots such as James Otis and Sam Adams.
Feds: States Have No Rights(0)
Chuck Baldwin – the federal government’s usurpation of State sovereignty, jurisdiction, and authority is worsening.
Who are “the People”?(0)
“I have never considered that arguments might arise over what the framers meant by “the people” and thought you, too, might find this an interesting issue.”
Campaign for Liberty Criticizes Senate Republicans’ Move to Block Gun Rights Vote(0)
By Tim ShoemakerC4L’s latest press release:
SPRINGFIELD, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Campaign for Liberty wholeheartedly endorsed Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) filibuster of Patriot Act Re-authorization on Tuesday. Through his efforts, Senator Paul won a key…
Senate GOP Undermines Rand(0)
By John TateYour efforts are paying off!
As Rand Paul takes an historic stand against extending the misnamed “Patriot” Act for another four years, intense grassroots pressure from C4L members has helped push Senate Democrats to agree to vote on severa…