Archive for the ‘Liberty’ Category
Thursday, July 7th, 2005
I have, on occasion, tuned in to Air America, partially when I am in need of a good laugh, and also when I am on the road after Hugh Hewitt has ended is show. Tonight, on my way home from the Townhall meetup was one such occasion. What I heard ...
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Monday, July 4th, 2005
July 4th, Independence Day. This is, to me, the most important day of celebration in the United States. It marks the day when the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence, and formed the United States of America.
It had already been a year since Concord and Lexington, and ...
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Friday, June 3rd, 2005
As I mentioned a few days ago, I am the unhappy recipient of the American Community Survey that is being sent to 3,000,000 households annually from 2003 thru 2009, then it is scheduled to go nationwide beginning in 2010. This "survey" is being distributed by the Census Bureau, who ...
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Friday, May 27th, 2005
I am doomed. Compliance with the unconstitutional invasion of my privacy by the Census Bureau's American Community Survey is mandated by law. Worse, this is going to replace the census form beginning in 2010. By then, it may even be more intrusive.
Why does this bother me?
Well, ...
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Friday, May 27th, 2005
I have received the Federal demands for my personal and private information from the Census Bureau. In it, it demands I tell them very specific information about my home, its value, how much it costs me, including power and utilities, about my employment and details about my income from all ...
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Saturday, January 15th, 2005
Blogging is an interesting means of communication. Although based on high tech and the Internet, it is fair to say that its roots include the publication of political pamphlets of the American Revolution, often written under pseudonyms.
I am learning, the more I participate, that I need to thoroughly think thru ...
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Tuesday, January 4th, 2005
No sane person wants war. Not even those who have trained for it. Sometimes, though, war is necessary. That's the important difference.
The Peaceniks chant "War is not the answer!" Or they scream "War hasn't solved anything!" Yet, sometimes, war is the answer and has solved the problem.
Problem: taxation without representation. ...
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Thursday, December 9th, 2004
I have known some people who devoutly believe that the concept of a "Philosopher King," the ideal ruler with the virtue and wisdom of a philosopher. Not only have I known people who believe that such a ruler would be good for America, some of them even believed they would ...
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