“The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal – well meaning but without understanding.” Justice Louis D. Brandeis, 1928 Our Founding Fathers felt strongly about limiting the power of judges because they had suffered under…
Tag: Constitution
Liberty is Not Found in a Democracy
“Real liberty is not found in the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments. If we incline too much to democracy, we shall soon shoot into a monarchy, or some other form of dictatorship.” Alexander Hamilton Government indoctrination centers have…
Confessions of a ‘Christian Constitutionalist’
After a recent column on “fake news,” someone sent me an email accusing me of propagating fake news by saying the Bible had anything to do with the founding of America. The email stated the common charge that the Constitution…
A Case for Federal Troops in California
San Diego County Supervisor Dianne Jacob declared that California has turned into a rogue state. The main issue of contention rests on California’s “Sanctuary State” law. Also known as SB 54, the law prohibits local and state law enforcement from…
The Second Amendment First, and the First Amendment Second
They are not going to stop with the Second Amendment. Next, they are going to move to finish off the First Amendment. We have talked a lot about the liberal assault on our right as American citizens to keep and…
Guns and Our Freedom
A retired Supreme Court Justice says we should repeal the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. He praises recent gun protestors, saying their ‘massive’ display should be respected. Why then does the Justice ignore massive displays for years by…
Vitriolic Dialogue of Federal Gun Restrictions Continues
Three weeks ago, I discussed how school shootings have become a monstrous epidemic. I also discussed the overshadowed slaughter of American infants that number in the thousands per day. Last week, I discussed federal gun control restriction laws that are,…
2nd Amendment Rights —What We Must Do for Ourselves
There was a time when, if someone called themselves a conservative I could be reasonably sure they were committed to upholding the Constitution of the United States. In these trying times, I am forced to conclude that this is no…
Recycling the Third Reich
“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for…
Democrats Would Lose the Second Civil War
It’s obvious that the central tenet of the Democrat Party platform is now hatred and contempt for Normal Americans. Taking their cue from the elites in Europe and Canada who are stripping dissenters of their free speech rights and religious…
I Said It: Americans Need to Stop Supporting the Democratic Party
You may have heard the old story about a legendary politician in Western North Carolina who ran unsuccessfully several times for public office. He was a Democrat in a Republican stronghold. His failures to get elected made him so despondent…
Constitution: Is Gun Control Breaking the Law?
In light of the still very recent calamitous shooting in Parkland, Florida, there has been continuous talk about the authority the U.S. government and its agencies have to restrict the use of individual firearms of American citizens. In my travels,…
Cold, Dead Hands
Don’t Let Gun Control Advocates Make You Ashamed of That Phrase We mustn’t be tricked by the headlines. Look deeper. It is as important as ever to understand that Leftism is about power and control. Leftists want to control everything…
A Dictator’s Dream: Suspend Due Process and Invoke a Presumption of Guilt?
Recently, President Trump suggested we identify crazy people and immediately take away their guns and let due process proceed thereafter. This would be a grave mistake. Far better to rightly identify such a person, charge him, and arrest him or commit him…
Firearms, The 2nd Amendment, The NRA
Memo to The Kiddie Crusaders: Do You Actually Know Anything About Guns? We get it: You’re mad as hell and you’re not going to take it anymore. Something must be done at once to keep you safe at school. It’s…