God exists — Rights come from Him — The purpose of government is to secure these rights
With all the fussing and fighting among the Senate and the Congress and Barak Obama about whether or not to raise the debt ceiling, it seems to me that we have to remember one important thing.
The problem is not the debt ceiling. The problem is the debt.
We are bankrupt. We are busted. The people who did it to us with lawless legislation, sloppy spending and promiscuous promises are now scrambling to offer us solutions. We should be suspicious of this.
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There’s no one better to begin our “Profiles In Constitutional Courage” series with than Rep. Bobby Franklin of Georgia. As Bobby has said, explaining why he ran for the Georgia House:
Rep. Bobby Franklin with Former Chief Justice Roy S. Moore and Michael Anthony Peroutka
– To outlaw all abortions (HB 1.) This strong pro-life effort on Bobby’s part has predictably caused him to be viciously attacked and lied about. Because he believes all abortions are murder, Bobby rejects any efforts to simply regulate abortion (sonograms, parental consent) because after such regulations are obeyed, the unborn baby may still be killed.
– To make gold and silver the only legal tender for payment of debts by and to the state of Georgia pursuant to Article I Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution (HB 3.)
– To tax the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as it would any other privately owned bank in the state of Georgia (HB 466.)
– To allow anyone, without a permit, to use their private residential property for the growing or raising of food crops or chickens, rabbits, or milk goats in home gardens, coops, or pens on private residential property so long as such food crops or animals or the products thereof are used for human consumption (HB 2.)
– To remove the Governor’s right to temporarily suspend or regulate the sale of guns during an emergency (HB 6.)
– To prevent local governments from adopting regulations or banning the sale of unprocessed agricultural products from the farmer to the consumer (HB 12.)
– To eliminate the income tax throughout the state and by any local governments in the state (HB 13.)
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We lost a Christian champion today. Around noon today (7/26/2011) we learned of the death of our great friend Representative Bobby Franklin of Marrietta, GA.
Although I have spent a great part of my life speaking and educating about what we call THE AMERICAN VIEW of law and liberty and civil government, Bobby Franklin was a man who was “walking the walk” — putting into practice the Biblical worldview of the Founders of America and the Framers of our state and federal constitutions.
Very recently, during a break in his legislative agenda, Bobby spent ten days here in Maryland with our staff, helping us to complete the materials for our new IOTC courses on the subjects of the Constitution and the Duty of the Jury.
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I usually try not to center my commentaries on specific politicians or specific legislation.
Today will be an exception.
In a recent editorial the Baltimore Sun sharply criticized Maryland Congressman Dr. Andy Harris for his vote to limit the authority of the federal government with regard to enforcement of what is known as “The Clean Air Act”.
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The verdict in the trial of Casey Anthony caused a very strident reaction among the media talking heads. Casey Anthony, you may recall, was found NOT GUILTY of the murder of her daughter. It seemed clear that many media figures were very distressed by this since they had been pronouncing her guilty on their TV and radio shows for weeks.
The Jury obviously didn’t agree with the media managers.
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Today I heard a radio talk show host refer to what he called the rise of the Tea Party and the re-emergence of conservatism. What caught my attention was the impression he gave that these two things are the same thing — or even similar things.
Now he may be right, that is to say, that the Tea Party movement is an example of a return to conservatism. But I sure hope that he is wrong.
Let me explain.
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