A friendly Reminder

What is the difference between Excess Proceeds and simple Municipal Theft? Can a town foreclose on a property worth multiple times the debt owed and simply keep the proceeds? How many constitutionally protected rights does such “excess proceeds” actually violate? We’re all familiar with the fact that our property is taxed. And if you don’t pay your taxes, it’s going to cost you, but how far can a city, town, or any government agency go to collect your taxes? In 2014, after se

Drew Adams is girl who thinks she’s a boy and wants to use the boys’ bathroom, in violation of both reason and school policy. Nease High School has made accommodations for the few students who are confused about their biology, but that is not good enough for Ms. Adams. Adams claims the school is violating both the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and Title IX. However, it is she who is attempting to violate both. We’re always told to live and let live, but

What role does government legally have to protect us? Do government actors have the authority to search your home to make sure you are safe? What are the consequences of becoming dependent on government for our protection. I received an email asking me to “delve into Rental Inspection Programs.” I have to admit, having lived my adult life in rural America and owning my own home for over 30 years, I haven’t had to deal rental inspection programs. While I was researching these

Can a government actor hide behind “qualified immunity”? What is qualified immunity and how is it different from sovereign immunity? How can We the People push back against these violations of the Constitution? Imagine you have immunity for any bad actions you take. You’ve probably heard of diplomatic immunity, where officials of other countries are shielded from prosecution. Then there’s sovereign immunity, when the head of government cannot be charged. In America though, ou

Can we have public liberty without Freedom of Speech? New York State has passed a law coercing social media companies to act as censors for the state. Rumble Canada Inc., and Locals Technology Inc. have filed suit in federal court to defend Free Speech. In 1722, under the name Silence Dogood, Benjamin Franklin wrote: Without Freedom of Thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as publick Liberty, without Freedom of Speech; Silence Dogood, No. 8, 9 July

The Framers of our Bill of Rights believed that the right to self-defense, and the defense of loved ones, is an essential element of God’s created order.   The recently reported shootings at a Virginia Walmart and a Colorado nightclub provide the latest excuse for fraudulent and foolish voices grandstanding for gun control.   But it also provides the opportunity to demonstrate that guns do not cause violence and that any infringement on the ability of the populace to own or c