A friendly Reminder

Are there limits to Freedom of Speech? What are the limits of schools to discipline our children? When we turn our children over to government run schools, do they effectively become the parents? I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” “The Friends of Voltaire” by S. G. Tallentyre (Evelyn Beatrice Hall) This quote has been the cry of free speech advocates for decades, but how is society to treat those, especially minors, who violate

by Paul Engel Does absolute truth exist? And if so, does it matter? Do “transgender” people have the right to force others to comply with their “feelings”? Do the words “sex” and “gender” have any meaning anymore?   Does truth matter? I know, many people claim truth is personal, that you have your truth and I have mine, but can a society survive without a recognition of objective truth? The Supreme Court recently declined to hear a case out of the Fourth Circuit that revolved

If you have already voluntarily submitted your body to the human experiment that Joe Biden is peddling as a vaccine, I pray and sincerely hope that it goes well for you. I am at a loss to understand why you traded a known 99% recovery rate for all the unknowns of an experimental procedure, but that is your choice.    And that’s the point, isn’t it?   It’s your personal, constitutionally protected choice.    Last week Biden announced that has commissioned “strike forces “to en

·         A recent Supreme Court case asked the question, can the government force you to allow people on your property against your will? ·         What are the ramifications of the Court’s opinion that denying someones ability to exclude access is a taking under the Fifth Amendment? ·         What should the opinion mean for other government regulations of access to private property? Earlier this year I wrote  A Taking, or Not A Taking, that is the Question  about the oral

PUBLIC DISSERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS For more than a year, agencies of state and local governments have purchased airtime on radio stations to reinforce unscientific and unlawful mandates to wear masks and stay 6 feet apart. Now, there is a full court press to influence you, to scare you, even to bribe you to be a guinea pig in an experiment they are calling a “vaccine.” These advertisements presuppose that the virus was, and remains, a serious threat to health. But this is not tr

Re-Declaration of Independence by Paul Engel Click Here to watch the video article! As we celebrate the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, I think it’s important that we take some time and perform a self-examination of the independence to which those men pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. If we compare the federal government today to the king we declared independence from then, I think we’ll find them much more alike than we would fi

Adoption in the Keystone State by Paul Engel Summary The Supreme Court sided with Catholic Social Services in its case against the City of Philadelphia. Touted as a victory for religious freedom, a look beyond the headlines shows that this opinion is really a Trojan horse. According to the court, religious freedom is not protected by the Constitution, but on the opinion of a few judges. What is the role of government in enforcing societal norms? Does the state have the legal

by Michael Peroutka If your country was under attack in a “regular war”, there are some things you might expect your enemy to try to do.    For example, you would expect your enemy to try to destroy your cities; making them unsafe places to live and to work.    You would expect your enemy to commandeer your public information system; using it to disseminate their propaganda.    Your enemy would also try to disrupt your private communication systems; censoring ideas which oppo

by Michael Peroutka Mark twain wrote that it is “…easier to fool people than to convince people that they have been fooled.” I am now convinced that you and I have been fooled. Did you know that the number of Americans who died in 2020 did not increase from the prior year?  How can this be? How can a health emergency – a pandemic-- which government and media reported as so serious and so threatening that it necessitated the false imprisonment of the people; And, the economi

California Dreaming of the 2nd Amendment by Paul Engel Summary Judge Robert Benitez of the Southern District of California has declared that California’s “assault weapons” ban is unconstitutional. After years of federal judges ignoring the Supreme Court’s Heller opinion, Judge Benitez has based this opinion squarely on its shoulders. What does it mean for the right to keep and bear arms that Judge Benitez based his opinion on Supreme Court “precedent” rather than the Constitu

Oregon Counties Vote to Secede Into Idaho by Paul Engel Summary Five counties recently voted to leave the State of Oregon and join the State of Idaho. Pundits have claimed this is nothing new, that several states have done this before. But is that true? What are the constitutional ramifications if that were to happen? By now most of you have probably heard the reports of counties that have voted to break away from Oregon and become part of Idaho. While this type of vote is no

What If Liberty Fails in America? by Paul Engel Summary Liberty is not the default situation, not even in America. The Statue of Liberty calls out to those yearning to breath free. But what happens when there is no more freedom here for them? If we want to continue to be the land of the free, then we must once again be the home of the brave, and fight to retain our liberty. Ronald Reagan warned us that liberty is not the default way of things, not even in America. Freedom is