Category Archives: Constitutional Commentary

Department Of Labor Gives Away Another $5 Million

The Department of Labor announced Wednesday that it is distributing the next $5 million of a $16,233,360 “National Emergency Grant” to Ohio to help displaced workers. The reason? “Ohio continues to recover from the damage caused by severe storms and floods in the spring of 2011,” the DoL said. Continue reading

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The Limits Of Government Apply To Morality As Well

Those who say that we cannot legislate morality are woefully ignorant sorts. It is a fact that morality is indeed legislated. However the limits of government legislating morality fall into he same confines of all other abilities of government to legislate. We legislate against the immoral acts of theft and murder because those acts cause real and measurable harm to the victims. Only when such a standard is met can morality be legislated. As John Adams said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.” Continue reading

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More “Special” Money For “Special” Non-workers From The Department Of Labor

The Department of Labor is throwing out more money from our pockets to give non-workers they declare to be special some additional benefits. The DoL announced Thursday that is is giving 175 non-workers in Oregon a total of $165,000 dollars for “re-employment and training services”. Continue reading

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The Powers Of Congress Are Of Congress Alone

The Congress has certain enumerated powers entrusted to it. Among these powers is not the power to abdicate these powers. Therefore these powers shall always remain with Congress despite the protests of the courts, the President and even Congress itself. … Continue reading

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Myth: Tea Party Is Against Payroll Tax Cut

Seems there is a myth that many of you believe. That myth is that Tea Partiers are against the payroll tax cut. This is about as stupid a claim as they come! Continue reading

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Merry Christmas To These SPECIAL Workers!

Talk about a full stocking on Christmas morning! The Department of Labor certainly is in the giving spirit – that is, if the DoL bureaucrats deep you “nice” and choses to play Santa Clause on your behalf. Continue reading

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Patrick Henry On Right To Keep And Bear Arms

“Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in possession and under our direction Continue reading

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When Petty Tyrants Violate Freedom Of Religion

The first amendment says that one’s freedom of religion shall not be violated. The fourteenth amendment prohibits lesser governments from violating this, and any other right of the American people stating, “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States”. Continue reading

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Supreme Court’s Obamacare Decision A Lose Lose For Obama

So the Supreme Court will hear arguments, 5 1/2 hours of them, on whether or not Obamacare is unconstitutional. Its not, but we are going to go through the dance anyway and see whether or not the Supreme Court really cares about our Constitution. Continue reading

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Quick Thought For Today (November 15th, 2011)

For a moment, let us indulge the liberal mindset that the federal government can dictate that citizens must indeed engage in the purchase of specific good or services. Yes, I know it is unconstitutional, but please, let us indulge anyway. … Continue reading

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Samuel Adams Expresses What The Founders Thought About Rights

Liberals often claim that the Constitution gives them carte blanche authority to do whatever the want to the rest of us. They cite the “General Welfare” clause and when that doesn’t work they cite the “Commerce Clause” and then they just work on down the line of their canned responses to people who are smarter than they are and who confront them with facts. Continue reading

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The Founders Said What?

Since liberals so rarely understand history, because they have not studied it, I think it is often illustrative to remind them of what the founding fathers actually said on certain issues. Like what the people of the United States ought to do when liberals have taken over the government and destroyed it to a point where it cannot be saved. Continue reading

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$3.8 Million For More Special Interests From Department Of Labor

On September 28th, 2011 the Department of Labor announced that it was releasing $3.8 million dollars for another special interest. This time is was was people with disabilities. Continue reading

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Quick Thought For Today (October 5th, 2011)

The Constitution is only as perfect as those we trust to enforce and implement it. Thus currently we are pretty much screwed.

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ACLU Goes Goofy And Selective On The Constitution

You can always count on the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to support criminals and fight for “rights” for people that are required to be funded by others thus violating the basic definition of rights. Continue reading

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Another Busted Federal Program – Social Security Disability

Social Security Disability is slated to run out of funds in 2017. It is going belly up right along side of Medicare. Social Security Disability is not the same as the retirement portion of the program which is scheduled to go kablooie in a couple decades but it should serve as yet another stark reminder to the failure of government to provide unconstitutional benefits to the people of the United States. Continue reading

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Quick Thought For Today (August 13th, 2011)

Ballot initiatives and other forms of direct democracy may seem like a great way for the people to get around politicians that regularly do what is in their own best political interests instead of the interests of the people. But as we have seen, there are unintended consequences as those unkind to liberty will use such measures to thwart the liberty of the people at large as well. Continue reading

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Complaining For The Sake Of Complaining

I love you liberals. You can always be counted on to get apoplectic whenever anyone threatens to cut off you hand that is firmly planted in the cookie jar. Irrationality is never far behind. Continue reading

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How Do You Know When Government Has Gotten Too Big?

No, I do not ask the question without knowing the answer. Government is too big when the lack of government actually prevents people from living their lives. Our founding fathers wanted government to be there to protect people from encroachments to t… Continue reading

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Rights Versus The TSA

A common refrain, by those who we should all fear if ever they were put in charge of our lives, is that one should not complain about getting groped and scanned by the TSA as a condition of flying these … Continue reading

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