Tag: statism

  • Cruz – No Constitutionalist, Trump – No Savior

    Cruz – No Constitutionalist, Trump – No Savior

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    “THOU SHALT OBEY!” by TJ McCann, ©2016, blogging at LibertyBorn (Mar. 19, 2016) — “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” ~ Benjamin Franklin While it may appear at the outset that the focus of this article is criticism of Ted Cruz, the issue…

  • Illusions of Grandeur

    Illusions of Grandeur

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    Sharon Rondeau
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    THAT AMERICA WOULD HAVE BEEN SAVED by OPOVV, ©2014 (Oct. 2, 2014) — I named the horse Rocinante, after Don Quixote’s famous steed. I made it snow-white and then thought, “Why ride when I can be pulled?” as in put me in a chariot with a pair of steeds, “one’s like snow, the others more like…

  • The Ultimate Failure of Statism

    The Ultimate Failure of Statism

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    Sharon Rondeau
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    “AN UNATTAINABLE UTOPIA” by Kathleen Gotto, ©2014 (May 30, 2014) —  Statism, the arch-enemy of capitalism, is ultimately doomed for failure.  Whether one calls it left-wing, liberalism, communism, progressive socialism, statism, socio-fascism, or some other “ism,” in its rawest form it enshrines government as the god-everyone-needs.  But it is not a benevolent force for good.  Statists…

  • Why We Need Operation American Spring

    Why We Need Operation American Spring

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    Sharon Rondeau
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    “AN AWESOME COMBINATION” by Rich Hall, Operation American Spring Staff Coordinator, ©2014 (Mar. 4, 2014) — Operation American Spring will launch on May 16, 2014 in Washington, DC(Mar. 4, 2014) — Since I joined Operation American Spring a short while ago, I have talked to hundreds of people; read thousands of posts and articles regarding…

  • The Myth of American Indivisibility

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    Sharon Rondeau
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    DO STATES HAVE THE RIGHT TO SECEDE AFTER ALL? by Jim Delaney, blogging at Opinerlog (Jul. 23, 2011) — No nation is immutable; historically, nations evolve and devolve. And there’s no historical precedent which would uphold the assertion that America will be an exception to this rule. And though our Founders had hoped their carefully…

  • It’s Much More Than the Birth Certificate, Mr. Trump!

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    Sharon Rondeau
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    WHAT IS THE TRUE MEANING OF “NATURAL BORN CITIZEN?” March 31, 2011 Mr. Donald Trump Trump Organization 725 Fifth Avenue New York, NY  10022 Dear Mr. Trump, Thank you for taking up the Barack Obama issue.  You are the only person who has questioned publicly, “Why is the king wearing no clothes?!”  All the people…

  • The Eroded Backbone of the Free Market

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    Sharon Rondeau
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    ARE YOU MAD YET? by Don Hank, blogging at http://laiglesforum.com/2010/09/06/the-moral-backbone-of-the-free-market/ (Sept. 7, 2010) — To oppose socialism and the ongoing destruction of our Republic with libertarianism is like trying to stop a charging rhino by throwing a shoe at it. A recent article by Olavo de Carvalho shows why, and surprisingly, the author shows that…