Tag Archives: Bill of Rights

RESOLUTION TO PROTECT THE SECOND AMENDMENT

Posted on February 17, 2014 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, Deputy Director of the NC Tenth Amendment Center and Resolutions Chair of the Pitt County GOP. The following resolution will be presented at the 2014 Pitt County GOP Convention on March 8. A RESOLUTION TO PROTECT the … Continue reading →

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Nullification vs. Article V Constitutional Convention: Where is the Honest and Open Discussion?

Posted on January 10, 2014 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, January 5, 2014 When the original 13 states came together to discuss the possibility of establishing a confederacy, at the urging of Benjamin Franklin (“Join or Die”), they did so with … Continue reading →

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Two Ways of Educating

Posted on December 25, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, December 24, 2013 At some schools, usually independent (not accepting federal dollars) and religious, students read old books, including Plato’s Republic. In the Republic, they read the story of Gyges’ ring that makes the … Continue reading →

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A Review of Federalism: The Significance of James Madison’s Report of 1800

Posted on December 9, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

A Review of Federalism: The significance of James Madison’s Report of 1800 in Transforming the 10th Amendment into the Predominant Provision Recognized by the Courts in Protecting Federalism by Diane Rufino, December 8, 2013 ** This article is taken almost … Continue reading →

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Keep the Federal Government in Check with NULLIFICATION – Not Liberty Amendments

Posted on October 12, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, October 10, 2013 Mark Levin, who wrote an excellent book “The Liberty Amendments” to urge states to call for an Article V Convention to propose constitutional amendments to restore the federal government back to some sort of … Continue reading →

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Constitution Day 2013

Posted on September 27, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino Last Tuesday was Constitution Day – September 17. It marks the day that the Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 concluded and the final draft of Constitution was signed … Continue reading →

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In Honor of Constitution Day 2013

Posted on September 17, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino Today is Constitution Day. Please take the time to reflect upon the principles that inspired our independence from Great Britain, united independent sovereign states, and inspired generations of Americans to put … Continue reading →

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Limit Federal Spending through Nullification and State Escrow Accounts

Posted on August 25, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino The government has no legitimate powers that were not initially granted to it under the Constitution. There is no provision anywhere, nor is there any implied right under the Declaration of Independence or … Continue reading →

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Where Are Today’s Sons of Liberty?

Posted on August 1, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino We talk a lot today about how the Constitution no longer means what it used to and it no longer protects individual freedom and liberty as it used to. We say this because a government of limited … Continue reading →

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Self-Governing Individuals Are Necessary for a Self-Governing Society

Posted on April 14, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino Self-governing individuals are necessary to have a self-governing society. That is, only a moral and disciplined people are capable of being governed by a limited government. Those who are not need … Continue reading →

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