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AN OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY & MEANING OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT

by Diane Rufino, May 2017 – June 17, 2021 INTRODUCTION – “No free man shall be debarred (denied) the use of arms.” –  as proposed by Thomas Jefferson for Virginia’s Bill of Rights, 1776 The Federal Farmer (anti-Federalist author) in … Continue reading

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The Boston Tea Party and Its Protest Against Government Power Concentrated in a Far-Distant Land

by Diane Rufino, December 20, 2018 Four days ago, a date came and went without much mention. Yet it was so significant. On December 16, 1773, some 30 to 130 protesters, mostly members of the Sons of Liberty, dressed up … Continue reading

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What Our Founding Generation Would Have Said About Obamacare

                by Diane Rufino, February 25, 2017 Although we are on the verge of having President Obama’s signature piece of legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka, “Obamacare”) repealed and replaced, … Continue reading

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Constitution Day 2013

                  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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Where Are Today’s Sons of Liberty?

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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