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Tag Archives: checks and balances
RESOLUTION TO CALL FOR THE REPEAL OF THE 17th AMENDMENT
by Diane Rufino, April 19, 2023 RESOLUTION to CALL FOR THE REPEAL OF THE 17th AMENDMENT Whereas, our Founding Fathers incorporated a plan for a national legislature proposed by Connecticut delegate Roger Sherman, which articulated a bicameral US Congress; Whereas, … Continue reading
Why It’s Crucial to Repeal the 17th Amendment
by Diane Rufino, August 4, 2022 When I talk to folks about the Constitution, I usually comment that “the Constitution holds all the answers to the problems that are plaguing us as a country,” and as a republic. This article … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, 17th amendment, appointment of US Senators, Article I section 3, checks and balances, Constitution, Diane Rufino, federal government, federal tyranny, interposition, James Madison, nullification, selection of US Senators, seventeenth amendment, state sovereignty, Tenth Amendment, Thomas Jefferson, US Senate
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A Proposed State Tenth Amendment Resolution (Establishing a State Escrow Account to Curb Federal Spending)
by Diane Rufino, March 22, 2021 I propose the following State Tenth Amendment Resolution (“Establishing a State Escrow Account to Curb Federal Spending”), or one similar to it, for my state of North Carolina. It is based on the themes … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, A Re-Declaration of Independence, checks and balances, Diane Rufino, federal overreach, Federalism, resolution, state escrow account, states' rights, Tenth Amendment, tenth amendment resolution, unconstitutional federal spending, unconstitutional spending
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A Proposed State Sovereignty Resolution (“A Re-Declaration of Independence”) for North Carolina
by Diane Rufino, March 15, 2021 I propose the following State Sovereignty Resolution, or one similar to it, for my state of North Carolina. It is based on the themes addressed in my article “A RE-DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE” and aimed … Continue reading
A Few Suggestions to Those Who Represent Us in the North Carolina General Assembly
by Diane Rufino, February 1, 2021 Government is best and most responsive to the individual when it is closest to them. We’re talking about the local, the county, and even the state level. This is where the individual and his … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, ammunition, checks and balances, Diane Rufino, education initiatives, election reform, Federalism, Liberty, limited government, NC Voter Integrity Project, NCGA, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, nullification committees, Project Vertitas, sanctuary state for liberty, second amendment, second amendment sanctuary state, state escrow accounts, state legislature, state legislatures, state manufactured ammunition, state sovereignty bill, state sovereignty resolution, Tenth Amendment, Voter ID
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Thomas Jefferson Articulates the Remedy of NULLIFICATION in an Opinion Written to President George Washington in 1791
by Diane Rufino, September 16, 2018 In 1791, Thomas Jefferson wrote an opinion on the constitutionality of a National Bank. It is an important commentary on the meaning and intent of the US Constitution, in particular the two general clauses … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Alexander Hamilton, checks and balances, Chief Justice John Marshall, Constitution, constitutionality of national bank, Diane Rufino, George Washington, interposition, Jefferson, Jefferson's opinion to Washington on the constitutionality of a national bank, Kentucky Resolutions of 1799, Kentucky Resolves of 1799, McCulloch v Maryland, national bank, necessary & proper clause, necessary and proper clause, nullification, nullification is the rightful remedy, rightful remedy, Tenth Amendment, the rightful remedy, Thomas Jefferson
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SAVE THE REPUBLIC! Rethinking the American Union of States for the Preservation of Republicanism
by Diane Rufino (citing Donald Livingston in his book Rethinking the American Union for the Twenty-First Century), July 26, 2016 The purpose of this article is three-fold: First, I want to be provocative and get readers thinking. Second, I wish to … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, American union, Article IV, centralized government, checks and balances, compact, compact theory, Constitution, David Hume, Declaration of Independence, democracy, Diane Rufino, Donald Livingston, dual sovereignty, federal government, Federalism, federation, federation of states, government corruption, government oppression, interposition, large republic, nullification, provincial republics, representation, republic, republican form of government, republicanism, Rethinking the Union of States for the Twenty-First Century, secession, self-rule, separation of powers, sovereignty, state sovereighty, states, states rights, Supreme Court, Tenth Amendment, Thomas Jefferson, tyranny, union of states, will to secede
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Comparing Obama’s Amnesty Plan to the Emancipation Proclamation
by Diane Rufino, November 22, 2014 According to Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, President Obama’s plan to excuse the illegal action of millions of immigrants not unlike Abraham Lincoln’s effort to free slaves. At first I thought it … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, abuse, Amnesty, Bush, checks and balances, Civil War, Civil War'usupration, Diane Rufino, Emancipation Proclamation, executive order, illegal immigration, immigration, King Obama, Lincoln, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Reagan, Ronald Reagan, separation of powers, slavery, slaves, the civil war, Truman, tyrant, usurpation, Youngstown Steel
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Nullification: Comments to a Harsh Critic
by Diane Rufino I wrote an article in support of Nullification (“Limit Federal Spending through Nullification and State Escrow Accounts”). A man responded with this comment: “You propose a remedy and say it’s based on … Continue reading
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