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Tag Archives: Constitution
WHAT IF?
by Diane Rufino, June 19, 2021 Today, June 19, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Twitter that he had just signed a Resolution asserting Texas state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment over all powers not granted to the federal government … Continue reading
IS NULLIFICATION A VIABLE OPTION TO CURB FEDERAL ABUSE?
By Diane Rufino, June 17, 2021 On June 15, I posted a question and some of my personal thoughts on the matter. I noted that our nation’s culture and politics has perhaps reached a tipping point where two competing ideologies … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, compact law, Constitution, Diane Rufino, federal abuse, James Madison, nullification, states' rights, Tenth Amendment, The Kentucky Resolves, The Virginia Resolves, Thomas Jefferson, unconstitutional, unconstitutional laws, US constitution
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A RE-DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
by Diane Rufino, January 22, 2021 This article is dedicated to our great Founding Fathers – men who had the courage, the foresight, and the wisdom to secure the freedom that I exercise and enjoy every single day. PURPOSE: The … Continue reading
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Tagged Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, founding documents, Founding Fathers, government tyranny, human rights, natural rights, Re-Declaration of Independence, rights of the people, the people's government, the right to abolish a tyrannical government, Thomas Jefferson, tyranny, unconstitutional agencies, unconstitutional federal agencies, US constitution
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IMPEACHMENT DISTRACTION
(Photo courtesy of Times of Israel) by Diane Rufino, February 9, 2020 For the past months, we have watched as President Donald J. Trump was impeached in the House by rabid partisan politicians, then tried in the Senate, and ultimately … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Constitution, Diane Rufino, Donald Trump, history of impeachment, impeachment, Nixon, President Trump, Trump
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The Federal Judiciary is Most Responsible for the Government Tyranny that so Clearly Threatens our Liberty
by Diane Rufino, January 13, 2020 This article comes from a few remarks I made to introduce my last TEA Party meeting. The ultimate topic, to be discussed by a few candidates running for state office, was the problem they … Continue reading
IMPEACHMENT – Where Do We Go From Here?
by Diane Rufino, December 23, 2019 My friend Joe McLaughlin said that he heard that despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi choosing to hold back the articles of impeachment that House Democrats alone passed against President Trump from the Senate (until … Continue reading
QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Our Founding Documents, Publications, Speeches, and Court Opinions?
by Diane Rufino, November 12, 2019 For my TEA Party meeting last night, I put together a QUIZ for members to work on at their seats to see how well they are able to identify and recognize our country’s founding … Continue reading
ANATOMY of a SUPREME COURT CASE: District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
(Photo credit: Median) by Diane Rufino, May 25, 2019 The case District of Columbia v. Heller is the landmark Supreme Court case decided in 2008, and written by the late great conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, which finally looked at … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd amendment, Adam Winkler, Alan Gura, Bill of Rights, Clark Neily, collective right v. individual right, Constitution, DC gun ban, DC gun control law, DC gun laws, Diane Rufino, Dick Heller, District of Columbia v. Heller, Don B. Kates, Don Kates, Gun Fight, gun rights, Heller opinion, history of second amendment, individual rights view of second amendment, Justice Scalia, McDonald v. Chicago, McDonald v. City of Chicago, Michigan Law Review, militia theory, militia theory of second amendment, NRA, original meaning of second amendment, originalism, Robert Levy, Scalia, second amendment, Shelly Parker, Supreme Court, the right to keep and bear arms
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Rejection of the Electoral College is the Surest Path to the Destruction of this Country
by Traci Griggs (NC Family Policy Matters, April 18, 2019), with an intro by Diane Rufino, May 28, 2019 Rejection of the Electoral College is the Surest Path to the Destruction of this Country. It seems fewer and fewer Americans … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Carrington, Constitution, constitutional republic, Diane Rufino, Dr. Adam Carrington, electoral college, Family Policy Matters" Radio, federal courts, Hillsdale College, NC Family, NC Family Policy Council, NC Family Policy Matters" Radio, Politics, republic, Traci Griggs, US constitution
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ABORTION: Why the Supreme Court Got it Wrong in Roe v. Wade (1973)
(Photo Credit – Prevent Disease website) by Diane Rufino, February 22, 2019 On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down one of the most controversial opinions in its history. It issued its opinion regarding the constitutionality of state … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th amendment, abortion, abortion rights, Constitution, Diane Rufino, Doe v. Bolton, fetus, fourteenth amendment, Josh Craddick, Justice Rehnquist, Justice White, late-term abortion, late-term abortion laws, Life, personhood, privacy, privacy rights, pro life, pro-abortion, right of privacy, right to life, Roe, Roe v. Wade, trimester approach, trimester framework, trimester test, unborn, viability, womens' rights
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