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Tag Archives: Constitution
Undoing the American Republic with Welfare and Institutionalized Poverty (That’s Why Welfare Reform is So Important)
by Diane Rufino, September 30, 2018 Government programs such as welfare and other social means-tested programs characterize very well the government’s general policy towards poverty: Make individuals “comfortable” in their poverty rather than incentivize them to become self-sufficient. Those dependent … Continue reading
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Tagged Article I Section 8, Constitution, Diane Rufino, discretionary spending, federal budget, federal grants, federal grants to states, federal spending, Federalist No 41, general welfare, general welfare clause, institutionalized poverty, institutionalized theft, James Madison, LBJ and welfare, poverty, power to tax and spend, redistribution of wealth, social programs, state grants, tax and spend, tax and spend power, Thomas Jefferson, unconstitutional, unconstitutional spending, welfare reform, welfare.
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SECESSION – Both a RIGHT and a REMEDY
by Diane Rufino, September 23, 2018 Gene Kizer Jr. is a brilliant historian. He has written an excellent account of the causes of the War of Northern Aggression (aka, the War to Prevent Southern Independence; aka, the War Between … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Civil War, compact theory, Constitution, contract law, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, fugitive slave clause, Fugitive Slave laws, Gene Kizer Jr, Lincoln, Morrill Bill, Morrill tariff, ordinarnce of secession, protective tariffs, remedy of secession, resumption clause, right of rescission, right of secession, secession, secesssion as a reserved right, social compact, states rights, Tenth Amendment, the right of secession, Virginia's Ordinance of Secession, war between the states, War of Northern Aggression, war to prevent southern independence
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Constitution Day 2018
by Diane Rufino, September 17, 2018 Today was Constitution Day. On September 17, 1787, the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia concluded. 39 of the 55 delegates to the Convention signed the final product, including its primary author, James Madison, and … Continue reading
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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To The Protesters of North Carolina’s State Monuments and the Agitators Regarding the State History: The Most Effective Means of Protesting is to MOVE OUT & STAY OUT of NORTH CAROLINA !!
by Diane Rufino, August 28, 2018 Every day I get angrier and angrier at people who act out their aggressions which are based on lies, mistruths, and liberal indoctrination. I’m talking about the desecration and the toppling of the Silent … Continue reading
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Tagged Antifa, Chapel Hill, Civil War, confederacy, confederate monument, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, destruction of confederate monuments, Diane Rufino, Governor John Ellis, Lincoln, Lincoln and tyranny, Lincoln as tyrant, Lincoln's constitutional violations, Lincoln's demand for 75000 tropps, Lincoln's war, meme, NC history, NC Ordinance of Secession, NC secession convention, North Carolina, protesting confederate monuments, right of secession, secession, Silent Sam, slavery, speech, white supremacy
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Government Targeting Political Opponents (an American Story, thanks to Barack Obama)
by Diane Rufino, July 21, 2018 On Thursday, July 19, supporters of Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters showed up at her Los Angeles office and put on a very troubling and unpatriotic display. I suppose their conduct was either in line … Continue reading
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Tagged April 2009, collusion, conservatives, Constitution, DHS, Diane Rufino, FBI scandal, first amendment, FISA warrant abuse, FISA warrant scandal, free speech, government targeting conservatives, government targeting of political opponents, government tyranny, Homeland Security, interference in the 2016 presidential election, interfering in 2016 election, interfering in 2016 presidential election, IRS scandal, Janet Napolitano, Maxine Waters, Maxine Waters LA office, Maxine Waters supporters burn American flag, Oath Keepers, Obama, Obama and gun control, office of intelligence and analysis, Patrick Henry, rightwing extremism, Russian dossier, second amendment, Tea Party, Trump, tyranny
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The Right of Secession, as Reserved by the States in their Ratification of the US Constitution
by Diane Rufino, June 1, 2018 Louisiana voted to secede from the Union on January 26, 1861. Shortly thereafter, her senators, Judah P. Benjamin and John Slidell, resigned their positions in the US Senate. In his FAREWELL ADDRESS to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Article IV, Civil War, compact theory, confederacy, confederate states, Constitution, Declaratiion of Independence, Diane Rufino, Gene Kizer Jr, Judah P. Benjamin, Lincoln, Ordinance of Secession, reserved rights, resumption clause, resumption clauses, right of secession, secession, states rights, Tenth Amendment, Virginia, Virginia's Ordinance of Secession, war between the states, War of Northern Aggression, war to prevent southern independence
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OBERGEFELL v. HODGES: The Scathing Dissent by Chief Justice John Roberts Explains Why the Majority Opinion Was an Abuse of Judicial Power under the US Constitution
by Diane Rufino, March 16, 2018 “If you are among the many Americans—of whatever sexual orientation—who favor expanding same-sex marriage, by all means celebrate today’s decision. Celebrate the achievement of a desired goal. Celebrate the opportunity for a new expression … Continue reading
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Tagged activist court, Article III, Chief Justice John Marshall, Chief Justice John Roberts, conservative judges, Constitution, Diane Rufino, federal judiciary, gay marriage, John Marshall, judical tyranny, judicial activism, judicial overreach, judicial review, Justice Alito, Justice Scalia, Justice Thomas, liberal judges, living breathing document, Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v Maryland, Obergefell, Obergefell decision, Obergefell dissent, Obergefell v. Hodges, originalism, progressive judges, strict construction, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson, unconstitutional, unconstitutional decisions, unconstitutional opinions, unconstitutional supreme court decisions
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