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History Speaks Through the Monuments on the National Mall

Posted on February 2, 2017 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, January 21, 2017 Yesterday I visited the Jefferson Memorial to commune with my favorite Founding Father. Jefferson is perhaps the single reason I am so very proud to be an American. The principles he articulated in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Congressional power, DC, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, Donald Trump, government, government power, inauguration speech, Jefferson, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln, Lincoln Memorial, national mall, national monuments, presidential power, separation of powers, Trump, Washington, Washington Monument | 2 Comments

SAVE THE REPUBLIC! Rethinking the American Union of States for the Preservation of Republicanism

Posted on July 28, 2016 by forloveofgodandcountry

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 2 Comments

Compact Theory: Security for American Liberty

Posted on July 18, 2016 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, July 18, 2016 A contract is a promise, or set of promises, between willing parties. The law of contracts is a body of law as old as the Anglo-American division of law … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, compact, compact theory, Constitution, contract, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, Donald Livingston, James Madison, Kent Masterson Brown, ratifying convention, remedy, rescission, resumption clause, Rethinking the American Union, secession, social compact, states, Thomas DiLorenzo, Thomas Jefferson, union, union of states, US constitution | Leave a comment

INDEPENDENCE DAY: The Story of Us

Posted on July 8, 2016 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, July 4, 2016 Independence Day – What it really means…. What does Independence Day – the 4th of July – mean to you? Is it just a holiday to eat, drink, and light off fireworks? Do you … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 4th of July, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, English Bill of Rights, Grand Remonstrance, Halifax Resolves, holidady, Independence, independence day, John Adams, Lee Resolution, Magna Carta, Petition of Right, Revolutionary War, secession, Thomas Jefferson, US history, war for independence | Leave a comment

Esteemed Ghosts from our Past

Posted on February 6, 2016 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino If you are ever confused as to the order of things, the emphasis of individual rights with respect to government, the rights of States with respect to the federal government, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, government, inalienable rights, James Madison, Liberty, Mark Alexander, Thomas Jefferson | Leave a comment

TAKE THIS MONUMENT DOWN!

Posted on August 2, 2015 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino While we’re heading down the dangerous slippery slope of government-sponsored censorship surrounding the display of the Confederate flag and certain Civil War generals and other … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Jackson, battle of New Orleans, censorship, Civil War, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, federal government, government-sponsored censorship, monument, New Orleans, perpetual union, preserved, union, union must and shall be preserved | Leave a comment

THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY HAS BECOME DANGEROUS & DESPOTIC: A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSAL

Posted on July 16, 2015 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, July 11, 2015 US CONSTITUTION: AMENDMENT PROPOSAL An amendment to replace the States’ influence in the federal government since the 17th Amendment was adopted. “…If no remedy of the abuse be practicable under the forms of the … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Declaration of Independence

History Speaks Through the Monuments on the National Mall

SAVE THE REPUBLIC! Rethinking the American Union of States for the Preservation of Republicanism

INDEPENDENCE DAY: The Story of Us

Esteemed Ghosts from our Past

TAKE THIS MONUMENT DOWN!

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