Tag Archives: Founding Fathers

America, The Land That I Love

Posted on July 12, 2022 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, July 11, 2022 I’m a long-time activist. I started a Tea Party group in 2009 in my area of North Carolina and have been running it ever since. I believe in the Tea Party movement because it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill of Rights, Constitution, Constitutional Convention, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, founding documents, Founding Fathers, founding principles, freedom, George Washington, individual liberty, individual sovereighty, John Adams, Liberty, Morality, Philadelphia convention, Religion, Ronald Reagan, self-government, Thomas Jefferson, We the People | 2 Comments

SOLUTIONS FOR AMERICA: How to Preserve the Constitution and the Land of Liberty Our Founding Fathers Gave Us

Posted on September 1, 2021 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, September 1, 2021 Why do I say that we need to preserve our country? Why does America need saving? As I made abundantly clear, in my article “A Re-Declaration of Independence,” which I posted on January 23 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 10th Amendment, Article V convention, Civil War, Confederate States of America, Constitution, constitutional republic, convention of states, Diane Rufino, federal abuse, federal tyranny, Federalism, Founding Fathers, interposition, James Madion, Lincoln, nullification, political division, political sectarianism, runaway convention, state escrow accounts, states rights, Tenth Amendment, Thomas Jefferson, tyranny, war between the states, war to prevent southern independence, withhold federal income taxes | 1 Comment

A RE-DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Posted on January 23, 2021 by forloveofgodandcountry

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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Cicero Warned About the Evils of an Ambitious Government

Posted on July 28, 2018 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, July 15, 2018 “When a government becomes powerful, it is a usurper which takes bread from innocent mouths and deprives honorable men of their substance for votes with which to perpetuate itself.” — Marcus Tullius … Continue reading →

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What Our Founding Generation Would Have Said About Obamacare

Posted on March 5, 2017 by forloveofgodandcountry

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill of Rights, Boston tea party, Diane Rufino, Donald Trump, Founding Fathers, founding generation, freedom, government compulsion, healthcare, John Stuart Mill, Liberty, no taxation without representation, Obama, Obamacare, repeal and replace, Sons of Liberty, taxation, tea act, Tea Party, tea tax, the Affordable Care Act, Trump, tyranny, US constitution | 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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RESOLUTION TO CHALLENGE OBAMACARE AS AN ABUSE OF FEDERAL POWER

Posted on February 17, 2014 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, Deputy Director of the NC Tenth Amendment Center and Resolutions Chair of the Pitt County GOP. The following resolution will be presented at the 2014 Pitt County GOP Convention on March 8. RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE THE AFFORDABLE … Continue reading →

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How a Republic Dies

Posted on December 30, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, December 30, 2013 One of my all-time favorite HBO series is ROME, starring Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson. Borrowing on a theme similar to Forrest Gump, the series follows the journey of two … Continue reading →

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Keep the Federal Government in Check with NULLIFICATION – Not Liberty Amendments

Posted on October 12, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, October 10, 2013 Mark Levin, who wrote an excellent book “The Liberty Amendments” to urge states to call for an Article V Convention to propose constitutional amendments to restore the federal government back to some sort of … Continue reading →

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Limit Federal Spending through Nullification and State Escrow Accounts

Posted on August 25, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino The government has no legitimate powers that were not initially granted to it under the Constitution. There is no provision anywhere, nor is there any implied right under the Declaration of Independence or … Continue reading →

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