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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 →

Nullification vs. Article V Constitutional Convention: Where is the Honest and Open Discussion?

Posted on January 10, 2014 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, January 5, 2014 When the original 13 states came together to discuss the possibility of establishing a confederacy, at the urging of Benjamin Franklin (“Join or Die”), they did so with … Continue reading →

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Two Ways of Educating

Posted on December 25, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, December 24, 2013 At some schools, usually independent (not accepting federal dollars) and religious, students read old books, including Plato’s Republic. In the Republic, they read the story of Gyges’ ring that makes the … Continue reading →

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A Review of Federalism: The Significance of James Madison’s Report of 1800

Posted on December 9, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

A Review of Federalism: The significance of James Madison’s Report of 1800 in Transforming the 10th Amendment into the Predominant Provision Recognized by the Courts in Protecting Federalism by Diane Rufino, December 8, 2013 ** This article is taken almost … 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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Constitution Day 2013

Posted on September 27, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino Last Tuesday was Constitution Day – September 17. It marks the day that the Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 concluded and the final draft of Constitution was signed … Continue reading →

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NULLIFICATION: The Truths and the Fallacies

Posted on July 27, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino PART I: Nullification is the Rightful Remedy to Limit the Federal Government to its Constitutional Objects Nullification is the theory that says that actions of the federal government that are passed, imposed, or exercised in excess or … Continue reading →

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Time for Another Tax Revolution: Abolish the Federal Income Tax and the IRS With It!

Posted on July 10, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, July 3, 2013 The 16th Amendment states: “The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several states, and without regard to any census or enumeration.“ The … Continue reading →

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Nullification and A Few Good Men

Posted on June 23, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, June 22, 2013 I am an attorney. I studied the law. I studied Constitutional Law. Judge Andrew Napolitano, Fox News Senior Analyst, was my Con Law professor and not only taught me … Continue reading →

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Nullify Now! Coming to Raleigh, NC

Posted on May 27, 2013 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino The NC Tenth Amendment Center is organizing a Nullify Now! Rally in Raleigh this fall. Nullify Now! is a national tour, sponsored by the Tenth Amendment Center and Foundation for a Free Society, to … Continue reading →

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