Archive for November 17th, 2011
Jesus Himself Drew Near, and Went With Them
Old World Witness For Christ And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. Source: Luke 24:15; The Holy Bible: The New Testament (KJV).
I Am He Who Was Lifted Up
American Scripture Then shall they know that I am the Lord; for I will say unto them: These wounds are the wounds with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. I am he who was lifted up. I am Jesus that was crucified. I am the Son of God. Source: Doctrine and Covenants 45:52; The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
Henderson’s Iron Law of Government Intervention: The 1967 Detroit Riot
Free Enterprise Zone, The Freeman, David Henderson The more I have studied government policy over the last 40 or so years, the more strongly I have come to believe that whatever problem you name, some government intervention—a tax, a subsidy, a spending program, or a government regulation—was an important cause or, at a minimum, made the [...]
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. and President Chester Arthur
American Minute with Bill Federer Julius Caesar Watts, Jr., better know as J.C. Watts, was born NOVEMBER 18, 1957. A college and pro football player, he was a youth minister and, in 1994, was elected to the U.S. Congress, where he was chosen House Conference Chairman. In response to the President's 1997 State of the Union Address, [...]
Carthage: John Adam’s “Defense,” No. 35
Liberty Letters, John Adams, 1786 A Defense of the Constitutions of the United States, Letter 35 Ancient Democratical Republics: CARTHAGE My dear Sir, IN order to shew the theory of Socrates, as reported by Plato, in a clearer light; and to be convinced, that he has not exaggerated in his description of the mutability in the [...]
Citzen Defined: Aristotle, Politics, Book 3, Part 2
The Moral Liberal, Classics Library Aristotle: "Politics", Book Three, Part 2, 350 B.C.E. But in practice a citizen is defined to be one of whom both the parents are citizens; others insist on going further back; say to two or three or more ancestors. This is a short and practical definition but there are some who raise the further [...]
The Works of John Adams, vol. 2: Appendix C
The Works of John Adams, by Charles Henry Adams, Volume 2 Appendix C Page 377. The following is the draught of the articles referred to in connection with the declaration of rights and grievances made by the Congress of 1774, one of the most important papers of the revolutionary history. In order to facilitate the comparison of [...]
The Works of John Adams, vol. 2: Appendix B
The Works of John Adams, by Charles Henry Adams, Volume 2 Appendix B (page 226.) The following abstract, taken from one of Mr. Adams’s note books, in addition to the interest attaching to the cause itself, may serve as a specimen of his manner of getting up his cases for argument:— Case of Michael Corbet and others, [...]
The Works of John Adams, vol. 2: Appendix A
The Works of John Adams, by Charles Henry Adams, Volume 2 Appendix A The following abstract of the argument in the cause of writs of assistants or assistance is the one alluded to in the note to page 125 of this volume. Gridley. The Constables distraining for rates, more inconsistent with English rights and liberties than Writs of [...]
Obama Violates Federal Law by Forcing Abortion Rights on Kenya
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice A recent investigation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress, revealed that the Obama administration has broken the law. The GAO’s report establishes that at least one Obama grantee openly lobbied to expand abortion in Kenya despite the longstanding [...]
DHS Launches Obama’s Amnesty Plan
Liberty Alerts, Corruption Chronicles The Obama amnesty plan officially begins this week, according to a mainstream newspaper that obtained internal Homeland Security documents outlining “sweeping changes” in immigration enforcement that will halt the deportation of illegal aliens with no criminal records. Much has been reported about [...]
Super Committee Suicide
By Alan Caruba By the weekend, news reports indicated that the congressional Super Committee was closing in on an agreement. The deficit-cutting panel is mandated to trim at least $1.2 trillion in federal spending over the next ten years and, failing an agreement, automatic cuts would begin in 2013, after the national elections. In days, [...]
TSA Plagued With “Bureaucratic Morass And Mismanagement”
Liberty Alerts, Corruption Chronicles The multi-billion-dollar federal agency created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks to protect the nation’s transportation system is inept, bloated and has failed miserably to fulfill its mission despite being generously funded by the government, according to a new congressional report. This is hardly [...]
Gun Rights Paradigm — T.F. Stern
By T.F. Stern, Our constitution provides limits on government in order to protect every individual’s God given inalienable rights. The right to defend your life, those around you and your property existed long before the establishment of government and is often referred to as a “natural right”; perhaps to assuage the small [...]
The Politicizing of Science
By Brad Fregger The conscious politicizing of science is one of the disasters of the end of the twentieth and beginning of the twenty-first centuries. The result, of course, is a significant loss in credibility for the entire scientific community; and not just in those areas where the egregious activities are taking place. The end result may [...]
American Revolution Inspired
Called Unto Liberty, President Brigham Young, 19th Century Sermons We consider that the men in the Revolution were inspired, by the Almighty, to throw off the shackles of the mother government, with her established religion. For this cause were Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, and a host of others inspired to deeds of resistance to the [...]
Morning Bell: The Debate Over China
Ericka Anderson, Heritage Foundation Want to hear something disturbing? China has increased its defense budget by double digits every year for the last 20 years. Just as China seems to be gearing up for some undefined enterprise, the U.S. is winding down its defense budget at a similarly rapid pace. Despite the obvious contrast, President Obama [...]
German Official Chastises Britain Over Financial Transaction Tax
By Dennis Behreandt A German official has criticized the UK over its reluctance to accept a tax on financial transactions in order to prop up the Euro. The criticism over British reluctance to agree to the tax came from Volker Kauder, the “parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Union,” the London Telegraph reported. According [...]
“Occupy” Movement: Welcome To Liberal Utopia
By Christopher G. Adamo For all but the most blindly dogmatic, any former “bloom” has long since left the rosy facade of the “Occupy Wall Street” phenomenon. Though the liberal media have been working overtime from the beginning to maintain the fantasy that the protesters embody the concerns and aspirations of Real America, and despite [...]
SCOTUS Asked to OK Television Cameras for ObamaCare
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice With the Supreme Court poised to hear oral arguments (5+ hours) in March, it comes as no suprise that there are renewed calls to put cameras in the courtroom - to televise the arguments concerning the constitutionality of ObamaCare. The request comes from C-SPAN in a letter to Chief Justice [...]
No Abortion Funding in ObamaCare Just a “Magic” Trick
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice We knew, and now new information reveals that the White House knew, that President Obama’s Executive Order to prevent abortion funding in ObamaCare is a sham. In order to gain enough votes to pass ObamaCare, President Obama made a “deal” with a group of supposedly “pro-life” [...]
Will Attorney General Holder Survive Operation Fast and Furious?
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice The pressure is intensifying for Attorney General Eric Holder to resign. Now, more than 40 members of Congress are urging Holder to step down over the program known as Operation Fast and Furious - a problematic program by the Department of Justice (DOJ) that cleared the way for thousands of [...]
Teaching after the Manner of the Spirit
A Way of Life, Matthew O. Richardson I have learned that a key to becoming real in every aspect of our lives is our ability to teach in a way that does not restrict learning. You see, a real life requires real learning, which depends on real teaching. “The responsibility to teach is not limited to those who have formal callings as [...]
Spirit Hath Not Flesh and Bones, As Ye See Me Have
Old World Witness For Christ Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. Source: Luke 24:39; The Holy Bible: The New Testament (KJV).
Behold The Wounds Which Pierced My Side
American Scripture Behold the wounds which pierced my side, and also the prints of the nails in my hands and feet; be faithful, keep my commandments, and ye shall inherit the kingdom of heaven. Source: Doctrine and Covenants 6:37; The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
