LDS Freemen
LDS articles, political commentary, principles of freedom, proper role of government by liberty-minded latter-day saints.
Archive for August, 2009:
Bearing arms and state sovereignty
Another state sovereignty push has begun sweeping the nation, and it's centered on our right to bear arms. The Firearms Freedom Act has been passed, introduced, or intended to introduce in a number of states recently. From the official site:
Originally introduced and passed in Montana, the FFA declares that any ...
The NEW LDSFreemen / LDSLiberty Google Group!
We've created a new Google group for the site:
(From the first post)
This group was created to foster serious, orderly discussion about topics related to liberty and/or the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. Anyone is free to view the discussions, but only Members can participate. To become a Member, you ...
The government can!
As serious as the government wasting resources and abridging our freedoms is, it's important to sit back once in awhile, and have a laugh (YouTube, 3m4s).
The irresistible force of market competition
The Austrian school of economics has a rather unique view of competition and monopoly in a free-market. Israel Kirzner explains this in an article from the March 2000 issue of The Freeman, the introduction and conclusion:
The systematic character of the market process derives, in the Austrian view, from the interplay ...
The myth of health insurance II
It just so happens the day after I posted this Thomas Szasz article on the myth of health insurance, the FEE.org daily podcast discussed this very thing. It's about 25 minutes (.mp3) and features economist Paul Cwik. The podcast can be downloaded here.
Ron Paul and 9/11
I've begun reading another of Congressman Ron Paul's many books. A Foreign Policy of Freedom is basically a collection of his House floor speeches over the last 30 years regarding foreign policy. It's been a very interesting read and the major theme that I've seen throughout was summed up by ...
Sunshine Patriots
photo credit: Stephen Poff
In an effort to inspire the colonials to stay the course in throwing off the shackles of British tyranny, Thomas Paine wrote a series of pamphlets titled The American Crisis. The first of these pamphlets began with the lines:
These are the times that try men’s souls.
The summer ...
The myth of health insurance
About a year ago, I experimented with going into financial services, which included having to get licensed to sell life insurance. To meet the requirements, I had to learn the basics of insurance generally, and what life insurance is specifically. What I learned about insurance is that it's what we ...
The fallacy of intellectual property
A fantastic article on intellectual property has been written by Daniel Krawisz for the Mises Institute. He explains the fallacy in the idea of intellectual property quite well and, incentives aside, that such an idea violates and diminishes real property rights. The article is a bit on the long side, ...
LDS Liberty Podcast – News Blitz
http://media.libsyn.com/media/ldsliberty/LDS_Liberty_News_2.mp3
Mormons in the United States - survey results / CIA Official Finds Her Faith / Gun Control - History of LDS in Far West, Missouri / LDS and Islamic Leaders Share Relief Efforts / "I suppose it will be but a little while before some of those officious characters will ...
Medical slavery
Dr. Maria Martins, M.D., who practiced emergency medicine for 22 years and is licensed in New York, California, and Pennsylvania has weighed in on health reform at Mises.org:
The very idea of government acting to control any aspect of the practice of medicine should ignite passionate resistance on the part of ...
Principle 9 – To Protect Man’s Rights, God has Revealed Certain Principles of Divine Law
Rights could not remain unalienable unless they were protected as enforceable rights under a code of divine law.
William Blackstone said, " These are the eternal, immutable laws of good and evil, to which the Creator Himself in all His dispensations conforms." Among these principles are living honestly, not hurting ...
Imagining “Death Panels”
It's not that hard to imagine "death panels". In fact, Oregon's got 'em! (YouTube, 1m, 28s)
True regulation vs. False regulation
Here's Congressman Ron Paul of Texas at his finest on the superior regulation provided by the free market:
Since the bailouts last fall, lawmakers have been behaving as quasi-owners of the bailed-out banks and businesses, leading to calls for increased regulation of executive compensation and other wasteful expenditures. We have heard ...
Is racial profiling racist?
I've got a 3-part blog post up on racial profiling here , here , and here. An excerpt:
Recently, I acquired a lot of different things like clothes and electronics and have them all in my garage. As we were arranging it all, about 9 at night, with my father-in-law, who ...
A rational look at secession
It's always seemed peculiar to me that anybody thinks they can govern 300 million people efficiently. Or even that just over 500 people can govern that many. Yet, America is only getting bigger and wealthier and so is it's central government. For that I ask, why not secession? Several very ...
Robert Kahre vs. The Federal Reserve
Well, the IRS has won. Robert Kahre has been convicted for tax evasion. He hasn't harmed a single person, and even transacted in legal U.S. tender, yet he'll spend the rest of his life in prison. Thank you Federal Reserve! Jacob Hornberger has the latest:
Suppose a person owes one hundred ...
IN gOD WE TRUST
In my endeavor to become a better person, I turn to the Word of God. Understanding the definition and meaning of words used within the scriptures is fundamental to achieving my goal. The third of the ten commandments dictates that one should not take the Lord's name in vain (Exodus ...
Bearing arms and state sovereignty
Another state sovereignty push has begun sweeping the nation, and it's centered on our right to bear arms. The Firearms Freedom Act has been passed, introduced, or intended to introduce in a number of states recently. From the official site: Originally introduced and passed in Montana, the FFA declares that any ...The NEW LDSFreemen / LDSLiberty Google Group!
We've created a new Google group for the site: (From the first post) This group was created to foster serious, orderly discussion about topics related to liberty and/or the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. Anyone is free to view the discussions, but only Members can participate. To become a Member, you ...The government can!
As serious as the government wasting resources and abridging our freedoms is, it's important to sit back once in awhile, and have a laugh (YouTube, 3m4s).The irresistible force of market competition
The Austrian school of economics has a rather unique view of competition and monopoly in a free-market. Israel Kirzner explains this in an article from the March 2000 issue of The Freeman, the introduction and conclusion: The systematic character of the market process derives, in the Austrian view, from the interplay ...The myth of health insurance II
It just so happens the day after I posted this Thomas Szasz article on the myth of health insurance, the FEE.org daily podcast discussed this very thing. It's about 25 minutes (.mp3) and features economist Paul Cwik. The podcast can be downloaded here.Ron Paul and 9/11
I've begun reading another of Congressman Ron Paul's many books. A Foreign Policy of Freedom is basically a collection of his House floor speeches over the last 30 years regarding foreign policy. It's been a very interesting read and the major theme that I've seen throughout was summed up by ...Sunshine Patriots
photo credit: Stephen Poff In an effort to inspire the colonials to stay the course in throwing off the shackles of British tyranny, Thomas Paine wrote a series of pamphlets titled The American Crisis. The first of these pamphlets began with the lines: These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer ...The myth of health insurance
About a year ago, I experimented with going into financial services, which included having to get licensed to sell life insurance. To meet the requirements, I had to learn the basics of insurance generally, and what life insurance is specifically. What I learned about insurance is that it's what we ...The fallacy of intellectual property
A fantastic article on intellectual property has been written by Daniel Krawisz for the Mises Institute. He explains the fallacy in the idea of intellectual property quite well and, incentives aside, that such an idea violates and diminishes real property rights. The article is a bit on the long side, ...LDS Liberty Podcast – News Blitz
http://media.libsyn.com/media/ldsliberty/LDS_Liberty_News_2.mp3 Mormons in the United States - survey results / CIA Official Finds Her Faith / Gun Control - History of LDS in Far West, Missouri / LDS and Islamic Leaders Share Relief Efforts / "I suppose it will be but a little while before some of those officious characters will ...Medical slavery
Dr. Maria Martins, M.D., who practiced emergency medicine for 22 years and is licensed in New York, California, and Pennsylvania has weighed in on health reform at Mises.org: The very idea of government acting to control any aspect of the practice of medicine should ignite passionate resistance on the part of ...Principle 9 – To Protect Man’s Rights, God has Revealed Certain Principles of Divine Law
Rights could not remain unalienable unless they were protected as enforceable rights under a code of divine law. William Blackstone said, " These are the eternal, immutable laws of good and evil, to which the Creator Himself in all His dispensations conforms." Among these principles are living honestly, not hurting ...Imagining “Death Panels”
It's not that hard to imagine "death panels". In fact, Oregon's got 'em! (YouTube, 1m, 28s)True regulation vs. False regulation
Here's Congressman Ron Paul of Texas at his finest on the superior regulation provided by the free market: Since the bailouts last fall, lawmakers have been behaving as quasi-owners of the bailed-out banks and businesses, leading to calls for increased regulation of executive compensation and other wasteful expenditures. We have heard ...Is racial profiling racist?
I've got a 3-part blog post up on racial profiling here , here , and here. An excerpt: Recently, I acquired a lot of different things like clothes and electronics and have them all in my garage. As we were arranging it all, about 9 at night, with my father-in-law, who ...A rational look at secession
It's always seemed peculiar to me that anybody thinks they can govern 300 million people efficiently. Or even that just over 500 people can govern that many. Yet, America is only getting bigger and wealthier and so is it's central government. For that I ask, why not secession? Several very ...Robert Kahre vs. The Federal Reserve
Well, the IRS has won. Robert Kahre has been convicted for tax evasion. He hasn't harmed a single person, and even transacted in legal U.S. tender, yet he'll spend the rest of his life in prison. Thank you Federal Reserve! Jacob Hornberger has the latest: Suppose a person owes one hundred ...IN gOD WE TRUST
In my endeavor to become a better person, I turn to the Word of God. Understanding the definition and meaning of words used within the scriptures is fundamental to achieving my goal. The third of the ten commandments dictates that one should not take the Lord's name in vain (Exodus ...LDSFreemen.com Newsletter
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