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		<title>Defend The State, Defend Socialism</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/defend-the-state-defend-socialism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/defend-the-state-defend-socialism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skyler Collins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[monopoly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[principles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Socialism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1936</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I will argue here, so long as the state can collect funds by force to pay for national defense and crime prevention, it can collect funds by force to pay for anything, and so long as the state can legitimately enforce it's monopoly of the defense and justice services, so too can it enforce a monopoly of any service.]]></description>
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		<title>Why America Should Apologize</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/why-america-should-apologize/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/why-america-should-apologize/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connor Boyack</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[america]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign policy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1930</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[History makes at least one thing absolutely clear: regardless of the stated purposes and proffered justifications, the United States of America has been the cause and source of untold death, destruction, and damage.]]></description>
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		<title>The Arrogance of America’s Aristocracy</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-arrogance-of-america%e2%80%99s-aristocracy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-arrogance-of-america%e2%80%99s-aristocracy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connor Boyack</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[america]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aristocracy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1924</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That may seem obvious to many of my readers, but an entrenched system of incumbency has made it near impossible for the foggy-minded masses to separate the person from the position.]]></description>
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		<title>Its Major Flaw, Notwithstanding</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/its-major-flaw-notwithstanding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/its-major-flaw-notwithstanding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skyler Collins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ezra Taft Benson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1915</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In holding it up as the ideal, divinely sanctioned, standard of public government, Latter-day Saint Constitutionalists fail to recognize it's major, real world, foundational flaw.]]></description>
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		<title>An Invitation From Mark Skousen</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/an-invitation-from-mark-skousen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/an-invitation-from-mark-skousen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skyler Collins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberty]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1910</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm writing to invite you to join me in "the greatest libertarian show on earth" -- FreedomFest -- set for July 7-11 at Bally's Events Center in Las Vegas.]]></description>
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		<title>The Optimal Size of a Nation</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-optimal-size-of-a-nation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-optimal-size-of-a-nation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skyler Collins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[principles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the State]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1906</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Experience shows that a very populous city can rarely, if ever, be well governed; since all cities which have a reputation for good government have a limit of population. We may argue on grounds of reason, and the same result will follow: for law is order, and good law is good order; but a very great multitude cannot be orderly.]]></description>
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		<title>Constitution, Conscience, Constituency</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/constitution-conscience-constituency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/constitution-conscience-constituency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connor Boyack</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[constitution]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1900</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Their proper prioritization—most importantly, placing the Constitution before one’s own political desires—would solve a large number of problems in Congress and restore a decent amount of respect in the way our representatives conduct their business.]]></description>
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		<title>The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 21</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-28-principles-of-liberty-principle-21/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-28-principles-of-liberty-principle-21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charity Angel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[5000 year leap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleon Skousen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Madison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1894</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Strong Local Self-government is the Keystone to Preserving Human Freedom]]></description>
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		<title>Secret Window Combinations</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/secret-window-combinations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/secret-window-combinations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skyler Collins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secret combinations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1886</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes secret combinations aren't so well hidden.]]></description>
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		<title>On Amendments and Constitutional Purity</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/on-amendments-and-constitutional-purity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/on-amendments-and-constitutional-purity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connor Boyack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amendments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[principles]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1877</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is not hypocritical to express support for the Constitution while suggesting ways it can be modified to be better.]]></description>
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		<title>A Warning From Our Past</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/a-warning-from-our-past/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/a-warning-from-our-past/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony E. Larson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latter-day Saints]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nauvoo Period]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1867</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reflecting upon recent events, Latter-day Saints would be well advised to recall another time, in the early days of the church, when political opposition caused us great harm.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberal or Conservative? Joseph Smith&#8217;s 1844 Presidential Platform</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/liberal-or-conservative-joseph-smiths-1844-presidential-platform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/liberal-or-conservative-joseph-smiths-1844-presidential-platform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg West</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joseph Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1860</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Would Joseph be a Republican if he lived today? A study of his views offers a surprising view.]]></description>
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		<title>Re-Thinking the Pledge of Allegiance</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/re-thinking-the-pledge-of-allegiance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/re-thinking-the-pledge-of-allegiance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abe Day</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[america]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[principles]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1850</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the united States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, Independent States under God, unified for the protection of life, liberty, justice and of private property for all.” ]]></description>
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		<title>The Misplaced Ire of Citizens United</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-misplaced-ire-of-citizens-united/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-misplaced-ire-of-citizens-united/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connor Boyack</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[corporatism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free speech]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1845</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All of this political involvement by for-profit corporations is merely a symptom of what is the underlying disease: corporatism.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Businessmen Are More Honest Than&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/why-businessmen-are-more-honest-than/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/why-businessmen-are-more-honest-than/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skyler Collins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneur]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1841</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Notwithstanding regular reports of dishonest businessmen in the daily news, businessmen deserve more respect for their honesty than they receive.]]></description>
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		<title>Saints in a New World Order</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/saints-in-a-new-world-order/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/saints-in-a-new-world-order/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg West</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[america]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[secret combinations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Church]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1821</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What would happen to the global Church in the world in a time when America's political hegemony may no longer exist. What happens to the Church in a new world order? To do that, let's consider a few scriptural vignettes.]]></description>
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		<title>The Giant Counterfeiter</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-giant-counterfeiter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-giant-counterfeiter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skyler Collins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal reserve]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1833</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[San Jose State economics professor Jeffrey Rogers Hummel tells all his students that the easiest way to understand the Federal Reserve is to think of it as a giant, legalized counterfeiter.]]></description>
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		<title>Addition to the Pledge of ALLEGIANCE</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/addition-to-the-pledge-of-allegiance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/addition-to-the-pledge-of-allegiance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony E. Larson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[america]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1828</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Considering that liberty and justice always come at a price and that we will all be asked to pay that price, to make that sacrifice over the coming months and years, this addition becomes completely proper.]]></description>
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		<title>The Political Party Conundrum</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-political-party-conundrum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-political-party-conundrum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Bowers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[constitution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Madison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ron paul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secret combinations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1786</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How can you identify the good guys from the bad in the upcoming election?]]></description>
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		<title>Partisans And The Saints: Choosing A Side Or Choosing The Right?</title>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/partisans-and-the-saints-choosing-a-side-or-choosing-the-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/partisans-and-the-saints-choosing-a-side-or-choosing-the-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg West</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ldsfreemen.com/?p=1789</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Prophet Joseph Smith cautioned latter-day saints to avoid undue political partisanship because it didn't amount to much more than giving one side or another the rope with which to hang us.]]></description>
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