Posts Tagged ‘constitution’

Its Major Flaw, Notwithstanding

Latter-day Saint Constitutionalists have interpreted scripture pertaining to the Constitution of the United States in varying degrees. Some believe it itself is scripture, on par with the canonized Standard Works. Others have a looser (in my view correct) interpretation that only those parts "supporting that principle of freedom in maintaining ...

Constitution, Conscience, Constituency

Elected leaders in our republican representative system face a quandary when considering how they will vote on an issue. Many of them are unfortunately unaware of (or intentionally ignore) the standard by which their votes are to be cast, and thus proceed in blatant disregard for the proper process of ...

The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 21

"Strong Local Self-government is the Keystone to Preserving Human Freedom" Political power automatically tries to gravitate towards centralization, the purpose of the US Constitution is to prevent that from happening.  Centralization of political power ALWAYS destroys liberty by removing the decision-making function from the people on the local level to the ...

On Amendments and Constitutional Purity

Given the resurgent popularity of the Constitution in many conservative political circles as of late, ideological opponents have taken to looking for weaknesses in position and policy that are susceptible to attack. One of the more tiresome and ignorant retorts deals with the desire by some proponents of the Constitution ...

The Political Party Conundrum

Well, here we are in another election year. In November we will take part in what could reasonably be said to be probably the most important election in this nation's history. I believe that the outcome may well determine whether or not we the people are to be free or ...

The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 20

"Efficiency and Dispatch Require Governments to Operate to the Will of the Majority, but Constitutional Provisions Must be Made to Protect the Rights of the Minority" One of the serious mistakes Of the Articles of Confederation was the requirement that all states must approve in order for any changes to be ...

The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 19

"Only Limited and Carefully Defined Powers Should be Delegated to Government, All Others Being Retained in the People." There was no principle no more adamantly emphasized during the Constitutional Convention then the absolute necessity to limit the federal government.  Not only was this done by carefully defining the powers delegated to ...

A New Year for Patriotism

America has long been on an IV drip of political poison, its vitality and well-being slowly being sapped as a result. This steady erosion of liberty has been augmented to an increased dosage in the past year under the rule and reign of Mr. Obama, his authoritarian Czars, and a ...

The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 18

"The Unalienable Rights of the People are Most Likely to be Preserved if the Principles of Government are Set Forth in a Written Constitution." The one weakness of the Anglo-Saxon common law, was that it was unwritten. Due to the fact that the whole people were aware of the principles, they ...

Preamble to The Bill of Rights

In celebration of today, Bill of Rights Day, I share the preamble of the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution (emphasis added): The Bill of Rights The First 10 Amendments to the Constitution as Ratified by the States December 15, 1791 Preamble Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New ...

Reports on Policy Constitutionality

<rant> Why does everyone write until their hands bleed on the constitutionality of this or that piece of legislation? Washington has been ignoring the Constitution since it signed it!! If Washington ignores it, and everyone in Washington was elected by the people, then the people obviously ignore it. That's what the ...

The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 17

"A System of Checks and Balances Should be Adopted to Prevent the Abuse of Power" After John Adams had sold the people on the separation of powers, it must have been shocking to him to see that they wanted to make the separation so complete that it would have made the ...

A Nation of Divine Destiny

The United States of America is the greatest nation in history. It is truly a nation of divine destiny! Why was it formed, and what is its divine duty and destiny? What is our role in its preservation? The answers to these momentous questions are worthy of our solemn consideration! The ...

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    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.

  • The Optimal Size of a Nation

    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.

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The Founding Fathers were inspired men whose efforts secured a society with the greatest enjoyment of liberty in modern times. The political environment of freedom they created allowed for the Church of Jesus Christ to be restored and thrive in the last days. Unfortunately, the principles upon which America was founded are under constant attack by "kingmen" (Alma 51:5) all around us. Many Latter-day Saints, either knowingly or unknowingly, support those who would destroy our Lord's work in the latter days.

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