Posts Tagged ‘fundamental rights’

Foundation for an Ideal State–Part VI Enforcement of Law and Limited Government

This is an essential exercise for Latter-Day Saints to know how a government of liberty should be structured in order to safeguard freedom and individual rights against the judicial and legislative attacks that have eroded our inspired Constitution. This essay contains Principles 7, 8, 9 and 10. This is a continuation ...

Foundation for an Ideal State–Part IV Contract Citizenship

This is an essential exercise for Latter-Day Saints to know how a government of liberty should be structured in order to safeguard freedom and individual rights against the judicial and legislative attacks that have eroded our inspired Constitution. This essay contains Principle 5 on contract citizenship. This is a continuation of ...

Foundation for an Ideal State–Part III

This is an essential exercise for Latter-Day Saints to know how a government of liberty should be structured in order to safeguard freedom and individual rights against the judicial and legislative attacks that have eroded our inspired Constitution. This essay contains Principles 3 and 4. This is a continuation of the ...

Foundation for an Ideal State–Part II

This is an essential exercise for Latter-Day Saints to know how a government of liberty should be structured in order to safeguard freedom and individual rights against the judicial and legislative attacks that have eroded our inspired Constitution. This is a continuation of the listing and illucidation of the founding principles ...

Foundation for an Ideal State–Part I

This is an essential exercise for Latter-day Saints. I present the list of core principles, plus how to determine fundamental rights. I follow with a discussion of the first principle only. Each succeeding week, I will add an indepth discussion of another principle until the list is complete. In my first ...

In Defense of a Principled Approach to Law

Why would anyone object to a principled approach to law?.. At first glance one might well ask, "Why would anyone object to a principled approach to law? Why the need for a defense?" The answer lies in two facts: 1) a logically consistent, non-conflicting set of principles governing law and government ...

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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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We believe that God has given to every individual the unalienable right to Life, Liberty, and Happiness (Property) as part of the Plan of Salvation. Any violation of these rights, whether by a single individual or a group of people (i.e. government), is immoral and against the will of God. The only just and proper role of government is to protect these rights from the aggression of others.

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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