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Libertarian Opinion

“A New Birth of Freedom”? Oh, the Irony.

How ironic that Obama’s inaugural theme song is inspired by Abraham Lincoln and called “A New Birth of Freedom”. The title is taken from Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, which he gave after decisively robbing the citizens of the Confederate states of their freedom during the Civil War. A New Birth of Tyranny is more like it […]

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Opinion

CNN: No one has Standing to Enforce Constitution

CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin says that the Constitution will not “be an impediment” to Hillary Clinton becoming Secretary of State even though Article 1, Section 6 specifically – and without exception or condition – prohibits her appointment. Clearly Prohibits Clinton’s Appointment to the Cabinet Article 1, Section 6 of the Constitution says the following: […]

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Opinion

Obama wants to Spread YOUR Wealth to GM’s Pockets

Obama is desperate to bailout General Motors and even says the bank bailout bill that passed recently amid great controversy gives the President the discretion to do so. Is this change? Obama has been far more receptive than Bush to having the government intervene to rescue another major sector of the economy. He called automakers […]

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Politics

So Obama’s Going to Abuse Executive Orders, too?

The problem with executive orders is that they’re often used to make, instead of just implement, law. So, instead of issuing new and different executive orders, Obama should not only fulfill his promise to dump the bad ones, but should also end this practice of using them to make new law, or to interpret existing […]

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Opinion

“Spreading the Wealth” is a Net Loss

A commenter named Phillip over at Warren Throckmorton’s blog claims that Barack Obama’s plan to “spread the wealth around” is not socialism, but “capitalism with restraints” and that “spreading wealth is a pre-requisite for the overall wealth of a country“. An Insane Asylum is just a Hospital with Restraints Let’s explore this concept of capitalism […]