Saturday, September 29, 2012

Institute For Justice

"Through strategic litigation, training, communication, activism and research, the Institute for Justice advances a rule of law under which individuals can control their destinies as free and responsible members of society. IJ litigates to secure economic liberty, school choice, private property rights, freedom of speech and other vital individual liberties, and to restore constitutional limits on the power of government. In addition, IJ trains law students, lawyers and policy activists in the tactics of public interest litigation.

Through these activities, IJ challenges the ideology of the welfare state and illustrates and extends the benefits of freedom to those whose full enjoyment of liberty is denied by government."

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Friday, September 28, 2012

Why repeal the 17th Amendment?

From http://repeal17now.org/
"The founders created the Senate to be the legislative body that represented the states, while the House of Representatives represented the people.  These two bodies were designed to provide checks and balances between the  legislative branch and the executive branch while also providing checks and balances between the federal government and the states." 

Monday, September 24, 2012

The limits of tolerance

“Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society... then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them... We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.”
Karl R. Popper

To everyone:
I do respect your right to your religion. I do NOT have to respect your religion. Nor do I have to respect you for choosing your religion. I do respect your rights and insist that you also respect my rights.
-- Virgil Fenn