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Tag Archives: George Washington
The Boston Tea Party and Its Protest Against Government Power Concentrated in a Far-Distant Land
by Diane Rufino, December 20, 2018 Four days ago, a date came and went without much mention. Yet it was so significant. On December 16, 1773, some 30 to 130 protesters, mostly members of the Sons of Liberty, dressed up … Continue reading
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Tagged A Time for Choosing, American Revolution, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Boston tea party, civil disobedience, Coercive Acts, Continental Congress, Dave Benner, Diane Rufino, George Washington, Intolerable Acts, King George, King George III, Ronald Reagan, Sons of Liberty, Tea Act, tyranny
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Thomas Jefferson Articulates the Remedy of Nullification in an Opinion Written to George Washington in 1791
by Diane Rufino, September 16, 2018 In 1791, Thomas Jefferson wrote an opinion on the constitutionality of a National Bank. It is an important commentary on the meaning and intent of the US Constitution, in particular the two general clauses … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Alexander Hamilton, checks and balances, Chief Justice John Marshall, Constitution, constitutionality of national bank, Diane Rufino, George Washington, interposition, Jefferson, Jefferson's opinion to Washington on the constitutionality of a national bank, Kentucky Resolutions of 1799, Kentucky Resolves of 1799, McCulloch v. Maryland, National Bank, necessary & proper clause, necessary and proper clause, Nullification, nullification is the rightful remedy, rightful remedy, Tenth Amendment, the rightful remedy, Thomas Jefferson
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JUDICIAL ACTIVISM: Obstruction of Construction
by Diane Rufino, September 21, 2017 In Honor of the 230th Anniversary of the US Constitution, and also to help promote Brion McClanahan’s latest book, HOW ALEXANDER HAMILTON SCREWED UP AMERICA, I wanted to post this important History Lesson — … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Article I, Article I Section 8, Bank Bill, Brion McClanahan, Chief Justice George Washington, Constitution, constitutional construction, Diane Rufino, express powers, George Washington, government of limited powers, How Alexander Hamilton Screwed Up America, implied powers, Jefferson v Hamilton, judicial activism, judicial tyranny, Kevin Gutzman, limited government, loose construction, McCulloch v. Maryland, National Bank, national government, national v federal government, necessary & proper clause, necessary and proper clause, strict construction, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson - Revolutionary
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NULLIFICATION: The Power to Right Constitutional Wrongs
by Diane Rufino, July 9, 2015 THOMAS JEFFERSON wondered how the country would respond in the case its government passed a law that was clearly unconstitutional. As Secretary of State under our first president, George Washington, he already … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Alien & Sedition, Alien and Sedition Acts, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, Federalism, Fugitive Slave laws, George Washington, James Madison, John Adams, Kentucky Resolutions, Michael Boldin, Nullification, nullify, racism, racist, slavery, slaves, Supreme Court, Tenth Amendment, Tenth Amendment Center, Thomas Jefferson, tyranny, unconstitutional, Virginia Resolutions
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Self-Governing Individuals are Necessary for a Self-Governing Society
by Diane Rufino Self-governing individuals are necessary to have a self-governing society. That is, only a moral and disciplined people are capable of being governed by a limited government. Those who are not need greater government. The Pilgrims taught us … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Bible, Bill of Rights, character, Christian, Christian heritage, Cicero, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Eisenhower, ethics, George Washington, God, James Madison, John F. Kennedy, Massachusetts Bay, Matrix of Liberty, Mayflower, McArthur, Morality, Nathan Hale, Natural Law, Philadelphia, Pilgrims, Plymouth, Puritans, Religion, Ronald Reagan, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, WInthrop
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On the Eve of the Most Important Election of our Lifetime – Let’s Hope We Get it Right
by Diane Rufino, November 5, 2012 When a curious woman approached Benjamin Franklin as he was leaving the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in September 1787 and asked him what kind of government the delegates had given the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1787, 2012, Benjamin Franklin, Bill of Rights, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Election, election day, George Washington, John Locke, Liberty and Property, Life, Mitt Romney, November 6, Nullification, Obama, Patrick Henry, Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson
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