Tag Archives: James Madison

QUIZ: How Well Do You Know our Founding Documents, Publications, Speeches, and Court Opinions?

Posted on November 13, 2019 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, November 12, 2019 For my TEA Party meeting last night, I put together a QUIZ for members to work on at their seats to see how well they are able to identify and recognize our country’s founding … Continue reading →

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A Bill of Rights is What All Free People Are Entitled to Against Every Government

Posted on January 4, 2019 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, January 3, 2019 Let me add that a bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference……” … Continue reading →

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Undoing the American Republic with Welfare and Institutionalized Poverty (That’s Why Welfare Reform is So Important!)

Posted on October 2, 2018 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, September 30, 2018 Government programs such as welfare and other social means-tested programs characterize very well the government’s general policy towards poverty: Make individuals “comfortable” in their poverty rather than incentivize them to become self-sufficient. Those dependent … Continue reading →

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The English Roots of American Liberty

Posted on January 24, 2018 by forloveofgodandcountry

by DIane Rufino, January 20, 2018 From the Declaration and Resolves (petition to King Charles listing the colonies’ grievances against the King and Parliament), the Declaration of Independence, to the Bill of Rights / Declaration of Rights adopted by the … Continue reading →

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QUESTION: Was – Is – Secession Legal?

Posted on January 23, 2018 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, but based in large part on Leonard “Mike” Scruggs book THE UN-CIVIL WAR, January 19. 2018 On July 4, 1776, thirteen British colonies announced their secession from Great Britain and declared to the world their just reasons: … Continue reading →

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The Social Compact and Our Constitutional Republic

Posted on January 23, 2018 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, Jan. 21, 2018 (first section only; other sections attributed to other authors) I. INTRODUCTION A Social Compact is an agreement, entered into by individuals, that creates some form of self-government and results in the formation of an … Continue reading →

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NULLIFICATION (in 500 words)

Posted on October 31, 2017 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, Oct. 30, 2017 Imagine Hillary Clinton had won the 2016 presidential election and enough democrats won so that she enjoys a friendly Congress. And imagine she made good on a campaign promise and had a comprehensive federal … Continue reading →

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Making Sense of the Meaning and Intent of the Second Amendment: It Isn’t Hard Folks!

Posted on May 25, 2017 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, May 24, 2017 “No free man shall be debarred (denied) the use of arms.” – as proposed by Thomas Jefferson for Virginia’s Bill of Rights, 1776 The Federal Farmer (anti-Federalist author) in 1788: “To preserve liberty, it … Continue reading →

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Compact Theory: Security for American Liberty

Posted on July 18, 2016 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino, July 18, 2016 A contract is a promise, or set of promises, between willing parties. The law of contracts is a body of law as old as the Anglo-American division of law and equity. When a contract … Continue reading →

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Esteemed Ghosts From Our Past

Posted on February 6, 2016 by forloveofgodandcountry

by Diane Rufino If you are ever confused as to the order of things, the emphasis of individual rights with respect to government, the rights of States with respect to the federal government, and the states’ rights of nullification and … Continue reading →

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