Founding Fathers

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Reject False Choices Between Law Enforcement & Military

Christine Pelosi | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Zacarias Moussaoui, Law Enforcement, Military Tribunal, Terrorists, President Obama, 9/11, Founding Fathers, George F. Will, Independent Judiciray, John Kerry, Constitution, Separation of Powers, Prosecutors, London Terror, False Choices, Politics News

As Obama tasks our independent judiciary with trying more suspected 9/11 terrorists, count me among those who agree with Mayor Giuliani's first position on trying alleged terrorists in US courts: in the yes column

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"The Genius Of America" Should Be In Every Classroom

Zanesville TimesRecorder.com | Nat Hentoff | Posted 11.09.2009 | Books

Read More: The Constitution, Us Constitution, Genius of America, Lynne Cheney, Founding Fathers, Dick Cheney, Hentoff, Oreskes, Books News

"Consider," [Lynne Cheney] wrote then, "how little history is required of our students. Once it was taught every year kindergarten through 12th grade;...

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What is the "Message" Behind Increased Gun Sales?

Josh Horwitz | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Second Amendment, Insurrectionism, Insurrection, William Kostric, Gun Control, Founding Fathers, Constitution, Town Hall Meetings, Guns, Politics News

Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, thinks Americans are stockpiling handguns, assault weapons and ammunition because they are going to be "attacked by politicians"?

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"Wow, I'm an American!"

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Freedom, Self-Help, Peter Breggin, Values, Psychology, America, Founding Fathers, Constitution, Responsibility, Living News

We've taken the "wow" out of America. It's time to put it back. It's time to be proud to "Live like an American!"

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Of Columbus Day and Crosses

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Crosses, Religion, George Washington, Christopher Columbus, Antonin Scalia, Touro Synagogue, Founding Fathers, Fort Matanzas, Christianity, New England, Separation of Church and State, Politics News

The litany of sectarian killings that has been such a grotesque piece of America's "hidden history" is the reason that some of the Framers thought the First Amendment was so necessary.

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Thomas Jefferson and "The Blood of Tyrants"

Josh Horwitz | Posted 10.17.2009 | Home

Read More: Second Amendment, Gun Violence, Militia, Timothy McVeigh, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Gun Control, Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, Constitution, Home News

Those who hold the belief that the 2nd Amendment gives them an individual right to take violent action have isolated Jefferson's "tree of liberty" quote in order to justify a radical ideology.

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Health Care: The Founding Fathers Weigh In

Sarah Schmelling | Posted 09.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Town Halls, Health Care Reform, Founding Fathers, Health Care Debate, Constitution, Humor, Comedy News

We've given quite a bit of power to the Executive Branch, and since the people elect the president, I'm sure they'll listen to what he has to say when he wants to make some kind of change.

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Ah! The Glorious Second!!!

Eric Lurio | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: 4th-of-July-Fireworks, John Adams, 4th of July, Founding-Fathers, Founding Fathers, Politics, HBO John Adams, Politics News

Today is the 233rd anniversary of the secession of 13 British North American Colonies from the Empire, thus creating the United States of America. So why do we celebrate on the 4th of July?

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Independence Week Declaration 101: A "Forgotten Founder" Worth Knowing

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Declaration of Independence, History, American Revolution, American History, Independence Day, Founding Fathers, Fourth of July, Constitution, Living News

One of the "Forgotten Founders" is James Wilson, whose contributions to the creation of the United States of America were obscured by his later disgrace.

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A 'Must Read' for the Book Czar

William Fisher | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, U.S. Constitution, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Presidential Power, Founding Fathers, James Madison, George H.W. Bush, Politics News

Ambitious assertions of presidential power are the logical outcome of a decades-long trend that started with Reagan and culminated under the "unitary executive" doctrine embraced by the George W. Bush administration.

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Exclusive Footage Of Glenn Beck's Common Sense Comedy Show

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 07.06.2009 | Comedy

Read More: We-Surround-Them, Glenn Beck Comedy Tour, Stand Up, Teabagging, Satire, Glenn Beck Fox News, Founding Fathers, Fox News, Political Satire, Glenn Beck, Movie, Tea Party, Fox News Channel, Humor and Satire, Common Sense, Simulcast, Chicago-Illinois, United Kingdom, Comedy News

I live-blogged the event on Twitter, so I thought I'd post some of the "highlights" including Glenn Beck opening with a joke about Whoopi Goldberg stabbing a man.

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Friday Talking Points [79] -- Judicial Activism And Bias

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Nickolas, Supreme Court, White House, Autoworkers, Burris, Constitutional Crisis, Power Struggle, Founding Fathers, Detainee Deaths, Gingrich, President, War Crimes, Rnc, Courts, Princeton, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Sotomayor, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Pussy Galore, Un, Ralph Nader, Judicial Activism, Republican National Committee, Court, Twitter, Terry McAuliffe, Congress, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Constitution, Mddotw, Rod Blagojevich, Sonia Sotomayor, Truth Commission, Youtube, Banks, Hillary Clinton, Uaw, Bonuses, Up or Down Vote, Michael Guest, Same Sex, Nader, President Obama, Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, United Nations, Blaggy, Filibuster, Bankers, Obama, Scotus, Prejudice, Auschwitz, Blago, Republican, Government, Blagojevich, Lionel Sosa, Pelosi, Clinton, Activism, Federal Government, Bias, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Defense of Marriage Act, Legislating From the Bench, Benefits, Gm, Pyne Prize, Roland Burris, Philip Alston, Gay, State Department, Checks and Balances, Mcauliffe, Chris Kelly, Secretary of State, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Spousal Benefits, Nominee, Doma, Torture, Alston, Politics News

"Judicial activism" (or, alternatively, "legislating from the bench") is defined -- no matter what your political beliefs -- as "judges not ruling the...

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Homo Sex in Colonial America

Larry Kramer | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homophobia, Founding Fathers, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, American History, Gay Issues, Colonial America, Larry Kramer: Homo Sex in Colonial America, Larry Kramer, Homo Sex, Homo, Politics News

Gay people are victims of an enormous con job. An awful rip-off. A tragic heist. It is time to call its bluff and grow up. This means recognizing that we have been here since the beginning of the history of people.

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Give Me Liberty, and Give Me Death?

Rev. Lennox Yearwood | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Revolution, Senate, John Ensign, Voting Rights, Washington DC, Founding Fathers, Gun Control, Nra, Politics News

There is no excuse for Sen. John Ensign attaching an amendment to the voting act that would eliminate DC's ability to enforce necessary gun laws.

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A Live Discussion on Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America

Steven Johnson | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Founding Fathers, Science, The Invention of Air, America, Joseph Priestley, Politics News

When our leaders take anti-science positions, or happily plead ignorance about some of the most important issues of our time, they're not just being anti-intellectual. They're also being un-American. We discussed this and much more in a live chat earlier today.

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The Disloyal Opposition: Rush is Right -- Obama Must Fail

Randall Amster | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Limbaugh Obama Fail, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Limbaugh Obama Fails, Rush Obama Fail, Rush Limbaugh, Free Market Capitalism, Race, Bill O'Reilly, Liberalism, Founding Fathers, Multiculturalism, Barack Obama, Satire, Political Humor, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Humor and Satire, Anarchist, Politics News

If the new President brings closure to current wars and staves off economic collapse, it quite possibly will once and for all bury the neocon legacy deep in the dustbin of history.

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What We Will Remember from Obama's 2009 Inaugural Address

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Tear Down This Wall, Thomas Paine, The Bible, Khe Sahn, Barack Obama Inaugural Speech, Founding Fathers, Barack Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, Neil Armstrong, George Washington, We the People, Vietnam War, Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln's Second Inauguration, Barack Obama Inauguration Speech, Lincoln Second Inaugural Address, Shakespeare, Fear Itself, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Gettysburg Address, Sermon on the Mount, Politics News

Obama's inaugural address was a good speech, but not truly canonical. Nevertheless, the inaugural address contained many passages that will enter into the mystic chords of memory.

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Separation of Church and Estate

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Religion, Property Tax, Megachurches, Church and State, Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York, Churches and Politicking, Religious Tax Exemptions, Catholic Church John Kerry, Prop 8, Christian Echoes National Ministry, Founding Fathers, Churches and Political Funding, Same-Sex Marriage, Cardinal Humberto Medeiros, Pledge of Allegiance, Religion and Politics, Religious Right, Church Tax Exemption, Inc. v. u.s., Rev. Jay Scott, Catholic Church Obama, Tenth Circuit Court, Politics News

Churches are political organizations that routinely violate IRS statutes, undermining any claim they might have had to property tax exemptions.

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Yearning for Unity: Songs From the Choir

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 12.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Election Reaction, Proposition 8, Obama Victory Speech, Same Sex Marriage, Obama Grant Park, Warren Buffett, Founding Fathers, A More Perfect Union, Barack Obama, Living News

Barack Obama accepted his landslide win last Tuesday, not as the conquering victor filled with hubris, but rather as a humbled, public servant.

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Why Your Vote Matters More Than You Think

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Gandhi, Oprah Winfrey, Nelson Mandela, Get Out the Vote, Founding Fathers, 2008 Election, Voter Apathy, Benjamin Franklin, Voting, Election Anxiety, Living News

Just in case anyone reading this is planning not to vote on Nov. 4, I'd like to have a little chat with you. And for those who are voting, please kee...

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How We Will Feel if Obama Wins

Lanny Davis | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Constitution Slavery, John McCain, Charles Dickens, Founding Fathers, Harold Reese, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Jackie Robinson, Emancipation Proclamation, Slavery, Abraham Lincoln, Racism, Racism Baseball, African-American President, Brooklyn Dodgers, A Tale of Two Cities, Politics News

On Nov. 5, if Obama is the president-elect, I think most people -- regardless of their party or ideology -- will take pride in the fact that America is a purple nation, not a red vs. blue one.

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What the Framers Knew and Alan Greenspan Didn't

Eric Lane and Michael Oreskes | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Us Constitution, George Washington, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Founding Fathers, John Quincy Adams, Housing Crisis, Greenspan, Alan Greenspan, Constitutional Convention, Constitution, Politics News

The Framers did not ask people to rise above self-interest but instead expected them to pursue it. Pitting interest against interest, as Madison put it, is a way of ensuring liberty.

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Majority Of Americans Say Founding Fathers Would Be Disappointed: Poll

CNN | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Politics News

According to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey, 69 percent of adult Americans who responded to a poll June 26-29 said the signers of the Declara...

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Thomas Paine: The Man Who Taught Us That America Is Radical To Its Core

American News Project | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Thomas Paine, Fourth of July, American Radicalism, Founding Fathers, US History, American News Project, Politics News

An Independence Day look back at the radical influence of Thomas Paine, the often-overlooked founding father whose words sparked the American Revoluti...

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