Monthly Archives: January 2012

VOTING REFORM: A Progressive Voting Scheme

      by Diane Rufino This article follows the one I previously wrote, entitled “Who is Really Disenfranchised?”  In that article I talked about the incessant claims of  ”disenfranchisement” of minority voters when no such disenfranchisement exists nor any intent to … Continue reading

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Who is Really Disenfranchised?

       by Diane Rufino, Jan. 21, 2012 We hear a lot from the Obama administration and the Democratic Party about who in America is disenfranchised.  And according to them, it certainly isn’t the American taxpayer. In fact, according to them, … Continue reading

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Then They Came for Me, and No One Was Left to Speak Out

         by Diane Rufino, Jan. 4, 2012 If you ever get the chance to visit the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, you will be forever affected by what you see and learn there, and you will be moved by a … Continue reading

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The Government Shall Not Prohibit the Free Exercise of Religion

     by Diane Rufino, Dec. 29, 2011 I wanted to touch on something, as you already probably know, that had me really upset over Thanksgiving. And that was Obama’s failure to acknowledge and thank God in his Thanksgiving message to … Continue reading

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Patrick Henry: Why Didn’t Anyone Listen to Our Most Passionate Proponent of Liberty?

       by Diane Rufino, Dec. 28, 2011 On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered one of the most important speeches in our country’s history.  Attending a meeting of the Second Virginia Convention at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Henry intended … Continue reading

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The Proper Role of Government

     by Diane Rufino, Dec. 19, 2011 The need for government, plain and simple, is because absolute freedom is impossible. However much we believe that freedom is the natural right of man, anarchy is not feasible in a world of … Continue reading

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Our Faithless President

    by Diane Rufino, Nov. 25, 2011 President Obama offered a few remarks for Thanksgiving, noting the many ways that Americans have come together.  He highlighted the community mindset of those who volunteer in soup kitchens and praised our men … Continue reading

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SECESSION: Does a State Have the Right to Secede from the Union?

 by Diane Rufino, Sept. 6, 2011 Last month I taught classes on the Constitution, Our Founding Fathers, Our Founding Principles, The Federal Court System, The Supreme Court, and Judicial Activism.  I was struck by how many people want to learn … Continue reading

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The Tea Party is Here to Stay

    by Diane Rufino, July 29, 2011 It is said that the Tea Party movement started with a rant by Rick Santelli, CNBC correspondent, on the trading floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Feb. 19, 2009 but the truth … Continue reading

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Our Rich English History

   by Diane Rufino, June 24, 2011 Happy Anniversary America !!   This year, 2011, celebrates 218 years since the British signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783, formally abandoning any claims to the United States. Dennis Prager, a conservative talk … Continue reading

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