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Monthly Archives: July 2016
SAVE THE REPUBLIC! Rethinking the American Union of States for the Preservation of Republicanism
by Diane Rufino (citing Donald Livingston in his book Rethinking the American Union for the Twenty-First Century), July 26, 2016 The purpose of this article is three-fold: First, I want to be provocative and get readers thinking. Second, I wish to … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, American union, Article IV, centralized government, checks and balances, compact, compact theory, Confederacy, confederate states, consolidated power, consolidation of power, Constitution, David Hume, Declaration of Independence, democracy, Diane Rufino, Donald Livingston, dual sovereignty, federal government, Federalism, federation, federation of states, government, government corruption, government oppression, interposition, large republic, Nullification, provincial republics, representation, republic, republican form of government, republicanism, Rethinking the Union of States for the Twenty-First Century, secession, self-rule, separation of powers, sovereignty, state sovereignty, states, states' rights, Supreme Court, Tenth Amendment, Thomas Jefferson, tyranny, union of states, will to secede
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Desperately Seeking Security – For Our Second Amendment
by Diane Rufino, July 20, 2016 To those who are serious about preventing the federal government from coming after our Second Amendment rights, please read and take note….. If you really want to make a difference and prevent the … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, 2nd amendment, Bill of Rights, Constitution, Diane Rufino, federal government, government, gun control, gun rights, guns, interposition, Nullification, preamble to the Bill of Rights, re-assert state sovereignty, second amendment, self-defense, self-protection, sovereignty, sovereignty bill, sovereignty resolution, state sovereignty, state sovereignty bill, state sovereignty resolution, Tenth Amendment, tyranny
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African-American Police Officer Posts of the Reality of Patrolling in the Inner City
by Diane Rufino, July 13, 2016 Benjamin Spock once wrote: “Most middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.” Robert Kennedy once wrote: “Every society gets … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Spock, Bill O'Reilly, black communities, black community, Black Lives Matter, black-on-black crime, BLM, Blue Lives Matter, crime statistics, Dallas, Dallas memorial service, Diane Rufino, facebook post, inner cities, inner city, jay Salien, law enforcement, Obama, officers, police, police brutality, police officers, race, racism, Robert Kennedy, Salien
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A Deliberate and Tragic Act of Racism
by Diane Rufino, July 9, 2016 In a deliberate and calculated act of racism, a black man ambushed and gunned down five Dallas police officers and injured seven more. I watched on TV how the police community and concerned citizens … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter, Dallas, Diane Rufino, mass shooting, Micah Johnson, Obama, officer, police, police officer, race, racism, shooting
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INDEPENDENCE DAY: The Story of Us
by Diane Rufino, July 4, 2016 Independence Day – What it really means…. What does Independence Day – the 4th of July – mean to you? Is it just a holiday to eat, drink, and light off fireworks? Do you … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of July, Boston tea party, Declaration and Resolves, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, English Bill of Rights, Grand Remonstrance, Great Britain, Halifax Resolves, independence, independence day, Intolerable Acts, John Adams, John Hancock, King George, Lee Resolution, Liberty, Magna Carta, No Taxation Without Representation, Patrick Henry, Petition of Right, revolutionary war, Samuel Adams, secession, Sons of Liberty, Thomas Jefferson, US history, war for independence
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Obama’s Legacy
Obama’s legacy will be his disastrous foreign policy, his rejection of Christianity, and his disassociation from traditional American values. When he promised to “transform” America, he wasn’t kidding. Unfortunately, when voters were attracted to that promise, they naively believed that … Continue reading
The Supreme Court Failed the Pro-Life Movement By Further Entrenching the Notion of a Woman’s Unfettered Right to Abortion Access
by Diane Rufino In March, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the biggest abortion case in decades. The question before the court addressed the permissible or impermissible obstacles to a woman’s right to an … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Casey, Constitution, constitutional law, Diane Rufino, fertility, fetus, Hellerstedt, Josh Craddock, judicial activism, judiciary, Nullification, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, pro-life, Roe, Roe v. Wade, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, The Public Discourse, The Witherspoon Institute, Whole Women's Health, Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt
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