Why do we have laws? The simple answer…the one intended by our Founders…was to protect the RIGHTS of the individual from the actions of anyone else. Take the right to life, for example. Murder, for obvious reasons, is against the law. To protect YOUR right to life, the law was written to make sure that nobody [...]
Last night (3/28/2011), President Obama finally addressed the American People about what the military action that he authorized in Libya beginning nearly two weeks ago. Unlike previous Presidents, he did not speak from the Oval Office: he spoke in front of a “Live Studio Audience” at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. He spoke [...]
What would you do if you were given a Million Dollars? No work, no taxes, no nothing: you don’t even have to buy a Lottery Ticket. Just POOF: $1 Million in your hands or bank account to do with as you please. What would you do? How would your life change? Would you quit your [...]
Do you remember watching “Sesame Street” as a kid? I used to love the whole, “Which of these things is not like the other?” segments. They’d give you four items, like a duck, a goose, a chicken and a cow, and then ask the question: “Which of these things is not like the other?” (In [...]
“The Congress shall have the power…to declare War…” – The United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 8 The line between Freedom and Tyranny is paper-thin; specifically, the paper on which the Constitution of the United States was written. Our Constitution was intended from its initial inception to be VERY SPECIFIC regarding which branches of our [...]
At the signing of our Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin argued, “We must, indeed, all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” And that historic document ends with a simple phrase: “…we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.” These words clearly define our National position [...]
OK, today’s post is just me “Pissing & Moaning” about something that quite simply irks me: Daylight Savings Time. Last weekend, in case you’ve already forgotten, those of us in States that OBSERVE Daylight Savings Time (Not all of them do, you know) all had to set our clocks AHEAD by one hour so that [...]
Let me start by making a clarifying statement: I am in no way, shape or form making light of the situation in Japan with this post. The people of Japan will feel the effects of this devastating natural disaster for YEARS. The loss of life and property will be unbearable to those affected, and the [...]
