Finally—after the long, hot summer without communiqué, the tension broke as the delegates emerged to publicize the fruition of their exhausting deliberation. A lady approached one of the delegates. “What kind of a country have you given us, Mr. Franklin?” she asked. In response, Benjamin Franklin replied, “A republic, madame, if you can keep it.”
Fully Informed Jurors Need to Know of Jury Nullification
by Iloilo Marguerite Jones
Friday, 05 September 2008
Jury Rights Day
September 5, 2008 marked the 338th anniversary of when jurors refused to convict William Penn of violating England's Conventicle Acts, despite clear evidence that he acted illegally by preaching a Quaker sermon. In refusing to convict Penn, the jurors ignored what they knew to be an unjust law. This is known as jury nullification.
Jefferson fought for a country in which the government had no power to encroach on the mind, the life, the liberty, or the property of the individual. He fought for a country in which the individual was unshackled for the first time in history and could live for the pursuit of his own happiness, instead of being a pawn in the hands of the state.
Representative Ron Paul Announces Run for Presidency
by Administrator
Monday, 12 March 2007
Ron Paul has announced that he will be run for President in 2008. Here are some of Congressman Paul's positions on the war, private property, taxes and personal and privacy issues.
Filmmaker Aaron Russo says, "Now is the time for the entire Freedom Movement and good Americans everywhere (from all political stripes and persuasions) to unite. Stand firmly behind the Honorable Congressman, Ron Paul, and work to restore the American Constitutional Republic."
With a new Congress convening, it’s time to recall the ideals of America as expressed by Thomas Jefferson in the American Declaration of Independence. This expression of the the Declaration is updated to reflect the current usurpations and threats we face. This writing makes an urgent call for our recently elected representatives to fulfill the promise of America envisioned by our Founders and for we, the people, to insist that they do.
Kazman explains that as convenient as driving may be, it is much, much more than that. It is a lovely activity, and a moral activity, and control over it is one of the last things you would want to give up to any government.
Political-economic theory in America is increasingly losing its compass. Sustainable Development activists promote policies of unlimited government intervention and many intellectuals promote the opposite side of the political spectrum – anarcho capitalism. This 30 year old essay charts the course for a political-economic theory predicated on reason and logic – the necessity of limited government.
Sustainable Development or the Constitution -- Which do you Choose?
by Michael Shaw
Tuesday, 20 April 2004
Summary:
Achieving Abundance Ecology requires a direct relationship between man and the land, Abundance Ecologist Michael Shaw said in a presentation to the Trans-Heritage Association annual meeting and conference in Alpine Texas in May 2003. Shaw speaks from experience, having received acclaim for creating an ecological oasis from a weedy 75-acre parcel on the central coast of California -- what he calls "Liberty Garden."
"To release the potential productivity and diversity of a landscape, an owner must be free to engage in rigorous disturbance, and free to pursue a reasoned and creative process of trial and error. This process would be suited to the choice of each individual and the uniqueness of each property," Shaw said. Read some key excerpts from Shaw's presentation to the Trans-Texas Heritage Association.
How to Advance Individual Liberty and Equal Justice in Your Backyard
by Administrator
Tuesday, 20 April 2004
What to Do About the Threat of Sustainable Development Summary: 8 helpful tips from Freedom 21 Santa Cruz [now Freedom Advocates] to improve the impact of your local efforts.
