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Federalism’s top cops: State attorneys general are a vital line of defense

Christopher Cook — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:35:56 +0000

RSLC President Chris Jankowski on AGs Fighting Government overreach

Congress Kisses Freedom Goodbye

Shane Krauser — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:45:42 +0000

Elected representatives care more about future elections than liberty, and their actions prove it.

A free society can only exist within the parameters of a limited government. Yet the federal government continues to grow at anything other than a snail’s pace.

While the Obama Administration is a part of the problem, Congress is a brutal, unrelenting accomplice that has allowed the problem to rapidly metastasize. Of course, the only way to stop this explosive growth is through adherence to, ...

Should towns be able to ban bikini baristas?

Christopher Cook — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:10:08 +0000

This is actually an interesting question, and one that people on the right have to grapple with.

Among the characteristics of the right are these:

A preference for individuals and the civil society over the state A belief in the primacy of natural rights, and the duty of the government not to infringe upon them A reverence for tradition and natural law, and a preference for those over statist innovation and revolution for its own sake Federalism/subsidiarity

So how do those shake out when it comes ...

Court can’t let Democrats’ standing duplicity leave marriage laws defenseless

Mike DeVine — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:53:22 +0000

Conservatives should welcome the Supreme Court’s inquiry in “standing” issues.

The U.S. Constitution makes clear that:

“The judicial power of the United States shall extend to all Cases…arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and…-to Controversies to which the United States shall be a party…” – Article III, Section 2.

This “cases and controversies” clause makes clear that courts do not exist to serve as philosopher kings available to issue advisory opinions imposing liberal orthodoxy when We the People’s ...