Archive for Archive for February, 2009
FFQF: My Double-Barrelled Bill of Rights
I said it once, and I’ll say it again (although you are all probably tired of hearing it): our theme for this week has sounded more or less like an elegy to the late great Bill of Rights. Our Founders were aware that, in the usual course of history, governments would look out more and [...]
FFQF: Alexander Hamilton on Rights
For the past several weeks, I and those participating in this month’s Founding Fathers’ Quote Friday meme, have been dealing with the subject of the (late great) Bill of Rights. We have been approaching that subject from the angle that the reason for its demise has simply been the ignorance and complacency of the people. [...]
FFQF: The Bill of Rights — First Amendment
It seems that our theme for this week has sounded a bit more like an elegy to the Bill of Rights, which, for all practical purposes, are dead. What now? Well, let us look and see where we have fallen. We will start by looking at the First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting [...]
FFQF: George Mason on the Bill of Rights
Pop quiz! Who is known as the “Father of the Bill of Rights”? I’m sure some of my readers know the answer, and the rest are certainly smart enough to know that I have already named him.Yes, the answer is: George Mason! He is known as the Father of the Bill of Rights for several [...]
Why Homeschool?
(I promise to post Part 4 of my series on the Founders and the Illuminati soon. If you think we’ve discovered much so far, believe me, we’ve only scratched the surface!) I found this video by accident on GodTube. It’s a great video, promoting the mission of Exodus Mandate, a Christian ministry focused on campaigning [...]