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NJ MOTHER FORCED TO TURN IN HER GUNS, CHARGED W/ TERRORISTIC THREATS

lachancp — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:28:29 +0000

- Eileen Hart objected to a mandatory re-evaluation of her property value that would drastically increase her tax rates
- She read the Constitution at a tax dispute forum and called one of the appraisers a “pencil-pusher”
- One of tax officials called 911 saying Hart threatened to return with a gun, but she unequivocally denies the claim
- Hart was charged with making “terroristic threats” and told that if she didn’t turn over her weapons, her bail would be prohibitively high and it was unclear how long she would have to remain in jail

Let’s Give Up on the Constitution - NYTimes.com

Karrde188 — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 01:36:05 +0000

"AS the nation teeters at the edge of fiscal chaos, observers are reaching the conclusion that the American system of government is broken. But almost no one blames the culprit: our insistence on obedience to the Constitution, with all its archaic, idiosyncratic and downright evil provisions."

Our Imbecilic Constitution

Rob just Rob — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 05:03:58 +0000

Advocating the adoption of the new Constitution drafted in Philadelphia, the authors of “The Federalist Papers” mocked the “imbecility” of the weak central government created by the Articles of Confederation. Nearly 225 years later, critics across the spectrum call the American political system dysfunctional, even pathological. What they don’t mention, though, is the role of the Constitution itself in generating the pathology.

What If the Government Rejects the Constitution?

StrayLite — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:45:52 +0000

Another great "What if?" column by Judge Napolitano

Who declares a law unconstitutional?

abarrett79 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:59:56 +0000

"The United States Constitution does not explicitly establish the power of judicial review. Rather, the power of judicial review has been inferred from the structure, provisions, and history of the Constitution."

Who is suppose to save us from the partisan politics of today? Anyone true to the constitution can't just add meaning to it.

Why Obama Lawyers couldn’t answer Constitutional Questions

ssj12 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:45:34 +0000

Last week’s historic 3 day Supreme Court debate on Obamacare made one thing abundantly clear. The Obama administration is unable to answer basic constitutional questions and does not want nor consider the fact that there are limits on what the Government is allowed to do. Whether a liberal or conservative justice asked the basic question: If Congress can do this, what can’t it do? Obama’s lawyers had no reasonable answer. Fundamentally, Obama and his administration, do not grasp liberty and freedom and the basis for the American experiment in self-rule.

Massachusetts town vows to defy indefinite detention law

PC Harris — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:10:34 +0000

"A small town in Massachusetts says it is “opting out” of a federal law that allows the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens without trial.

The city of Northampton on Thursday passed a strongly worded resolution (PDF) to protest provisions of the federal government’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which even President Barack Obama said he had “serious reservations” about signing."