Topics / law

• Kucinich Locked Out of Texas Primary Over Loyalty Oath These kind of tactics lock all honest individuals out of the primaries because the whole point of primaries is to filter out Republican or Democratic candidates whom you could not support in the general election. Allowing monopolistic parties to force these kinds of oaths means that there are only two candidates who can run, "Mr. Republican" and "Mr. Democrat", and that their platforms are decided by the elite party members instead of the public.

• The Top 5 things the powers-that-be do not want you to know! Thomas Jefferson wrote, "The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty." This article dives into the five biggest misconceptions that lead to the majority of discontentment in our society.

• Consent of the Governed - The Source of Just Power We have all heard the phrase that government gets it's just power from the consent of the governed and most would agree that the only alternative to a government based upon consent is a government based upon force.

• Enforcing the Oath of Office Have you ever wondered what could be done to enforce the Oath of Office? Can "we the people" start a class action lawsuit? Who really delegated their authority to any politician? In this article I will attempt to tackle some of these questions.

• Dennis Kucinich vs MSNBC - A sad day for the rule of law. I despise the major media outlets as much as the next guy, but I have become all to familiar with cures that are worse than the disease so I like to look deeper. What does this judicial decision really mean? By what authority does the judge order MSNBC to include Dennis? What other authority does a judge have? Based upon this precedent, do candidates have the opportunity to sue MSNBC, Fox, ABC, CNN, etc. if they are unhappy with their treatment at the debate? I ask these questions because no one else has and they have some important implications.

• Weapons of Mass Delusion This 30 minute video is a documentary centered around a speech by the head of weapon inspections in Iraq, Scott Ritter. This video brings to light a number of facts that have been erased from the history promoted by the Bush administration and the major media.

• The Mortgage Interest Deduction Fraud The first thing everyone tells you about buying a house is that you can deduct your mortgage interest from your income taxes. This tax law is supposed to promote buying a home over renting, but what does it really do? This deduction does nothing more than lower the effective interest rate on a loan and push the average house price up. Ultimately the home buyer pays the same amount of interest, because they are forced to take on more debt to buy the same house.

• Bush Signs Gun Bill, one step closer to tyranny If we accept that the government can decide whether or not we have the right to own a gun based upon a fuzzy definition of sanity then we open the pandoras box of government mandated mental exams as a prerequisite of gun ownership or other natural rights.

• Can we use a Fractional Reserve Tax to Eliminate Other Taxes? Fractional reserve lending is nothing more than the bank taking on interest free unsecured debt at the expense of their depositors (the public) and then taking a gamble by lending that money to others at interest. This process depends upon government force, so could we eliminate most other taxes by taxing fractional reserve lending?

• Clarity of Command - The Prerequisite of Sound Law What happens if Congress creates a law that is so complex and obtuse as to be subject to a wide range of interpretations? In a dispute between a citizen and an interpreter, who is really making the laws? When the common citizen is subject to the whim of the interpreter, the interpreter becomes a dictator with the sole power to "know" and "understand" the law. Therefore, all laws that are not explicit and clear must be null and void because they unconstitutionally delegate authority to the interpreter that belongs solely to congress or the people.

• Is the income tax necessary? Ron Paul doesn't care what it costs to remove the income tax because you cannot put a price on freedom! These United States operated for over 130 years and fought many wars without the income tax. It does not matter how much money the government wants or how much money it thinks it "needs", what matters is how the money is collected.

• Real Education Reform "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical", said Thomas Jefferson. If we don't want others deciding the curriculum for our children, then we should not attempt to mandate the curriculum for others.

• Ends and Means, where modern political debate goes wrong! We have all heard the question, “Does the end justify the means?”, but few people apply that to modern political discourse. I do not care what your political beliefs are, but you should not vote for anyone who will attempt to pass and enforce laws that are unconstitutional without first passing a constitutional amendment.

• Do you have a Debt or Obligation to Society? Does the average man owe a debt to his society? I have had many conversations with individuals about the income tax, property tax, inflation tax, and the draft. All of these things depend upon the assumption that society or government owns or is owed all of the labor, property, and life of its citizens.

• Christianity and Politics This article is an effort to see what Jesus had to say about the role of Christians in politics and government. I want to analyze whether or not the "christian right" or the "christian left" really takes the position that Jesus would take. I want to understand if Jesus would have the same objections I have to things such as: the income tax, social security, welfare, government education, property taxes, and the draft. I want to know whether Jesus would support a revolution against the established government and, if so, what forms of revolution are allowable. I did not know where this rabbit hole would lead, but, as a life-long Christian, I was very surprised at what I found.

• The Christian Political Position How can a Christian decide who to vote for or what government programs to support or condemn? This article applies the teachings of Jesus to debunk the most common assumption about the "christian" cause in government; namely, teaching creationism, outlawing pornography, outlawing drugs, preventing gay marriage, and helping the poor and elderly. [This article has been superseded by a new article on Christian Politics. This article still contains my initial thoughts, but is very rough and disorganized.]

• Right or Privilege? What are your real rights? A right is something that you would have even if you were the only person on earth. In this situation there is no one around to take away your “rights”; therefore, you must have all of your “rights”.

• Authority to Counterfeit Today our government claims the power and authority to deny you the right to own property (real estate or otherwise) and the right to earn a living doing honest work. They claim this authority through the use of property tax, income tax, and inflation (printing of money). The authority to tax 1% is no different than the authority to tax 100%. The authority to devalue your savings by 3% is the same authority needed to devalue your savings by 100%. Just because the government restrains its use of this authority (to prevent killing the host that it feeds on), does not mean that it does not claim and exercise a part of that authority.

• Illegal Regulation by Taxation (or income tax exemption) This article takes an interesting perspective on how Congress can and does abuse its powers of taxation to reglate that which it has no power to regulate! Specifically, income tax "exemptions" are simply a means to regulate or apply preasure on society in ways that the government could not otherwise pass laws.

• Is Privatization of Social Security a good idea? The privatization of social security is one of the major ideas proposed to solve long-term social security solvency. Whether or not this is a good idea depends upon who you talk to. Many arguments for or against social security plans make an appeal to emotion rather than presenting compelling logic. This article will attempt to present a logical analysis of the various social security privatization ideas.