Tag Archives: Federal Government

First Principles: In Time of Peace There Can, At All Events, Be No Justification For the Creation of A Permanent Debt by the Federal Government

Posted on March 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“In time of peace there can, at all events, be no justification for the creation of a permanent debt by the Federal Government. Its limited range of constitutional duties may certainly under such circumstances be performed without such a resort.” … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Powers Delegated By the Proposed Constitution To the Federal Government Are Few and Defined. Those Which Are To Remain In the State Governments Are Numerous and Indefinite

Posted on January 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite.” – James Madison, Federalist 45, 1788 (For those who do not understand that the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Start With First Principles. The Constitution Creates A Federal Government of Enumerate Powers

Posted on August 6, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“We Start With First Principles. The Constitution Creates A Federal Government of Enumerate Powers.” – William Rehnquist, in United States v. Lopez (1995) Biden’s recent proposals to change the law, specifically the United States Supreme Court, encroach on longstanding legal … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Great Leading Objects of the Federal Government…Are To Maintain Domestic Peace, and Provide For the Common Defense

Posted on March 2, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The great leading objects of the federal government … are to maintain domestic peace, and provide for the common defense.” – Alexander Hamilton (1788)

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Thought For the Day: The Second Amendment Was Given To Us As Protection Against Tyranny By the Federal Government and the Congress of the United States

Posted on June 20, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Recent school shootings have lured ill-informed Americans into a war on our Second Amendment guarantees, led by the nation’s tyrants and their useful idiots. … The Second Amendment was given to us as protection against tyranny by the federal government … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Obvious Reason For Inflation Is That the Government Printed A Zillion Amount of More Money Than It Had

Posted on May 18, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The obvious reason for inflation is that the government printed a zillion amount of more money than it had. … If the federal government writes checks, they never bounce. So that is effectively creation of more dollars. … If the … Continue reading →

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Prevail or Perish, America

Posted on July 31, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Prevail or Perish, Americaby Michael DoyleWe won’t keep domestic terrorism bluntedBy keeping the American mind stuntedDespite the folly of the Biden AdministrationSilencing conservative thought does not help the nationThis unprecedented statist interventionDefies reason and every rational conventionThe Left’s turning one … Continue reading →

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First Principles: If the Federal Government Should Overpass the Just Bounds of Its Authority and Make A Tyrannical Use of Its powers, the People,…Must Appeal to the Standard They Have Formed

Posted on May 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“If the federal government should overpass the just bounds of its authority and make a tyrannical use of its powers, the people, whose creature it is, must appeal to the standard they have formed, and take such measures to redress … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Federal Government Does Not Lack Revenue; It Lacks Self-Control When It Comes To Spending

Posted on March 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The federal government does not lack revenue; it lacks self-control when it comes to spending.” – Cal Thomas

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Thought For the Day: Men Like …James Madison…Hoped Our Constitutional Republic Would Last For Ages, Mitigate the Problems That…Arise…From Political Factions and Prevent Tyranny

Posted on August 28, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Men of great intellect and wisdom like James Madison, the father of our Constitution, hoped our constitutional republic would last for ages, mitigate the problems that would naturally arise from political factions, and prevent tyranny. Our Constitution gave only a … Continue reading →

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