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Economy, Policy

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Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said it was offensive that Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) called in the leaders of a company that is trying to do right by its shareholders. He said:

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Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said it was offensive that Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) called in the leaders of a company that is trying to do right by its shareholders. He said:

Books, Entertainment, Family & Marriage, Policy, Politics

America was founded as a republic, a collective nation of tightly knit families and autonomous communities, who relied upon each other to fulfill their needs and achieve their dreams. As never before, “Our Virtuous Republic” provides a comprehensive explanation to how and why our nation – once held together only by an empowering national identity – has now become increasingly dependent on a powerful, centralized government.

Conservative academics and politicians have failed to make a decisive argument for our founding principles, which were born out of the blended wisdom of English common law, Natural Law and the Protestant ethic. Richard D. Baris, Creator and Editor of People’s Pundit Daily, identifies the unique characteristics that define the traditional American identity; to which, the progressive narrative has attached an unsubstantiated, “backward” stigma.

Past conservative arguments have focused only on the impact of progressive reforms, such as the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments, but beneath this structural shift is a deeper problem of values. They have overshadowed the true danger posed to Americans from big government; its strong, innate ability to destroy the human connection, which is threatening to “fundamentally transform” American citizens into a people that the Constitution was never designed to govern.

Baris uses an all-encompassing approach, tapping history, philosophy, psychology, economics, and even science to deconstruct the progressive argument to its regressive core. Breaking through the superficial partisanship, he explains how our human nature interacts with the different elements of each political philosophy in American politics, and how it is exploited by politicians, special interest and bureaucrats. The evidence, in total, points to one conclusion.

There is a Natural Law that illuminates our path to human happiness, empowerment and well-being. American history tells a story about the natural power of close, intimate human relationships. Our Founding Fathers designed the American social contract in accordance with their belief in a Natural Law that – when observed – ensures that we all have the opportunity to achieve the highest state of being. Honoring the terms of that social contract is the true path to progress.

 

From the Author:

Limited government is not a means to liberty, it is an end. That is to say, there are always going to be a group of citizens who cannot meet their basic needs, and there most assuredly will always be politicians willing to promise that they will meet them. The difference between liberty and tyranny by popular support, or correctly termed “democratic despotism,” is little more than the vehicle a free society chooses to use in order to meet those needs.

America was founded as a republic, a

Economy, Family & Marriage, Policy

Both advocates and opponents of same-sex marriage eagerly await the Supreme Court’s decisions on two cases challenging the constitutionality of laws – one federal and one state – that deny recognition for same-sex marriage.

Both advocates and opponents of same-sex marriage eagerly await the Supreme Court’s decisions on two cases challenging the constitutionality of laws – one federal and one state – that deny recognition for same-sex marriage.

Family & Marriage, Policy

Marriage is the Strongest Factor in Reducing Child Poverty in the U.S.

Over a third of single-parent families with children are poor, compared to only seven percent of married families. Overall, children in married families are 82 percent less likely to be poor than are children of single parents. The strong impact of marriage in reducing poverty still appears when married and non-married families of the same race and education level are compared.

Marriage is the Strongest Factor in Reducing Child Poverty in the U.S.

Over a third of single-parent families with children are poor, compared to only seven percent of married families. Overall, children in married families are 82 percent less likely to be poor than are children of single parents. The strong impact of marriage in reducing poverty still appears when married and non-married families of the same race and education level are compared.

US

Abstract

In responding to horrific crimes such as the massacre at Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut, individuals, families, civil society, and possibly government must channel their concerns into effective measures that are consistent with the Constitution. As we try to make society safer and stronger, constitutional and complex cultural factors must be taken into consideration, and sound policy must be based on a serious study of the data and other evidence. Policymakers should avoid a rush to judgment on prescriptions that violate first principles, ignore the real root of these complex problems, or disregard careful social science research. Any federal government role must be limited and constrained by constitutional principles. The most important solutions lie at the state and local levels, in the community and within the family.

Commentary From the Blogger: In my own research, I have found that government grows as a result of our desire to fulfill our basic human needs. Abraham Maslow categorized physiological and security needs in the basic need structure of our human hierarchy of needs. Although I would disagree with the presupposition that there is a strict hierarchy, there can be little doubt that government – especially despotic government – appeals to our basic needs, and typically so through our fears that we are unable to meet them. These fears are innately human, and everyone must contend with them, but we are also capable of using our God-given reason to push past emotion-based decision-making to discover the best possible path forward to policy, or anything else in our lives for that matter.

The Heritage Foundation scholars, Malcolm and Marshall, have a comprehensive study of how we address both our fears and the need to balance out our reason and outrage. We must take the time to work through these issues and demand that our leaders do the same. If we do not, they will exploit our fears that are born out of our human desire to meet our needs. – Richard D. Baris

Sandy Hook Newtown Tragedy Requires Thoughtful Policy and Cultural Solutions.

By John Malcolm and Jennifer A. Marshall

In responding to crimes such as the

Family & Marriage, Policy, Politics, Polls

Public survey studies of same-sex marriage have been largely inconsistent. It is true that support is polls juxtaposed to performance at the ballot box is lacking, but the trend is clear if we look at the long-term.

Public survey studies of same-sex marriage have been largely inconsistent. It is true that support is polls juxtaposed to performance at the ballot box is lacking, but the trend is clear if we look at the long-term.

Policy

Congress should require the President’s annual budget to detail current and future aggregate federal means-tested welfare spending. The budget should also provide estimates of state contributions to federal welfare programs.

Congress should require the President’s annual budget to detail current and future aggregate federal means-tested welfare spending. The budget should also provide estimates of state contributions to federal welfare programs.

Family & Marriage, Policy

Abstract
In United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry, the Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of government policies that reflect traditional marriage—that is, marriage as a union between one man and one woman. If the Court does not dismiss these cases on jurisdictional grounds, it should act to uphold traditional marriage. Nothing in the Court’s jurisprudence suggests that the right of same-sex couples to have their relationships recognized as marriages is so fundamental as to be protected by the Constitution’s Due Process Clause. Nor does the Equal Protection Clause require that result, given the societal purpose and value of marriage as furthering procreation and child-rearing. Because the Constitution does not speak to this question, it is one that is left to ordinary political processes, not to judicial fiat.

Abstract
In United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry, the Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of government policies that reflect traditional marriage—that is, marriage as a union between one man and one woman. If the Court does not dismiss these cases on jurisdictional grounds, it should act to uphold traditional marriage. Nothing in the Court’s jurisprudence suggests that the right of same-sex couples to have their relationships recognized as marriages is so fundamental as to be protected by the Constitution’s Due Process Clause. Nor does the Equal Protection Clause require that result, given the societal purpose and value of marriage as furthering procreation and child-rearing. Because the Constitution does not speak to this question, it is one that is left to ordinary political processes, not to judicial fiat.

Policy, Polls

A federal judge on Friday blocked a new Arkansas law that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, one of the most “restrictive” abortion statutes in the nation. As the Center for Reproductive Rights, NARAL, and Planned Parenthood were all desperately trying to appear mainstream as the horrific facts of our abortion culture came out during the Kermit Gosnell trial, their real agenda was moving full steam ahead.

Actions speak louder than words, and not surprisingly, the actions of the groups were to dodge interviews, send out written statements to the press, and condemn Kermit Gosnell, yet their activities to promote his practice have never wavered.

US District Judge, Susan Webber Wright, granted an injunction sought by abortion practicing groups, saying the ban was “more than likely” unconstitutional and ordering that implementation be delayed until a legal challenge to the law can be tried in court.

The law was supposed to have taken effect in August, however, we all know where this is now headed – the trash.

The Center for Reproductive Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit against the state medical board in April on behalf of two abortionists Arkansas doctors. Nancy Northup, chief executive of the Center for Reproductive Rights said:

Today’s decision ensures that the women of Arkansas will remain protected from this blatant unconstitutional assault on their health and fundamental reproductive rights. Such an extreme ban on abortion would have immediate and devastating consequences for women in Arkansas, especially those who could not afford to travel out-of-state to access reproductive health care.

Extreme? Do you want to discuss extreme lady? Let us, as Americans, for once stop kidding ourselves and break free of the cage of political correctness. Extreme is killing the defenseless, and she could care less if it is done at 12 weeks, or 7 months in a filthy grimy abortion clinic in a poor community where women and babies die from infection – and worse. This heir to the racist eugenics-practicing founder of Planned Parenthood, cared little about the rights of the women in “Doctor” Kermit Gosnell’s “house of horrors” or anywhere else in the country.

The Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act, if allowed to move forward, would ban most abortions after about 12 weeks of pregnancy, once a fetal heartbeat can be detected by a standard ultrasound – you know – science. It allows exemptions in cases where the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest, if the life of the mother is in danger, or if major fetal problems are detected; all of which, are liberal attack lines. So what on Earth could be the issue with this bill? Do these pathetic excuses for defenders of rights have the nerve to object to the protection of a heartbeat, the people’s will in Arkansas, or anything other than reducing the surplus population?

The Republican-controlled legislature passed the measure in March, which Governor Mike Beebe, a Democrat, quickly vetoed. The legislature, as in the people, overrode the veto because the people of Arkansas are overwhelmingly against killing innocent babies who cannot protect themselves. If the inner-city voters with selective outrage want to continue to vote and support those who fight to kill, then let them, but keep your bloody hands in your own filthy corner of the world.

Abortion opponents said on Friday they were still hopeful the law would ultimately be allowed to go ahead, and that is why the Pro-Life movement is losing the battle. I guess we didn’t learn anything in Roe v. Wade. Jerry Cox, president of the Family Council group, said:

We are disappointed that Judge Susan Webber Wright has stopped the enforcement of this very good pro-life law. However, we are very hopeful that she will issue a ruling that this law is constitutional when this case is fully debated in court.

You stay hopeful, they will stay militant, and babies will stay having scissors thrusted into the back of their necks – pathetic. Eleven states, including Arkansas, already ban abortions for pregnancies of 20 weeks or longer, and that seems to be a problem for Kate Bernyk, a spokesman for The Center for Reproductive Rights. Everyone seems to be so outraged at the case of the day, but people such as Jerry Cox can find no more productive game-plan than hope.

That sounds like Barack Obama’s campaign and subsequent government mantra – another baby killer by the way – but as is the case with Obama, hope is not a strategy.

Until recently, Arkansas’s disputed law was considered the most restrictive in the nation. However, North Dakota, earlier this year passed a law that could ban abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy, and as well it should. Whether you agree with me or not, that is the prerogative of the people of North Dakota, and Arkansas for that matter. If progressives want to be bad people with the blood of the innocent on their hands, then fine, but they should not be able to force the people of Arkansas to share in their treachery; and I for one, am wholly sick and tired of this country allowing them to force others to be the morally bankrupt people they are.

During the Kermit Gosnell trial, abortionist groups

Politics, Polls

President Obama’s approval rating has fallen to 47 percent, and the GOP has taken a small 1 percent lead in the Generic Congressional Ballot. Interestingly, and perhaps even more importantly, the GOP is now trusted more on the issue of government ethics and corruption.

President Obama’s approval rating has fallen to 47 percent, and the GOP has taken a small 1 percent lead in the Generic Congressional Ballot. Interestingly, and perhaps even more importantly, the GOP is now trusted more on the issue of government ethics and corruption.

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