So I put together some relatively witty definitions of my terms. If you're not offended by at least one of these, then you are awesome! Constitutionalism - The belief that a piece of paper drafted and signed by a tiny aristocracy of men is a legitimate perpetual contract that makes the government...
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on Fri, Apr 18 2008
Filed under: Anarchism, Objectivism, Minarchism, Non-Aggression Axoim, Racism, Collectivism, Democracy, Altruism, War, Constitution, Social Contract, Religion, Libertarianism, Economics, Philosophy, Thomas Hobbes, conservatism, Environmentalism
There has been a lot of hooting and hollering lately in libertarian circles, particularly as it relates to the Ron Paul campaign. This seems to be representative of a broader conflict between "culturally left" and "culturally conservative" libertarians. It is becoming commonplace...
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on Tue, Jan 29 2008
Filed under: Anarchism, Decentralization, Centralization, Racism, Collectivism, Separatism, Constitution, Religion, Libertarianism, conservatism, isolationism
One of the most erroneous political ideas is the notion of the social contract. The idea is that the legitimacy of a government is based on a social contract between the people and the government. In America, the constitution is supposed to be our social contract. But since no such "social contract"...
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on Mon, Dec 17 2007
Filed under: Anarchism, Sovereignty, Constitution, Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, Social Contract, Consent, Natural Rights
[This is a re-post, as the first was difficult to read due to formatting problems.] American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007 (Introduced in House), http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.3835 : 110th CONGRESS, 1st Session H. R. 3835 To restore the Constitution's checks and balances and protections...
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TokyoTom
on Tue, Oct 30 2007
Filed under: ron paul, "Bruce Fein", liberal, presidential abuse, conservative, constitution, checks and balances