4 Totally Ignored Principles of the American Revolution

The United States of today couldn’t be further from the principles of the American Revolution. Here are 4 major ones that have been almost completely ignored, leading to the largest government in history.

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The Right to Be Left Alone

Those who drafted the Bill of Rights recognized that human rights are pre-political. They precede the existence of the government. They come from our humanity, and, in the case of privacy, they are reinforced by our ownership or legal occupancy of property.

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Ignoring the Elephant in the Room on Student Loans?

The elephant in the room is the federal student loan program itself. Under the Student Loan Reform Act of 1993, the federal government began lending directly to borrowers instead of subsidizing and guaranteeing loans through a bank.

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2nd Amendment Obliterated? Federal Gun Control Already on the Books

Even just a quick look at the long, and growing, list of federal gun control on the books makes it clear to any constitution-supporter that the 2nd Amendment isn’t just newly under attack. It hasn’t been in force for close to a century.

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