Iowa Voters Amend State Constitution to Support the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Passage will make it more difficult for the state to implement gun control, and also foster an environment more hostile to federal gun control.

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Maryland Voters Legalize Adult-Use Marijuana Despite Ongoing Federal Cannabis Prohibition

Maryland voters approved a ballot measure legalizing adult-use marijuana in the state despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition.

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Illegitimate Government: John Locke on Tyranny

Few people were more influential on the founders and old revolutionaries than John Locke. And his Two Treatises help us understand how they saw the difference between legitimate government - and the other kind - tyranny.

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Your Rights Trump Federal Power

In other words, if there is any doubt about whether the federal government should do something, the answer should always be no. The rights of the people should always trump the powers of the federal government.

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The Government and Race

This week, the Supreme Court of the United States is confronting yet again an issue that has bedeviled it for the past 30 years: the use of racial quotas by government-owned universities and private universities that accept government funding.

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Martyr for Liberty: Algernon Sidney and the American Revolution

The “real American revolution” was a radical change in the views of the people. This was reflected in the Declaration of Independence, which was intended as “an expression of the American mind.” And few people, if any, had a greater influence on that thought than Algernon Sidney.

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Delaware Governor Vetoes “Guns and Weed” Bill

Under the proposed law, a person not prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm within the state could not be prohibited from doing so based solely on their status as a registered medical marijuana patient.

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Monster State: 4 Things Supporters Want you to Believe

The scariest monster of all is the largest government in history - the monster state of today. It thrives and grows on 4 main principles that totally reject the principles of the constitution, and the American revolution.

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