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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In other words, the people are sovereign.
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Thomas Jefferson warned us about one thing that destroys liberty -- every single time.
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When you give the federal government your purse strings, you're giving the federal government control. The feds use their funding to control local policy.
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the real absurdity is depending on politicians to protect your liberty.
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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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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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In effect, the move was a British gun control measure intended to limit the colonists' ability to arm themselves.
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The Constitution lists all of the federal government's powers.
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The founders recognized that power over the “purse strings” was a substantial one - as governments throughout history used that to control the people. Today, this is seen in huge ways, as federal “grant” programs are consistently used to nationalize local programs - from police and surveillance - to emergency management and response.
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