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The voting shift in this nation is largely about two dynamics: safe seats and the Carolina blues. To get a really good close-up glimpse of what demographic problems the Republican Party is facing in the national electorate, one has to look no further than the North Carolina Senate race lost by Elizabeth Dole. The loss by Dole was not simply a result of the headwinds (self-inflicted as they were) that all GOP candidates faced in 2008, though that was a factor. The Dole loss was more than that. Dole lost a senate seat held by Republicans since 1972. Dole lost...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Incumbent GOP Sen. Elizabeth Dole continued Saturday to question her campaign rival's attendance at a fundraiser hosted by an adviser to an atheist advocacy group, beginning a round of automated calls that includes clips of Kay Hagan trying to explain her decision to attend. Dole's campaign began sending out automated telephone calls that talks about Hagan, a Democratic state senator, and the Godless Americans Political Action Committee. Dole's campaign said 1.3 million calls are planned through Monday. Hagan has sued Dole over her initial television ad about the fundraiser, accussing her of defamation and libel. The initial...

Link at Drudge shows Democratic Senate candidate Kay Hagan, left, greeting voters as they stand in line at an early voting place in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Oct. 31, 2008.The last thing I want to see when I go vote is a candidate. Isn't it illegal to do campaigning within a certain distance of a polling station.The one good thing, the folks in line are looking down. They are uncomfortable with the candidate working the voting line. That speaks well of good old American values, don't encourage a cheater.

North Carolina knows from sad experience about negative election campaigns and misleading, untruthful advertising. In the 1950 campaign, opponents of the late UNC President Frank Porter Graham used a doctored photo of his wife with a black man to inject race into a Senate campaign and help defeat the revered educator. In 1990, Sen. Jesse Helms used the infamous "white hands" ad, blaming the failure of a white person to get a job on a minority and "a racial quota" to help defeat former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt. When Helms retired in 2002 and Salisbury native Elizabeth Dole was elected...

North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole's campaign is refusing to take down an ad that accuses her Democratic rival, Kay Hagan, of accepting money from "godless Americans," after Hagan demanded that the Republican incumbent "cease and desist." The two campaigns are in a nasty dispute over the commercial, which began running statewide in North Carolina Tuesday. Hagan sent Dole a letter Wednesday demanding she take down the ad, and held a press conference in the morning at which, according to prepared remarks, she called it an attack on her "Christian faith." The ad accuses Hagan of attending a "secret fundraiser" hosted...

An angry Kay Hagan said today she was “appalled at the vile tactics” behind the “Godless American” television ad that Republican rival Elizabeth Dole began running against her last night. Hagan called it politics of the worst kind and “so unbecoming of a woman like Elizabeth Dole. “How dare she attack my Christian faith,” Hagan told reporters during a noon conference call. Hagan spoke as she was traveling to the General Baptist Convention in Fayetteville. Earlier in the day, she held a press conference at First Presbyterian Church, where she is an elder, has taught Sunday School and has accompanied...

Two minutes and thirty seconds is all it takes to see why you need to support Elizabeth Dole. Two minutes and thirty seconds is really all it takes to watch this: What is it? It documents Kay Hagan's ties to the Godless America PAC. Godless America PAC is a legitimate organization that denies there is any such thing as God. They want to remove "In God We Trust" from our currency. They want to remove God from the Pledge of Allegiance. They even, no kidding, want to get rid of Christmas as a federal holiday. Seriously. And one of their...

Democrat Kay Hagan, a state senator from Greensboro, easily won the Democratic Primary last Tuesday night and starts the general election campaign essentially tied with incumbent Senator Elizabeth Dole. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in North Carolina Hagan attracting 48% of the vote statewide while Dole earns support from 47%. A month ago, Dole led Hagan by thirteen percentage points. Hagan currently leads by three points among women while Dole wins by three among men. Hagan leads among voters under 50 while Dole leads among older voters. Both candidates are popular with the state voters—at least before the campaign...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A state lawmaker said Saturday he was being facetious when he called on President Bush to commute the prison sentence of a former Ohio congressman convicted of bribery and racketeering. State Rep. Robert Hagan of Youngstown said he was attempting to vent outrage over Bush's decision to spare former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby from a 2 1/2-year prison sentence by writing the president Friday and asking him to show mercy on James Traficant. --- Hagan said his letter was misinterpreted by some hardcore Traficant supporters, including local politicians who think Traficant has paid his...

A Traitors' Congress Commentary by William John Hagan Last year the House of Representatives was brimming with anti-war sentiment. The American people in an appalling display of political weakness not seen since the Vietnam War, embraced defeat and elected a Traitors Congress. One that in recent months has coddled our nation’s enemies and done everything possible to give them aid and comfort. It is hard to imagine that just a year ago both Democrats and Republicans joined forces to pass H.R. 4681: The Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act. The Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act banned United States assistance to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority, denied...

The Democrats' bungled assault on Rudy Commentary by William John Hagan Apparently it has become obvious to Democrats that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is the one man standing in the way of their recapturing the White House in 2008. Stricken with the realization that none of the current Republican candidates have much of a chance of defeating him in the GOP primaries, the Democratic Party and its leading presidential candidates have launched an absurdly misguided attack against “America’s Mayor.” The reason for the assault can only be explained by one factor: Giuliani is the man to beat. Despite...

The ghosts of Vietnam continue to haunt McCain Commentary by William John Hagan Sen. John McCain’s life story should make him the darling of the Republican Party. Instead, he is a man whom the GOP’s leadership and grassroots view as a traitor due to his unabashed cooperation with the Democratic Party. His supporters would claim that these relationships make him all the more electable in a general election but, in the primary phase, they have severely damaged his ability to raise money and likely have, ultimately, rendered him unelectable.

I am happy to announce that as of January 1, 2006, I will be assuming the position of Communication Director for former Georgia Congressman Mac Collins. Congressman Collins has declared his candidacy in Georgia’s New 8th District and will be running against Democratic Congressman Jim Marshall. This will mean that I will be significantly reducing the numbers of columns that I will be writing. On occasion I will still, when time permits, write opinion pieces for the foreign press; however, at this time I feel that my primary responsibility as a United States citizen is to work for change at...

A last Christmas in Palestine? By William John Hagan Canada Free Press Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Over two thousand years ago, in a town called Bethlehem, the first Christmas was celebrated with the birth of Jesus Christ. On that most holy of nights, a small group of people became the first Christians through the celebration of Christ’s virgin birth. It goes without saying that for a Christmas celebration to occur, the presence of a Christian people is a prerequisite. While Bethlehem, and much of the modern de facto state of Palestine, is the birth place of Christianity, it is also...

Martyrdom? By John Leo Dec 19, 2005 “Tookie” Williams, put to death by lethal injection last week in California, was a “legend” who underwent “a meaningful martyrdom that sent a lasting message to the world,” according to old-time leftist Tom Hayden, formerly Mr. Jane Fonda.” Meaningful martyrdom”? What can Hayden be talking about? Martyrs die for a cause. Williams died for executing four unarmed people during two 1979 robberies, shooting a woman in the face, and laughing uncontrollably at the gurgling sounds a male victim made as he died in agony. Opposing the death penalty, of course, means speaking out...

Terminating Tookie By William John Hagan Wednesday, December 14, 2005 The recent execution of Stanley "Tookie" Williams in California serves as a perfect case study for when the death penalty is acceptable, even under the stringent standards of the Catholic Church. In almost no circumstance will the Vatican find the death penalty acceptable, however, there is an exception: The circumstances of the life and crimes of Stanley Williams is one of them. The Church’s current teachings on the Death Penalty and its use stem from Pope John Paul II’s 1995 encyclical "Evangelium Vitae". In this papal letter addressed to the...

My fellow Republicans, As many of you are aware I have been dismissed from my job at the Houston Home Journal. Danny Evans the publisher of the Journal has cited financial reasons as his official position for my dismissal. Sadly this is not the reality. I writing to inform you of the actual events and ask you for your help. On October 25th 2005 I published one of my bi-weekly columns on the subject of Democratic Congressman Jim Marshall’s voting record. Marshall called the Houston Home Journal to complain about this article and was offered the opportunity to write a...

My fellow Republicans, As many of you are aware I have been dismissed from my job at the Houston Home Journal. Danny Evans the publisher of the Journal has cited financial reasons as his official position for my dismissal. Sadly this is not the reality. I writing to inform you of the actual events and ask you for your help. On October 25th 2005 I published one of my bi-weekly columns on the subject of Democratic Congressman Jim Marshall’s voting record. Marshall called the Houston Home Journal to complain about this article and was offered the opportunity to write a...

<p>In Massachusetts, an organization known as the Citizens Energy Corporation (CEC) provides low cost heating oil for the state’s disadvantaged each year. On the surface their mission seems laudable; however, the reality is far from valiant. This organization has been used for years by its Chairman, former Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II (son of the late US Senator and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy,) as both a tool for the implementation of his personal political aims and for Kennedy’s own personal financial enrichment. The CEC operates as a non-profit corporation but despite Kennedy’s personal wealth, which is reported to be in the millions of dollars, he receives compensation from his charitable endeavor of $400,000 a year based on CEC financial reports from 2003 (the last year upon which such reports were available).</p>

In God We Trust By William John Hagan Canada Free Press Wednesday, November 30, 2005 "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their CREATOR, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." Do these words sound familiar to you? They are, of course, found in the Declaration of Independence and were used as a justification under Natural Law for the separation of the American Colonies from the Crown. In our modern age it is often forgotten that the United States was founded...

Turkey and the future of the European Union By William John Hagan The Canada Free Press Saturday, November 26, 2005 Much against the desires of revisionist historians, Europe is the epicenter of the Christian world. It was not the Church of Jerusalem, under Saint James, that spread the message of Jesus Christ to the world; it was the Church of Rome and its twin pillars, Saints Peter and Paul, who laid the foundation for a unified European culture. The sole coalescing force that had brought together a people as diverse as the Europeans was the spread of the Roman Catholic...

Just because you're Paranoid doesn't mean they won't elect you By William John Hagan Wednesday, November 23, 2005 The most charming, albeit alarming, fact about covering the United States House of Representatives is that its members really do reflect the populations that they serve. Over the years we have had men of brilliance who have had to serve, inexplicably, along-side the most dim-witted and misbegotten. Regardless, the one thing that most members of Congress do have in common is at least a rudimentary cognitive ability. There is one exception to that rule, however, and her name is Cynthia McKinney (D-GA)....

A Monarchy in Danger Freedom Today Magazine The United Kingdom By William John Hagan New Labour has become the greatest threat to the future of the British Monarchy since Oliver Cromwell. The only people to blame for this current state of affairs are those most loyal to the Crown who have somehow failed to confront the issue of public antipathy, illogically hoping that the problem would just disappear. It won’t, as long as today’s incarnation of British Labour controls Parliament. I will say this only once: what works for the United States will not work for the United Kingdom. However,...

Congressman Jack Kingston: A Warning to Iran By William John Hagan The Canada Free Press Recently, I had the opportunity to conduct an exclusive interview with Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) on the subject of Iran's incursion into the nuclear community and the threat that this country poses to Israel. Congressman Kingston is a powerful member of the House Defense Subcommittee, which oversees all military-based funding, and is also Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference. His strong ties to President Bush, and influence over United States' defense policy, add enormous weight to his words on the subject of the Middle...

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing By William John Hagan Houston Home Journal 10/29/2005 I am perpetually astounded by the Southern Democrats that we send to Washington who paint themselves as conservatives while stabbing their hapless constituents in the back upon arrival. These wolves in sheep’s clothing are more then happy to support their constituents on visible issues such as the War on Terror and abortion. Yet, when voters aren’t looking, they are out there casting ballots like drunken Yankee liberals at a DNC rally. Houston County hasn’t had to worry much about this type of louse thanks to the exceptional...

Questioning Islam in a politically correct world. By William John Hagan Houston Home Journal 10/26/2005 It may not be politically correct to point out the obvious, but why should reality be hog-tied by political correctness? As Americans we have become so multiculturally sensitive that even the US Postal Service now issues a yearly stamp celebrating the Islamic holy days of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Preposterously, the first EID stamp came out just ten days before the 9/11 attacks on the United States. The stamp which, in part, commemorates the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has received...

Spain orders the arrest of three US Soldiers By William John Hagan One of the most distressing facts of warfare is that innocents die in the crossfire. This has happened since time immemorial and is accepted by all international standards as a reality. The Spanish Government seems unaware of this fact of life, as it as issued arrest warrants for three US soldiers in the deaths of Spanish journalist José Manuel Couso Permuy and Ukrainian cameraman Taras Protsyuk, who were killed by “friendly fire” during the Battle of Baghdad. On April 8, 2003, the United States was battling for control...

Iraq Constitution: Bad news for Christians By William John Hagan World Net Daily 10/19/2005 The new Iraq Constitution gives hope that, in a post-Saddam era, this ancient nation may arise as the first truly democratic republic in the Middle East. Unfortunately, the operative word here is "hope." The new Constitution, with the blessings of the United States and Great Britain, has instead turned the once-secular Iraq into an Islamic republic. The new Iraqi Constitution states, as follows: "Article (2): 1st - Islam is the official religion of the state and is a basic source of legislation: (a) No law can...

Hagan’s American Journal: The United Nation’s takes one step closer to world governance By William John Hagan October 14, 2005 The Houston Home Journal Warner Robins, Georgia The United States of America The United Nations’ International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague has been a questionable entity since its inception. On the surface one would find it hard not to support an international court based on the Nuremburg Tribunal which tried Nazi Leaders after World War II. Few people on the world stage have had the fortitude to stand up and point out that the ICTY’s...

Hagan's American Journal: Iran's Dangerous Game By William John Hagan Houston Home Journal Weekend Edition 10/08/2005 Iran's new President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, first made a name for himself as mayor of Tehran. During his tenure he imposed the will of the nation's religious leaders by rolling back progressive reforms that had been allowed under his predecessors. As mayor, Mahmoud shut down fast-food restaurants and, in a fit of pique, required male city employees to wear beards and long-sleeve shirts. His extreme political and Islamic conservatism served his political future well; he was recently ushered into Iran's highest elected office with the...

Hagan's American Journal: Clinton’s past comes back to haunt her? By William John Hagan Houston Home Journal Hillary Clinton has her eyes on the prize. Despite declaring that her future political goal is winning reelection the United States Senate in 2006, only a sap would not know that she is currently preparing for her historic Presidential run in 2008. Nothing else explains her implausible transformation from lunatic leftist to meticulous moderate. The Hillary Clinton who attempted to socialize health care and embraced terrorist wife Suha Arafat has vanished from the public stage. A strange metamorphosis seems to have taken place...

The Failure of Ariel Sharon By William John Hagan The Houston Home Journal (Print Edition) 09/28/2005 Who is dumber? The members of Israel’s Likud party who support Prime Minister Ariel Sharon or the Palestinian people who seem determined to force Israel to reoccupy the Gaza strip? Former Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party member Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that Gaza was destined to become a staging ground for terrorist attacks on Israel. Rather than heed this prescient warning; Sharon and his Likud supporters appeased the PLO, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Al-Qaeda, and the remainder of the Palestinian people by withdrawing from...

Rule Britannia By William John Hagan Houston Home Journal (Warner Robins, GA) Let me share a little secret with the Iraqi people and their government: When you have about 175,000 foreign troops on your soil you are not a sovereign nation. In fact, it would be a surprise if President Jalal Talabani were allowed to go to the bathroom without permission from US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad. However, George Bush and Tony Blair, in their never-ending attempt at political correctness, have allowed Iraq to adopt an Islamic Constitution and reenter the world stage while both our nation’s soldiers are being murdered,...

Posse Comitatus: The Past returns to haunt the United States. By William John Hagan Houston Home Journal 09/21/2004 The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which limits the use of United States Troops, domestically, has been a thorn in the side of President George W. Bush’s second term. First, on the Mexican border where troops are needed for border security the President can’t send them. Now, during Hurricane Katrina his hands are similarly tied. The Posse Comitatus Act has never benefited the United States but the concept should have been considered by many foreign governments. In the early 1990’s, for example,...

Fraud, What Fraud? Voter Oddities in Georgia By William John Hagan Houston Home Journal Warner Robins, GA Personally, I was relieved when Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox stated that, “I cannot recall one documented case of voter fraud during my tenure as Secretary of State.” Never again would I have to have my vote canceled out by a constituent who, long ago, had gone to his grave or, better yet, had never existed. Cathy Cox’s representations were not only assuring, they offered hope that the long anticipated demise of our democratic system has been “greatly exaggerated.” My relief was...

Riders raise money for boys by William John Hagan Houston Home Journal Poker run leads bikers through Middle Georgia for good cause Over 200 motorcycle enthusiasts turned out on a beautiful Saturday morning for the third annual charity Poker Run through the scenic counties of Middle Georgia. The event, which was organized by Houston County Sheriff’s Sgt. Manny Quinones, drew well over 200 bikers from as far away as Alaska to the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry. This effort is designed to raise money for the Georgia Sheriffs Boys Ranch. Located in Hahira, the Boys Ranch is not...

A Mental Health Crisis in Georgia By William John Hagan Houston Home Journal 09/10/2005 According to Kristina Simms, a member of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), an estimated 16% of prisoners in the state of Georgia suffers from mental illness. Over the past decade, the budget for mental health services in state prisons has grown nearly 1,000 percent; while, spending on Georgia's system of state psychiatric hospitals has barely changed. In effect, the State of Georgia has replaced its once thriving psychiatric hospitals with a draconian prison system. Such regression harkens back to a time when mental...

Centerville sends police to hurricane-ravaged area Chief, other volunteers to help re-establish small-town police force Tuesday night the Centerville City Council met in regular session. Councilman Robert Smith opened the meeting with an inspirational prayer for the victims of the Hurricane Katrina. Smith’s words were not the empty rhetoric of so many national politicians, but symbolized the resolve of Mayor Ronnie Brand and the other members of the City Council to help those in need. Chief Ernie Pardo, with the full support of the city government, announced that a special team from the Centerville Police Department will be traveling to...

Who is to blame for New Orleans? By William John Hagan Houston Home Journal Print Edition 09/07/2005 David Vitter, a United States Senator from Louisiana, estimates that the death toll from Hurricane Katrina could reach 10,000 people. The reality is that a true death toll will never be known but 10,000 dead may just scratch the surface. Large-scale casualties in a natural disaster such as Katrina in unavoidable but the fact that the world’s most advanced nation had days to prevent such a massive number of deaths makes these numbers even more unacceptable. In the coming weeks politically-motivated accusations of...

Nine Lives, The Story of Felix Bloch By William John Hagan Houston Home Journal 09/03/2005 Felix Bloch is without question one of the world's most over-qualifiedbus drivers. The former grocery store bag boy took a second job as a busdriver in North Carolina in 1992. It was a wise move, as Mr. Bloch's careerin the food industry came to a screeching halt when he stole about onehundred dollars worth of food from his primary employer. This was Felix'sonly criminal conviction and while he lost his job bagging groceries, the bus companyallowed him to stay on as a driver. Before his...

Centerville Mayor Ronnie Brand won’t run again After 15 years of public service, Brand to bow out A Houston Home Journal Exclusive By WILLIAM JOHN HAGAN HHJ Staff Writer In an exclusive interview with The Houston Home Journal, Centerville Mayor Ronnie Brand announced his decision not to seek re-election. After over 15 years of dedicated service to the City of Centerville, first as a councilman and then as mayor, Brand served the people of Centerville through a period of exceptional growth. During Brand’s tenure, he shepherded the city through a long phase of unprecedented development. The Centerville population more than...

National Disaster Relief for Hurricane Katrina Grand Lodge of Louisiana Disaster Relief for Hurricane Katrina Brother Hagan: We are accepting contributions to our Grand Lodge Disaster Relief Fund at: P.O. Box 12357 Alexandria, LA 71315 Also, blankets, towels, pillows,toothbrushes, toothpaste and other toilet articles may be shipped to: Grand Lodge of Louisiana, 5800 Masonic Drive, Alexandria, LA 71301. Thank you for your concern. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. T. J. Pitman, Jr., PGMGrand Secretary

Cindy Sheehan and the Company She Keeps By William John Hagan Houston Home Journal Warner Robins, GA 08/30/2005 The average American has been ill served by the media coverage of Cindy Sheehan’s anti-Bush protest. Maureen Dowd wrote in The New York Times, "The moral authority of parents who bury children killed in Iraq is absolute." That attitude has been adopted by the majority of America’s media in their biased reporting on Sheehan. The reality is that Sheehan’s case is built on lies and her true belief system has been hidden from the American people. Cindy Sheehan has chosen to lie...

The True History of Palestine: The Nation-State Fallacy By William John Hagan The Houston Home Journal (Warner Robins, GA) Print Edition 08/24/2005 The current debate on the inevitable future of the “Palestinian Nation” seems to lack one simple fact: Palestine has no past and was never a sovereign nation. The closest thing the Palestinian people have to a history is that there was once a British Colony from which they had stolen their modern name. After the Allied victory in World War Two, it became clear to even the most anti-Semitic Westerners that the Jewish People deserved to have their...

Cuban Freemason Dr. Alfredo Manuel Pulido Lopez is being held prisoner in Cuba. My name is William John Hagan and I am an American Journalist who is working to get Brother Pulido freed from his political prison in Cuba. If any Brother reading this is are in the employ of a government or agency which could put gentle pressure on getting Castro to free Brother Pulido then please contact me at: William_Hagan@excite.com Or visit me on the web at http://williamjohnhagan.blogspot.com This man will soon die without our help. Below is a letter from his wife regarding this matter. Freeing Brother...

The Death Penalty in Georgia William John Hagan Houston Home Journal This week I was assigned the unpleasant duty of reporting on the murder of 16-month-old Christian Edward Martinez. For those of you that didn’t read my article in Tuesday’s newspaper, I’ll briefly bring you up to speed.(Original report at: http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/963/public/news653608.html ) Christian was murdered last August, and authorities believe the killer was Gregory Class. The details of this case are sickening, so if you have a weak stomach I suggest you turn a few pages and read the more comforting words of your daily horoscope. For those who want...

The Death Penalty in Georgia William John Hagan Houston Home Journal This week I was assigned the unpleasant duty of reporting on the murder of 16-month-old Christian Edward Martinez. For those of you that didn’t read my article in Tuesday’s newspaper, I’ll briefly bring you up to speed.(Original report at: http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/963/public/news653608.html ) Christian was murdered last August, and authorities believe the killer was Gregory Class. The details of this case are sickening, so if you have a weak stomach I suggest you turn a few pages and read the more comforting words of your daily horoscope. For those who want...

Christian Edward Martinez Memorial Warner Robins By William John Hagan It was a picture perfect Saturday afternoon but tears of sorrow feel like a steady rain upon the dry earth of Magnolia Park Cemetery as family, friends and strangers remembered the short but tragic life of Christian Edward Martinez. Christian, a sixteen month old baby, was allegedly murdered last August by Gregory Class, the boyfriend of Christian’s mother Tammy Souliere of Warner Robins. Class has been charged with three counts of murder and aggravated battery stemming from an incident on August 7, 2004. Despite allegations that Class has previously abused...

Who’s Killing Our Boys By William John Hagan Houston Home Journal Warner Robins, GA 08/10/2005 One third of the 1,402 American Soldiers killed by hostile fire have died as a result of “roadside bombs” or what the US military, euphemistically, refers to as Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). While, at the beginning of the American Occupation of Iraq, the term improvised appeared to describe these devices, this is no longer the case. In the past few months, it has become clear that these IEDs are no longer the makeshift bombs of the early insurgency, but sophisticated factory-manufactured weapons from a deadly...

The Betrayal of Susette Kelo By William John Hagan The Houston Home Journal, Perry, GA 08/03/2005 The Fifth Amendment states that “No person shall be…deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” This means that the government cannot take your property without due process and can only do so in exchange for a payment of “a fair and reasonable amount” for such things such as a public works project. This protects citizens from the forced confiscation of their land. This concept of natural property rights...