http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/liberty/ en-us Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:46:48 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420550/posts As the year 2010 begins and Congress once again considers enacting laws that some believe endanger the free enterprise system and personal liberties, a collection of essays in Liberty Versus the Tyranny of Socialism are timely. Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420550/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:46:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420118/posts We elected you on a promise of hope and change. You've disappointed us. In 2010, we are taking the country back. Blue collar democrats, independents, and conservatives. We love our country. We are proud of our founders. And we will fight to protect our traditions. We don't want your revolution. Youtube video 3:11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420118/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:27:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420144/posts I have come to ask for the knees that tremble as you stand and say the words that make you whole. I am present in the prayer softly whispered, the chant with fists raised, and the shout. I have come to ask -- not for a king -- but for a farmer. A soldier. A teacher. A child. And if by chance you hear me speak the password primeval it’s not because I read it off a teleprompter, but because I hum the notes of an old song, that of your very creation. The song of your creation is Freedom’s... YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420144/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 20:07:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420058/posts A CONSERVATIVE MANIFESTO Mark Levin 1. TAXATION Eliminate the progressive income tax – replace it with a flat income tax or national sales tax – for the purpose is to redistribute wealth, not fund the constitutionally legitimate functions of the federal government. All residents of the country must be required to pay the tax so they have a stake in limiting its abuse. Eliminate the automatic withholding of taxes, for it conceals the extent to which the federal government is confiscation income from its citizens. Eliminate the corporate income tax, for it is nothing more than double taxation on shareholders... Liberty and Tyranny http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420058/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 17:48:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419747/posts And so the solstice passes and a new year dawns, leaving “newsmen” everywhere with a dearth of “news” to report (since the government bureaus close down, issuing no new edicts for the “newsmen” to interpret and praise, which should give you some indication of what really passes for “news,” these days.) Traditionally, those in the “news” business respond by taking a stab at predicting noteworthy events of the year to come. We can predict the future quite accurately. Unfortunately, accurate predictions are a bore. The sun will rise 363 more times this year. When I ask for extra salt and... Vin Suprynowicz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419747/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 00:34:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419399/posts With threats from federal officials to seize control over the health care system and further intrude into our private matters, many Americans are trying to find ways to protect their lives and liberty. Given America's dysfunctional economic situation that the federal government caused and has been making worse, government can only make the health care system go from dysfunctional to despotic. The regulations, mandates, and restrictions currently in place already violate the individual citizen's God-given, inalienable natural rights to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" referred to in the Declaration of Independence. The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419399/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 11:30:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418417/posts It’s hard to believe, this New Year's Eve will bring to close the first decade of the new millennium (I know that some of you say the new decade doesn't start until next year but, lets have that debate on a different post) Some decades are defined by how people act during the span, there was the Roaring 20s, the "me decade, the "we decade”, the “Age of Aquarius”, etc. Others decades are defined by what happens during the period, the 30s will always be known by the Great Depression, and the 40s by WWII, etc. When we look back... The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418417/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:53:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416120/posts It was in 1774 that John Adams reminded how the "most sensible and jealous people are so little attentive to government that there are no instances of resistance until repeated, multiple oppressions have placed it beyond a doubt that their rulers had formed settled plans to deprive them of their liberties." And that's not merely to "oppress the individual or a few," he added, "but to break down the fences of a free constitution, and deprive the people at large of all share in the government, and all the checks by which it is limited." Mr. Adams, of course, would... PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416120/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:53:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2415505/posts What does it mean to be a conservative in the United States? Dictionaries are not much help on this one, since like most reference works, they turn out to yield fairly bland and abstract conceptions. For instance, the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary defines the adjective conservative as either "relating to a philosophy of conservatism" or "constituting a political party professing the principles of conservatism." Webster's does go on to say that being conservative has to do with the maintenance of "existing views, conditions, or institutions." In other words, conservative is supposed to be synonymous with "traditional," "moderate," and "cautious," favoring... Family Research Council http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2415505/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:33:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415081/posts Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) said that Congress has the authority to mandate that people buy health insurance and that there is no constitutional limit on Congress’ power to enact such mandates, adding that this unlimited authority stemmed from the Commerce clause of the Constitution. And apparently 59 other Democrat senators agree with her. It is my understanding that the intent of the commerce clause is to assign the responsibility of regulating commerce (the transportation and trading of goods with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes) to the central government, taking the law-making responsibility for... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415081/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:56:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414518/posts Calling all red blooded, Patriotic Americans! It’s time for another march on Washington DC. On the date of the State of the Union address, January 20, 2010. Facebook http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414518/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:28:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413960/posts Every once in a while one gets an insight into the sad state of higher education in the United States. Back in 2008, when my agent was attempting to market the manuscript of what recently appeared in two companion volumes under the titles Montesquieu and the Logic of Liberty: War, Religion, Commerce, Climate, Terrain, Technology, Uneasiness of Mind, the Spirit of Political Vigilance, and the Foundations of the Modern Republic and Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Tocqueville, and the Modern Prospect, he ran into an unexpected snag. None of the editors at the trade presses he approached had ever... BigGovernment.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413960/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:44:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408765/posts Homewood's fire chief says if a church wants to hold Christmas Eve candlelight services, it'll have to pay four off-duty firefighters $100 each to monitor safety during the service. Pastors of several churches in Homewood say they had no knowledge that the city requires a permit for candlelight services or of the payment of firefighters to monitor the services. Homewood Fire Chief John Bresnan said the permit law has been on the books for more than 10 years and that he has required Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, which he attends, to request a permit and have firefighters on hand at... The Birmingham News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408765/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:10:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413436/posts Albert the Green Nosed Reindeer, had a growing bank account And if you ever saw it, you would even wonder how All of the other watermelons, used to scheme in smoke filled rooms But now because of Albert, they will gain control of you Then one smoky kwanzaa eve, Barack came to say Albert with your friends on high, won't you skew the truth tonight Then all the watermelons loved him, as they shouted out with glee Albert the green nosed reindeer, you'll go down in infamy! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413436/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:25:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412289/posts This personal story by Mrs. Werthmann describes her youth, growing up in Austria under the Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler, followed by living three years under communism before immigrating to America. This is one of the best presentations on what is at stake when good people do nothing. "Socialism vs. Freedom" will offer you a clear example just how far we have come down the road of socialism in America. South Dakota Family Policy Council http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412289/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:34:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2412103/posts Money Quote:The dangerous idea that the democratic accountability of national governments should simply be dispensed with in favour of "global agreements" reached after closed negotiations between world leaders never, so far as I recall, entered into the arena of public discussion. Except in the United States, where it became a very contentious talking point, the US still holding firmly to the 18th-century idea that power should lie with the will of the people Telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2412103/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:11:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2411877/posts This is a great video. It should be played where the politicians can hear it, loud and continuously. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc_-L4fyLUo You Tube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2411877/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:45:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409704/posts The Patriot Post · http://patriotpost.us The Time Has Come By Mark Alexander · Thursday, December 17, 2009 "It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth -- and listen to the song of that syren, till she transforms us into beasts. ... Are we disposed to be of the number of those, who having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not?" --Patrick Henry The 2008 presidential election was much more than a referendum on the two candidates; it was a referendum on the ability... The Patriot Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409704/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:36:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408611/posts On Tuesday's Mark Levin Show: Mark comes out passionate in his monologue as he discusses the current state that America is in. You can listen to it HERE. America is turning into a destitute welfare state before our eyes. You are watching the rise of a soft tyranny and a Congress that is out of control with its' spending. Congress does not care about your needs or your wants, only about the amount of power they can have. For the past 6 months Democrats have tried to put together any sort of bill they can and pass it regardless if... The Mark Levin Show broadcast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408611/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:53:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408495/posts If we are to be successful in our revolution to rid the government of its corrupted politicians (I think that's just about all of them) then we must separate the politicians from their money supplies. The fundamental problem in American Politics today is that our politicians are completely dependent upon; therefore, subservient to big money donors and lobbyists. To win a political campaign you need money, and lots of it, because people vote based upon name recognition and image. We, the ordinary folks, a.k.a. "We the People," don't offer any value to a politician because we don't hold the key... the Liberty Petition Project http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408495/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:33:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407725/posts Bill of Rights Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Amendment II A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Amendment III No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor... topics.law.cornell.edu http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407725/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:41:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406939/posts The federal government was created by people who were sick and tired of a king’s government that controlled every facet of life. They wrote a Constitution that explicitly limited the power of the new government. Under this new government, individuals were free to pursue happiness as they chose. In 200 years, this new nation of free people created prosperity unmatched in all of history. While free people were busy pursuing their happiness, others were free to pursue political power. Throughout the 20th century, a cancer grew in the very fabric of freedom. The idea that the role of government... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406939/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:06:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406540/posts In America, one value that’s been celebrated and protected for many years is tolerance. It is a part of the idea of liberty–the idea of being free to do what one wishes with minimal legal interference. Many of the original colonies were created to provide a place where certain people can go to live certain ways of life free from outside interference, particularly specific religious ways of life. The Puritans, Quakers, Anabaptists, and others wanted to create religious communities that were free of the conflicts they faced in Europe. Followers of different philosophies also arrived to follow their ways of... PopulistAggression.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406540/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:38:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406425/posts WHY HAS AMERICA PROPOSERED AND BEEN FREE? True Liberty is not possible without fundamental moral constraint, and the desire, the discipline and the willingness for individuals within society to apply that constraint to their own lives on a voluntary and ongoing basis at all levels of society. That is why America has prospered and been free, because this principle has been lived and because the source for the fundamental values that make it possible has been recognized and openly and freely professed. That source is God in Heaven, the Almighty Creator. Our Declaration of Independence, and then our Constitution and... JEFFHEAD.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406425/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:25:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406221/posts DALLAS — The search for suspects who raped an SMU student last weekend led police to a southeast Dallas neighborhood off Jim Miller Road and Red Bud Drive. Ruben Moontiel also saw SWAT officers near his home on Red Bud Saturday afternoon while he landscaped his front yard. No sooner had he gone inside to tell his wife police were suiting up outside when SWAT kicked in his front door. "I felt humiliated," Moontiel said. His wife, Agueda, said Dallas SWAT officers rushing into her home trampled over her foot and fractured it. DPD detained the entire family for four... WFAA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406221/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:38:22 GMT