http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/publius/ en-us Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:58:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1613285/posts The Let Them Rest In Peace Act now winding its way through the Illinois state government is an important piece of legislation, not only because of what it is targeted at today, but also because of its larger consequences. Many may have heard of a sick-minded organization that has been picketing the funerals of US soldiers. Their position is that US soldiers are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan as a result of the punishment visited upon us by God because of our society's acceptance of homosexuals. Tortured logic, or shall we say no logic at all, to say the least.... Publius' Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1613285/posts#comment Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:58:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1533599/posts WELCOME to the Puget Sound FReepers Christmas Party LIVE THREAD Seattle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1533599/posts#comment Sun, 4 Dec 2005 02:29:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1335116/posts The year 2005 will mark the 72nd anniversary of the New Deal, the seminal event of the modern Democratic Party. Democratic policies and rhetoric all hail from that era of Big Government protecting the American people from Big Business. As long as the party held to its roots in economic equality, it prospered. When it marched boldly into the quicksand of social change, it alienated the Great Middle of American politics and lost its way. Now the signs are all in place for another great Democratic debacle, but with one major difference. This time, the Democrats are headed for the... A Publius Essay http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1335116/posts#comment Thu, 3 Feb 2005 17:04:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1165462/posts Why Morality Matters by Steven C. Bonta, Ph.D. It is my conviction that the greatest threat to our free republic is moral decline. It is becoming fashionable nowadays to discount or ignore completely the relationship between morality and political liberty. Perhaps this is because the deteriorating moral culture in the modern United States of America seeks to be its own justification. Freedom, some believe, can flourish independently of moral standards, as long as we allow every man uninhibited license in his so-called “personal lifestyle choices.” This badly flawed notion is going to be the death of our republic, unless... e-mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1165462/posts#comment Mon, 5 Jul 2004 03:49:53 GMT