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Dr. Krannawitter: The Declaration—not slogans—is our anti-king document
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Dr. Krannawitter: The Declaration—not slogans—is our anti-king document

By Thomas L. Krannawitter, Ph.D. | Commentary, Substack The American Revolution launched the greatest anti-king and anti-slavery movements, at the same time, and for the same principled reasons. Let me see if I understand: Progressives who insist on “No Kings” demand presidents—and an entire federal government apparatus—be constrained by the Constitution progressives have spent decades mocking, undermining, and ignoring? And the same progressives who warn against monarchical power happily support millions of unelected, unionized bureaucrats issuing and enforcing their own “regulations” that have binding power of law over citizens, even though regulations are not laws? No Kings Remember, the United States was born out of a fiery rebellion against a king and a d...
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Daniel: This is your moment, Governor—veto SB25-003 and protect liberty
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Approved, Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice, Top Stories

Daniel: This is your moment, Governor—veto SB25-003 and protect liberty

By Bobbie Daniel | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Yesterday, the Mesa County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a resolution opposing Colorado Senate Bill 3. We took this action out of a deep commitment to the foundational principles that have shaped not just Mesa County, not just Colorado, but the very idea of America itself. The Colorado legislature passed Senate Bill 3 with a troubling disregard for the constitutional framework that defines our Republic. It imposes sweeping restrictions on the lawful ownership, sale, and transfer of commonly owned firearms by burdening individual citizens with costly, bureaucratic hurdles and treating law-abiding people as if they are criminals. In our system of government, individual rights are not permissions granted by...
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WaPo editor quits after Bezos orders opinion page to defend free markets, personal liberty
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WaPo editor quits after Bezos orders opinion page to defend free markets, personal liberty

By John Nolte | Breitbart Washington Post  opinion editor David Shipley resigned Tuesday after the paper’s owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced that, going forward, on the opinion pages, “We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.” Bezos made the announcement to the Post staff on Tuesday. “We’ll cover other topics too of course,” he added, “but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.” “I am of America and for America, and proud to be so. Our country did not get here by being typical,” Bezos continued. “And a big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else.” READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBART
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