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Article V: Equal Suffrage in the Senate

Sun, 05/23/2010 - 23:57

Phil Pozerdarc hosts "Positively Unconstitutional" every Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST on the www.RepublicBroadcating.org network.

He always has fascinating discussions, callers and guests.
This last week, he had a caller, Roger from Kansas, expound upon the meaning, significance and function of the last clause of Article V of the Constitution. He stated that it was the most controversial clause of the entire convention. He stated that it was the last clause approved before it went to a vote of the states.

It reads:

"... and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of equal Suffrage in the Senate."

Listen to the segment by clicking this link below:
http://www.thirdrailblog.com/audio/Pozderac.May22.5thAmend.mp3

This is a 20 minute segment worth listening to more than once.

Racism: Pin The Tail On The Donkey

Sun, 05/23/2010 - 13:07

“Like every other form of collectivism, racism is a quest for the unearned. It is a quest for automatic knowledge--for an automatic evaluation of men’s characters that bypasses the responsibility for exercising rational or moral judgment.” --Ayn Rand, “Racism,” 1963--

As on object lesson for those who would divorce principles from politics, and as an indication of the evasive follies that result from such attempts thereafter, consider the latest Tea Party tussle:

“Tea Partiers had barely started their victory lap for propelling Rand Paul to triumph Tuesday [May 18th] in Kentucky’s GOP Senate primary, when a controversy over the new nominee’s criticism of the Civil Rights Act threatened to rain on the parade.” (“Tea Party activists defend Rand Paul amid civil rights controversy,” Foxnews.com, May 21st.)

Mr. Paul, in a series of interviews, aired the belief that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which concerned itself with racial discrimination on private property as well as in the public arena, stepped outside the bounds of proper government by doing so. And now, naturally, Democratic cries are loud and clear: “Racist!”

Yet on this issue Mr. Paul is correct: regulating personal behavior on private property, beyond the scope of force or fraud, is outside of government’s legitimate boundaries--and such regulations always end up causing more problems than they purportedly solve.

MP3 Files: Hour 1

On www.RepublicBroadcasting.org 12pm CST every Saturday

Today's show was broadcast live from the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. The Campaign for Liberty Regional Conference, titled "The Future of Conservatism in America" is being held here from May 14th-16th. Guest speakers include Congressman Ron Paul, Thomas Woods, Bruce Fein and others. Details of this conference are available here.

Today, Clyde Cleveland the founder and author of the namesake of this radio show, Common Sense Revisited, was on hand to co-host the show and line up all the guests. We packed alot into one hour including interviews with:

Michael Badnarik - http://www.ConstitutionPreservation.org - Constitutional Scholar, Author and Educator

Thomas Woods, Jr. - www.TomWoods.com - Constitutional Scholar, Author and senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, AL

David Ratowitz - http://www.RatowitzForCongress.com - Candidate for US Congress Illinois District 5

Bob Parker - http://www.BobParkerForCongress.com - Candidate for US Congress Missouri District 8 (via phone)

Will Johnson - http://www.WillOfThePeople2010.com - Candidate for US Congress Iowa District 1 (via phone)

Circa Oct 2009 Ron Paul

Thu, 04/29/2010 - 23:41

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxB6fwgRVkQ&NR=1

Does not get any more crystal clear than these explanations from Ron Paul...

Only 82,000 views?


MP3 Files: Hour 1

On www.RepublicBroadcasting.org 12pm CST every Saturday

[NOTE: Information on Mike Dicosola's May and June workshops in IL, NE and NJ is found HERE.]

Today's Show, Saturday April 24th, 2010 focuses on a review of this Monday's (April 19th) delivery of the Articles of Freedom in nearly 50 states nationwide.

Related videos online:

New York Videos

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Texas Videos

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Iowa Videos

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5 Minute and 11 Minute Videos about Articles of Freedom
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Download the Articles of Freedom
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http://www.articlesoffreedom.us/ArticlesofFreedom/DownloadthePDFs.aspx

Check out what is happening in your state Monday April 19th here:
http://www.articlesoffreedom.us/ThePlan.aspx

Find volunteers in your state here:
http://www.articlesoffreedom.us/419Action.aspx

Click the link below to read the Michigan Memo on their delivery of the Articles to their state legislators: http://www.thirdrailblog.com/michigan-aof-delivery

MP3 Files: Hour 1

Today's Show, Saturday April 17th, 2010 focuses on next Monday's delivery of the Articles of Freedom in 50 states nationwide.

On www.RepublicBroadcasting.org 12pm CST every Saturday

5 Minute and 11 Minute Videos about Articles of Freedom
http://www.thirdrailblog.com/aof-videos

Download the Articles of Freedom
Full Versions, Summary Charts with Footnoted Hyperlinks and More
http://www.articlesoffreedom.us/ArticlesofFreedom/DownloadthePDFs.aspx

Check out what is happening in your state Monday April 19th here:
http://www.articlesoffreedom.us/ThePlan.aspx

Find volunteers in your state here:
http://www.articlesoffreedom.us/419Action.aspx

Click the link below to read the Michigan Memo on their delivery of the Articles to their state legislators: http://www.thirdrailblog.com/michigan-aof-delivery


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From: "AG Webteam"
To:
Received: 08 Apr, 10 4:25:15 PM

I want to thank you for taking the time to contact me concerning the
Health Insurance Reform Act. There are strong views both favoring and
opposing this landmark legislation. We have received many inquiries,
like yours, about the position of this office on the constitutionality
of the act and whether we would join a minority group of state attorneys
general who are challenging the statute.

We have taken a close look at the act and the constitutional issues
raised in the lawsuit by several attorneys general. Simply put, the
arguments are extremely weak. The health reform bill is clearly
constitutional. Here's why:

First, the argument is raised claiming that Congress does not have the
authority to create a mandate that everyone must have health insurance
because a person refusing to buy health insurance is not engaged in
interstate commerce. However, the United States Supreme Court long ago
ruled that Congress has the power to regulate a matter that is involved
in or affects interstate commerce. This principle of constitutional law
goes back to the classic 1942 case involving the Ohio wheat farmer who
claimed that federal grain marketing quotas could not be applied to him
because all the wheat he grew was used on his own farm. The Supreme
Court said "no" and concluded that his production affected interstate
commerce and could be regulated by Congress.

It is very difficult to deny that health care does not affect
interstate commerce. For example, when people do not have health
insurance and end up receiving expensive treatment in an emergency room,
then all the rest of us end up paying for it, to the tune of billions of

The Last Nickel

A father walks into a restaurant with his young son. He gives the young boy 3 nickels to play with to keep him occupied.

Suddenly, the boy starts choking, going blue in the face. The father realizes the boy has swallowed the nickels, and starts slapping him on the back.

The boy coughs up 2 of the nickels, but keeps choking. Looking at his son, the father is panicking, shouting for help.

A well-dressed, attractive, and serious looking woman in a blue business suit is sitting at the coffee bar reading a newspaper and sipping a cup of coffee. At the sound of the commotion, she looks up, puts her coffee cup down, neatly folds the newspaper and places it on the counter, gets up from her seat and makes her way, unhurried, across the restaurant.

Reaching the boy, the woman carefully drops his pants; takes hold of the boy's' testicles, and starts to squeeze and twist, gently at first, and then ever so firmly. After a few seconds the boy convulses violently and coughs up the last nickel, which the woman deftly catches in her free hand.

Releasing the boy's testicles, the woman hands the nickel to the father, and walks back to her seat at the coffee bar without saying a word.

As soon as he is sure that his son has suffered no ill effects, the father rushes over to the woman and starts thanking her saying, "I've never seen anybody do anything like that before. It was fantastic. Are you a doctor? "

"No," the woman replied, "I'm with the I.R.S."

On www.RepublicBroadcasting.org 12pm CST every Saturday

Guest: Mike Dicosola - Dupage County Illinois General Assembly Member

Theme: Justice for None
Topics: De Juere vs De Facto, Transparency in coordinating and implementing Common Law General Assemblies in your county and state

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