I stumbled across a story this morning which made me hesitate a little while before deciding to compose a quick response. Yesterday morning, Zack Ford, blogger at ThinkProgress.org, penned a story entitled “Scalia Suggests ‘Hand-Held Rocket Launchers’ Are Protected Under Second Amendment”. In the story, he references an earlier morning […]
Previously I discussed and refuted the most common defenses for government legitimacy. However, some people have avoided the burden of proof completely by claiming that the question of government legitimacy itself is not even a valid issue. This appeal ad populum is essentially based on a false dichotomy. They claim […]
One of the subjects of taboo recognized nearly worldwide is that of politics. For one reason or another there exists reluctance to openly debate the one item which most severely affects daily life for every human on the face of the earth. Namely, what is the best form of government? […]
The Constitution is one of the most misused and abused documents in American history. It essentially does three things: 1) It establishes and organizes the federal government2) It lists the delegated powers permissible for federal use3) It lists a few of the more stringent restrictions on federal power. The Declaration […]