Monthly Archives: October 2010

Majority Rule, Minority Rights:

Efficiency & dispatch require the government operate according to the will of the majority, but constitutional provisions…made to protect the minority. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming … Continue reading

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Builder Confidence Improves in October

Builder Confidence Improves in October Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose three points to 16 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for October, released today. This was the first … Continue reading

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Importance of a Written Constitution:

The unalienable rights of the people are most likely to be preserved if the principles of government are set forth in a written Constitution. 5000yearleap

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Limiting and Defining the Powers of Government:

Only limited and carefully defined powers should be delegated to government, all others being retained by the people. The Tenth Amendment is the most widely violated provision of the bill of rights.  If it had been respected and enforced America … Continue reading

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Checks and Balances:

A system of checks and balances should be adopted to prevent the abuse of power by the different branches of government. 5000yearleap

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Foreclosure Moratorium: What Does It Mean for the Housing Market?

About 30% of home sales are distressed properties. Closings and future purchase contracts on distressed properties may not take place while a foreclosure moratorium is in effect to sort out title and foreclosure issues with recent vintage mortgages. And a … Continue reading

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The Separation of Powers:

The government should be separated into 3 branches. “I call you to witness that I was the first member of the Congress who ventured to come out in public, as I did in January 1776, in my Thoughts on Government…in … Continue reading

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Free-market Economics:

The highest level of prosperity occurs when there is a free-market economy and a minimum of government. Prosperity depends upon a climate of wholesome stimulation with 4 basic freedoms in operation: The Freedom to try. The Freedom to buy. The … Continue reading

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Protection Against Human Frailty:

A Constitution should protect the people from the frailties of their rulers. “If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary…(But lacking these) you must first enable the government to control the governed; … Continue reading

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Socialism is Winning the Wealth Game?

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