Information and Comments Regarding the Right and Responsibilities of Individuals that Accompany Freedom: (Once a group organizes into a coalition under the cover of government, it’s a short step to claiming the right to the property of others. All that is necessary is for an individual’s right to personal property to become a secondary concern. The ‘needs’ of the group must supercede. It’s a vicious cycle – wants become needs become rights. The fact that the thievery is done at the behest of a ‘civilized’ government does not sanitize the crime.)
Basic founding principles: free choice, voluntary cooperation and moral integrity
English is the language of the U.S.A. use it freely!
Religious Freedom: Prayer is a right and you should be able to do it when and where you choose to.
“The Supreme Court has ruled in the past, is in the negative – the government simply cannot prescribe or proscribe the content of any 'official' prayer without violating the Establishment Clause, and it cannot discriminate against any person based on his or her religious viewpoint without violating that person's rights to free speech and free religious expression". It does not mean they must accommodate them it just means they can't discriminate against them.
Right to Bear Arms: The Constitution gives citizens the right to own a gun for the protection of themselves and their family if they choose to do so. In this battle, beware of victims who wish to blame others for their situation and that blame usually involves monetary compensation and restriction of the rights of others.
* The most vehement outcries toward gun ownership and access are those who are in charge and look at guns as an affront to their power.
*12 years after new extremely strict gun laws were enacted in Australia, new research suggests the government response was a waste of public money and appears to have had little to no effect on the country's gun-related death rates. Time, 5/1/2008
Freedom of Speech: Does freedom of speech extend to potential terrorists overseas when they make phone calls to U.S. citizens? Should the Telecom companies who gave access to call records of potential terrorists be rewarded for their patriotism or subjected to lawsuits by those who's privacy might have been infringed upon?
Freedom of the Press: While Abu Ghraib was wrong and acknowledged as such, Haditha resulted in the dismissal of charges related to the deaths of innocent civilians in that Iraqi town in 2005. Where are the acknowledgements of the accusers of their errors for that? The hysteria and firestorm over Abu Ghraib and the Pat Tillman investigations led to fear of a similar media reaction to the Haditha incident, don't we deserve better from the people who are keep our government honest?
Personal Property Rights: Is it ok for the government to take your property because doing so may be in the common good, resulting in a higher tax base and more income for government? The Supreme Court has ruled so in the 2005 case of Kelo v. City of New London,