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Latter-Day Liberty | A Gospel Approach to Government and Politics

Archive for April, 2010

In Defense of Utah’s Caucus System

Posted by Connor on April 28th, 2010

photo credit: RichardJackson As Senator Bennett’s non-existent chances for re-election make themselves more apparent, one question is increasingly taking shape: does Utah’s caucus system produce delegates who actually represent the base of voters? A variety of polls have been produced in the past few days portraying delegates as a radically differentiated group when compared against [...]

Arresting the Decay of Society with the Holy Ghost

Posted by Connor on April 25th, 2010

I gave the following talk in another ward today: photo credit: ConstantineD In a July 2005 First Presidency letter sent to every ward and branch around the world, President Gordon B. Hinckley invited every member of the Church to read the Book of Mormon by the end of that year—this in addition to a Sunday [...]

The Desperate Struggle for Political Power

Posted by Connor on April 19th, 2010

photo credit: cool_colonia4711 Abraham Lincoln once wisely said that if you want to test a man’s character, you give him power. To that I would add that the pursuit of said power can be equally enlightening. Virtues we praise on Sunday and to which we might in certain company claim to adhere are quickly cast [...]

Free Trade, Fair Trade, and Protectionism

Posted by Connor on April 12th, 2010

photo credit: lawatt Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution gives to Congress the authority to “lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises”. Included in these powers is the tariff—a tax imposed on imported goods. Such tariffs provided the main source of revenue for the federal government until the introduction of income taxes [...]

A Dictatorial Decree of Death

Posted by Connor on April 8th, 2010

photo credit: the pragmatic Authoritarians around the world and throughout history have, despite their power, often been restrained to some degree by the established laws in their countries in regards to ending the lives of their subjects. Based on his Chicago-flavored approach to politics, Barack Obama is the very definition of an authoritarian—one who disregards [...]

Foreign Entanglement with Israel

Posted by Connor on April 1st, 2010

photo credit: mark h2 In George Washington’s farewell address of 1796, he cautioned his fellow countrymen in a grandfatherly tone on several subjects relating to their budding government. One cannot read these instructions without honestly observing how far we have strayed from them, and what damage that failure has wrought. Notable among the other items [...]

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