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

Archive for June, 2011

The Long-Overdue Rise of Libertarianism

Posted by Connor on June 21st, 2011

photo credit: Tallapragada In 2007, among a pack of warmongering big-government statists, one man was repeatedly laughed to scorn for his “fringe” ideas. That man was Representative Ron Paul of Texas. For several decades, he has been a popular face of libertarianism, opting to promote his ideals through the Republican Party. But his nickname of [...]

Relativistic Conservatism

Posted by Connor on June 17th, 2011

photo credit: InAweofGod’sCreation A few months ago I happened to be listening to a radio program hosted by a popular political commentator who began to discuss the foundational elements of his conservatism. He listed off several key planks he believed in: less government, less taxes, less spending, more freedom, etc. These positions are very common [...]

Self-Imposed Servitude to the State

Posted by Connor on June 16th, 2011

Slavery is widely recognized as a degrading and immoral institution. Civilized society universally rejects this sordid enterprise and employs law enforcement officials to seek out and disrupt markets that encourage it, and individuals who engage in it. But truth be told, the overwhelming majority of people are slaves. Unlike the form of slavery understood by [...]

The Justified Breaking of Unjust Laws

Posted by Connor on June 10th, 2011

Today, the LDS Church released an updated statement on immigration. A portion of the article seems to support amnesty (which is a good thing) in advocating an approach to immigration in which “undocumented immigrants are allowed to square themselves with the law and continue to work…” This means, of course, that the law must be [...]

Of Plenary Powers and Constitutional Conservatism

Posted by Connor on June 9th, 2011

photo credit: SP8254 – Catching Up In Federalist 45, James Madison included a brief argument which has nearly become canonized as part of mainstream constitutional and conservative thinking. Discussing the various powers delegated under the then-proposed U.S. Constitution by the states to the federal government, he declared: The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to [...]

Federal Justification of Tyranny

Posted by Connor on June 1st, 2011

photo credit: Poisonist Arguing before the Superior Court of Massachusetts in 1761, attorney James Otis argued for five hours against the legality of writs of assistance. These writs, which served as general search warrants that did not expire, allowed government officials to search an individual’s person or property at any time, and for any (or [...]

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