All posts tagged "constitutional rights"
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Government is supposed to exist to protect our rights
States are sovereign political entities. The United States Constitution lays out the powers relinquished by the several states and...
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Legislature advances civil asset forfeiture reform bill
An attempt to rein in one of the state’s most troublesome acts is...
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Protect Mainers’ privacy by ending the MIAC
“Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever. You might dodge...
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Are federal efforts to regulate gun ownership constitutional?
Amid the turmoil and bickering throughout the country, it is important to keep...
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Why most fell for the lockdowns, while a few stood for liberty
2020 will be remembered for many things: COVID-19, nationwide riots, a divisive election....
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New York bill would let the state put people in detention if deemed a ‘significant threat to public health’
New York lawmakers are mulling a bill that would allow the state to...
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Americans are in full revolt against pandemic lockdowns
Echoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio...
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Covid and the rise of cage keeper democracy
The Covid pandemic this year has profoundly transformed the relationship of government to...
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The new left rejects a self-governing republic
I’m an engineer by aptitude, education, and vocation. Those of you who are also...
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Our rights do not disappear in times of emergency
We all knew it was probably inevitable, but it is here, finally –...
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Maine’s high court strikes down warrantless blood tests
On Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court struck down a law requiring police...
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Progressives, impeachment and the Constitution
“In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic...
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Is the United States too hard on felons?
I have never been in jail. I have never been arrested. But I...
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Progressive theory and the Constitution
U.S. constitutional law depends on the purpose and limitations of our written constitution,...
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Yes, Virginia, there is a mob
Liberals are justifying their mob actions by saying that violent confrontation and inciting...
