All Blog Posts Tagged 'constitution' (6)

The Supreme Court takes on Asset Forfeiture Laws

I have a new blog post uploaded and available here.

Added by QuantumTuba on September 19, 2009 at 3:35pm — No Comments

Nerdfighteria Constitution!

Let's get a constitution for this currently-hypothetical, hopefully-real-one-day NERDFIGHTERIA!!

I have the basics in, but I need your help with the rest.

Please comment on the edits before you, you know, EDIT the real thing.

To the link!!

Added by Keely on August 13, 2009 at 5:23pm — No Comments

Movie Quotes II- _The American President_

America isn't easy. America is advanced citizenship. You gotta want it bad, 'cause it's gonna put up a fight. It's gonna say "You want free speech? Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who's standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours. You want to claim this land as the land of the free? Then the symbol of your country can't just be a flag; the symbol also has to be one of its… Continue

Added by Gabrielle on June 12, 2009 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

My Vlogs So Far

John suggested uploading my video content as a vlog post in his latest video. I now intend to do so.

Censorship is the Real Clear and Present Danger…

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Added by QuantumTuba on January 27, 2009 at 7:13pm — No Comments

Re: What "is" America?

The question meaning, "What type of government does the U.S. operate under?"

As much as everyone likes to say America is a democracy, I find this description a little hard to swallow. It is, in the broadest sense, a democratic republic, and this is the term I prefer to use because of my classical leanings.… Continue

Added by Gabrielle on December 3, 2008 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments

Un-democracy at work- don't throw away your vote or become disenfranchised!

I know this is long, but meh... My powers of circumlocution are impeccable.

I'm a patriot and believer in the Platonic forms of our Constitution and government, meaning there are theoretical ideals towards which we should strive, but which we will never be able to reach because of the imperfection(s) of humanity and this world we live in- as soon as people get physically involved, both get corrupted and lose some of that beauty and Goodness. I believe participation is… Continue

Added by Gabrielle on November 3, 2008 at 1:00am — 2 Comments