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Unlawful commands

Because of what appears to be a lawful command on the surface, many Citizens, because of their respect for what appears to be law, are cunningly coerced into waiving their rights due to ignorance.

Author Greg RavenPosted on June 4, 2021Categories lawsTags U. S. Supreme Court

Law above democracy

Constitutional rights may not be infringed simply because the majority of the people choose that they be.

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021Categories democracyTags U. S. Supreme Court

Challenging the separation of powers

[W]hen Congress has passed a statute and a President has signed it, it poses grave challenges to the separation of powers for the Executive at a particular moment to be able to nullify Congress’ enactment solely on its own initiative and without any determination from the Court.

Author Greg RavenPosted on July 12, 2015November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories ConstitutionTags U. S. Supreme Court

Redistribution is robbery

To lay with one hand the power of government on the property of the citizen, and with the other to bestow it on favored individuals … is none the less robbery because it is … called taxation.

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 29, 2013November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories taxationTags U. S. Supreme Court

“Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides.” — Thomas Paine

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