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  • Samuel Adams said: “While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdues; but once they lose their virtue they will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader.”

    Pornography

    Samuel Adams said: “While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdues; but once they lose their virtue they will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader.”

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  • Article I of the Bill of Rights reads:

    Religious Freedom

    Article I of the Bill of Rights reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

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  • The Declaration of Independence declares “all men … are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights …That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men …“   The Preamble of the US Constitution shows how these rights are to be secured including “provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare“.   Two clear distinctions should be made here: Provide implies actively and financially supporting, promote implies a...

    Social Security

    The Declaration of Independence declares “all men … are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights …That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men …“   The Preamble of the US Constitution shows how these rights are to be secured including “provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare“.   Two clear distinctions should be made here: Provide implies actively and financially supporting, promote implies a...

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  • US Constitution, Article I Section 8 Clause 17:

“Congress shall have power …To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock Yards, and other needful Buildings…”

    Statehood

    US Constitution, Article I Section 8 Clause 17: “Congress shall have power …To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock Yards, and other needful Buildings…”

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  • The 10th Amendment states:

    State Sovereignty

    The 10th Amendment states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

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  • Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution states that Congress shall have the power

    Tariffs and Trade

    Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution states that Congress shall have the power "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations."

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  • The Constitution, in Article I, Section 8, gives Congress the power

    Taxes

    The Constitution, in Article I, Section 8, gives Congress the power "to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States."

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  • The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
Because we will refer to the fourth and fifth amendments, let’s read them in their entirety:

    Terrorism and Personal Liberty

    The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. Because we will refer to the fourth and fifth amendments, let’s read them in their entirety:

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  • President George Washington stated: “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportionate to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their country”.

    Veterans

    President George Washington stated: “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportionate to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their country”.

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  • The Declaration of Independence declares the purpose of Government is

    Wage and Price Control

    The Declaration of Independence declares the purpose of Government is "to secure these Rights", these unalienable rights such as Liberty.

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