Often, Americans speak of the US Constitution as if it is the fountain from which political truth originates. Even those who fight stridently for constitutional orthodoxy sometimes forget that the US Constitution and the rest of America’s founding documents were just as much a climax of political thought as they were a beginning.
The Constitution Is A Philosophy, Not A Document
Denying the value of enlightenment era classical liberalism in our founding is historical revisionism.
2nd Amendment | The Social Contract Is Not Grounds for the Infringement of Rights
Such an idea is a gross misunderstanding of Social Contract Theory, especially when it comes to the 2nd Amendment and the right of self-defense.
Link: On Rights
All forms of government have some sense of rights. But natural rights exist independent of government and its laws.
#ILeftTheGOP – My Declaration of Independence
I will plant myself like a tree beside the river of truth and, since the Republican Party no longer resides there, I must stand there alone and independent.