It amazes me how often people put their blind faith in those who work for the government. Want someone to oversee those “evil corporations,” we look toward government. Need someone to verify the integrity of something, why government is the answer. Need some watchdog, and everyone expects government to do it. And no matter how many times they make a complete mess of things, we keep going back like a dog returning to its vomit.
It’s almost as if we believe that a government ID or paycheck makes someone a saint, unable to make a mistake or be corrupted. Take an honest look, and you’ll find some of the most corrupt and inept policies coming out of government. People complain about the “evil corporations,” but we forget that government is merely another sort of corporation, a public one rather than a private one. And just like those corporations that so many like to vilify, the government is made up of people. As Ronald Reagan said, “Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
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Who is in charge of your children? That has been a perennial question that has grown in importance over the last few years. When I was a child, it was understood that, with rare exceptions, parents were in charge of a child’s upbringing. This included medical, religious, and educational decisions. However, over the last few decades, the role of the parent in these decisions has been replaced by experts. What happens when the goal of the experts differs from those of the parents? Who decides the future of the rising generations? It was understood that the state acted in loco parentis, in place of the parents, only for the safety of the child. A recent case in U.S. District Court shows that be it health departments, child services, schools, or even the courts. Government not only believes they know better than the parents, they are more than willing to act in loco parentis tyrannis.
https://constitutionstudy.com/?p=8897
With the release of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) applications, there has been a lot of speculation and downright assertions about our future. With over 30 years of experience in Information Technology (IT), not more than a passing understanding of AIs, I've come to the conclusion that much of what I've heard is more science fiction than fact. A recent court case decided in the D.C. District Court revolved around one very important question. Do AIs have rights?
In this third installment of the three-part series on the branches of government, we look at the role of the third and weakest branch. At least that is what our Founding Fathers thought of it. What is the role of the federal judiciary? What are the extent of their powers, how do they related to the other two branches of government, and why is a proper understanding of the role of the judiciary critical if the United States is to remain a constitutional republic?
https://constitutionstudy.com/?p=8575
Most of us have had the experience of pickup up the mail, only to get that pit in our stomach, maybe utter a small curse or two, and immediately being thinking of ways to get out of it. The piece of mail that has caused these reactions is a jury summons. Almost no one looks forward to jury duty, and the efforts to get out of it are legendary. Which makes me wonder, if We the People put as much effort into understanding jury duty as we did trying to get out of it, would America be a better nation?
https://constitutionstudy.com/2024/11/04/446-importance-of-jury-duty/
Alexis De Tocqueville famously said “The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money”. This is because of the “Third Party Payer” problem. You see this isn’t the United State’s money. Congress doesn’t pay a price with they spend money to buy votes, so there’s reason for them not to. There’s also no penalty when the United States “invests” is a corrupt or ridiculous project or program, so no reason for them to be wise with what they take from us. In short, while Marxism and corruption are destructive to our rights, it’s the abuse of money that will truly destroy the republic. - Live 4PM ET with Host Paul Engel @CyberEngel @OutLoudNews
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Evidence of censorship seems to be everywhere today. As I was discussing the upcoming election with a group recently, I realized that censorship appears by many names, and comes from many different groups with many different political views. Today, I want to look not only at updates on some of the more traditional censorship stories, but other areas where censorship is happening under another title. Because censorship, by any other name, is just as evil. - Live 4PM ET with Host Paul Engel @CyberEngel @OutLoudNews
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