Lady Liberty's Constitution Clearing House

 

What They've Thought
Their View Archives

Constitution

Bill of Rights

Our View

Your View

Freedom Fighters

Apply

Winners

Awards We Won

Resources

Goodie Shoppe

About Us

Our Mission

Contact Us

Divider


Want more opinions? Don't forget the Lady Liberty "Our View" and "Your View" pages!

Support Bloggers' Rights!
Support Bloggers' Rights!

Blue Ribbon Campaign for Free Speech Online
Blue Ribbon Campaign
for Free Speech Online

Divider

Lady Liberty's "Their View" Contributors:

Alan Caruba
Alan Caruba is the founder of The National Anxiety Center, a clearinghouse for information about "scare campaigns," begun in 1990 initially to debunk environmental claims but which has since expanded to include many other topics such as education, immigration, and Islam. Caruba began his professional career as a working journalist and, since the 1970s, has been a public relations counselor. He is the author of several books and has written numerous magazine articles over the years.

R.A. Hawkins
Richard Hawkins was born in Aurora, Colorado and grew up in Littleton, Colorado in a quiet little neighborhood nobody has ever heard of called Columbine Knolls. He has been married to the same woman for twenty-six years, and worked for the same aerospace company for twenty-eight. His primary interests over the years have been his family, sociology, mastering his survival skills, windsurfing, music, politics, raising wolves, art of all types, mycology, perma-culture, archeological anomalies, geo-politics and staying gainfully employed; not necessarily in that order. He often describes himself as a separate subspecies of human – ‘Eclecticus-Iconoclastimus’. His primary driving force is his unwavering belief that as sovereign citizens we are each responsible not only for our own beliefs and actions, but where those beliefs and actions take us in life: That the truly intelligent person learns to determine what the consequences might be for our beliefs and actions and then acts accordingly. Our individual actions always affect far more than we can imagine. R.A. Hawkins is the author of "Through Eyes of Shiva," available via Amazon.com. More of Mr. Hawkins' commentaries can be found on his web site, Entropical Paradise.

Jonathan David Morris
Jonathan David Morris is a political writer based in New Jersey. A strong believer in small government, JDM often takes aim at oppressive taxes, entitlements, and laws, writing about incompetence at the highest levels of culture and government. Catch his weekly ramblings on his web site.

Rep. Ron Paul Congressman Ron Paul of Texas enjoys a national reputation as the premier advocate for liberty in politics today. Dr. Paul is the leading spokesman in Washington for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies based on commodity-backed currency. He is known among both his colleagues in Congress and his constituents for his consistent voting record in the House of Representatives: Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution. In the words of former Treasury Secretary William Simon, Dr. Paul is the "one exception to the Gang of 535" on Capitol Hill.

Frank Salvato
is the managing editor for The New Media Journal. He serves at the Executive Director of the Basics Project, a non-profit, non-partisan, 501(C)(3) research and education initiative. His pieces are regularly featured in over 100 publications both nationally and internationally. He has appeared on The O'Reilly Factor, and is a regular guest on The Right Balance with Greg Allen on the Accent Radio Network, as well as an
occasional guest on numerous radio shows coast to coast. His organization, Basics Project, is partnered in producing the first-ever national symposium series on the threat of radical Islamist terrorism. His pieces have been recognized by the House International Relations Committee and the Japan
Center for Conflict. Mr. Salvato is available for public speaking
engagements.

Nancy Salvato
Nancy Salvato is the President of The Basics Project, a non-profit, non-partisan research and educational project whose mission is to promote the education of the American public on the basic elements of relevant political, legal and social issues important to our country. She is an experienced educator and an independent contractor with Prism Educational Consulting. She serves as Educational Liaison for Illinois Senator Carole Pankau. She works nationally and locally furthering the cause of Education Reform. Her writing is widely published on the internet and occasionally in print venues such as the Washington Times. Her opinions have been heard on select radio programs across the nation. Additionally, her writing has been recognized by the US Secretary of Education.

 

Their View

 
 

What They Thought April 8, 2007

Alan Caruba
R.A. Hawkins
Jonathan David Morris
Rep. Ron Paul
Frank Salvato
Nancy Salvato

Click here for columnist bios


 
 


Alan Caruba
The War on America’s Lawns

I have lost track of when I first noticed that Greens were engaged in a war on chemicals, but it has been a long time. Almost any chemical, whether used in agriculture or for industrial purposes, and even chlorine which is vital to the purification of the water we drink continues to be under attack.

In the simpleminded view of the Greens, all chemicals are “toxic” and therefore bad. Toxicity depends on the amount of any chemical to which one is exposed and we routinely use all kinds of chemicals to keep our homes and workplaces clean and safe. Chemicals are the building blocks of virtually everything we take for granted and enhance our lives in countless ways.

Recently I received a news release from the SafeLawns Foundation announcing it would “hold its launch rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on April 4.” A parade of “high profile doctors, scientists, activists and politicians” were to help kick off a campaign designed to “cause a quantum change in lawn care behavior.”

Among the activist speakers was a member of the Rachel Carson Council. It was Carson’s book “Silent Spring” that led eventually to the banning of DDT and the subsequent deaths from malaria for tens of millions of Africans unable to secure protection against the mosquitoes that spread the disease. Another speaker just happened to work for a company that sells so-called “organic” fertilizer. It was organically grown spinach that sickened many people earlier this year.

Among the things SafeLawns wants to do is ask universities and industries “to eliminate the use of lawn chemicals on their campus or headquarters lawns.” If you like weeds and dead grass, you’re going to love this. Read the rest...

Alan Caruba     Web Site      Contact     Back to Top 

 
 


R.A. Hawkins

No column this week.

R.A. Hawkins       Web Site       Contact       Back to Top


 
 


Jonathan David Morris
Iraq, Iran, and All That Jazz

I wish the news would stop covering the Middle East.

Let me rephrase that: I wish there were nothing about the Middle East for the news to cover. But since there is, I wish they wouldn’t. I could be done with it.

Don’t take this statement as the least bit racist. It’s not meant as a slight on the people who live in the region. It’s just that I happen not to be one of those people. And I’m tired of hearing about the people who are.

Nothing good about the Middle East ever makes it on American news broadcasts. I’m sure there are good things happening in Middle Eastern countries, but none of it is worth reporting, and most of us wouldn’t care anyway. Read the rest...

Jonathan David Morris      Web Site      Contact     Back to Top    


 
 


Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)

April 2, 2007
The 2008 Federal Budget

The fiscal year 2008 budget, passed in the House of Representatives last week, is a monument to irresponsibility and profligacy. It shows that Congress remains oblivious to the economic troubles facing the nation, and that political expediency trumps all common sense in Washington. To the extent that proponents and supporters of these unsustainable budget increases continue to win reelection, it also shows that many Americans unfortunately continue to believe government can provide them with a free lunch.

To summarize, Congress proposes spending roughly $3 trillion in 2008. When I first came to Congress in 1976, the federal government spent only about $300 billion. So spending has increased tenfold in thirty years, and tripled just since 1990. Read the rest...

Rep. Ron Paul      Web Site      Back to Top


 
 


Frank Salvato
Are We Experiencing a Constitutional Crisis?

I have been disappointed to hear that some of the radio personalities and editorialists who usually present a modicum of reason to the American public are having a hard time finding anything wrong with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s recent attempt at promoting rogue foreign policy in the Middle East. To be sure, our Constitution does not vest any member of Congress – speaker or otherwise – with the power to usurp the authority of the Executive Branch where conducting foreign policy is concerned. Read the rest...

Frank Salvato       Web Site      Contact    Back to Top    

 
 


Nancy Salvato

No column this week.

Nancy Salvato       Web Site      Contact    Back to Top    

 
 
©2004-2007 by their respective authors. Reprinted by permission.
 


This page last updated on Monday, April 23, 2007 3:09 AM
Optimized for Microsoft Internet Explorer
 

site content ©2002-2007
all rights reserved.

site design by