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The Declaration Of Independence
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The Federalist Papers
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United States Constitution
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Wisconsin Constitution
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Sections from Wisconsin's Constitution. Searches and seizures. SECTION 11. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated; and no warrant shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
Private property for public use. SECTION 13. The property of no person shall be taken for public use without just compensation therefor.
Read the SUPREME COURTS current (new) interpretation of the Fifth Amendment by going to Kelo v. New London
JUSTICE THOMAS in dissent... "The Framers embodied that principle in the Constitution, allowing the government to take property not for "public necessity," but instead for "public use." "..."This deferential shift in phraseology enables the Court to hold, against all common sense, that a costly urban-renewal project whose stated purpose is a vague promise of new jobs and increased tax revenue, but which is also suspiciously agreeable to [a Corporation], is for a "public use." ...If such "economic development" takings are for a "public use," any taking is, and the Court has erased the Public Use Clause from our Constitution" JUSTICE O’CONNOR in dissent.
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Going Beyond Headlines and Stereotypes
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From the BeginningAbolishing slavery. Free speech. Women's suffrage. In today's stereotypes, none of these sounds like a typical Republican issue, yet they are stances the Republican Party, in opposition to the Democratic Party, adopted early on. Reducing the government. Streamlining the bureaucracy. Returning power to the states. With a core belief in the idea of the primacy of individuals, the Republican Party, since its inception, has been at the forefront of the fight for individuals' rights in opposition to a large, bloated government.
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Adam Smith
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The Adam Smith Institute is the UK's leading innovator of free-market policies. Named after the great Scottish economist and author of The Wealth of Nations, its guiding principles are free markets and a free society. It researches practical ways to inject choice and competition into public services, extend personal freedom, reduce taxes, prune back regulation, and cut government waste.
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The Law by Frederick Bastiat (With a few exceptions, this could have been written in 2006 not 1850)
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(With a few exceptions, this could have been written in 2006 not 1850)
What, then, is law? It is the collective organization of
the individual right to lawful defense.
Each of us has a natural right-to defend his
person, his liberty, and his property. These are the three
basic requirements of life, and the preservation of any one
of them is completely dependent upon the preservation of
the other two. For what are our faculties but the
extension of our individuality? And what is property but an
extension of our faculties?
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Tax Freedom Day
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Milwaukee Public Library
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Ask ten people what the Milwaukee Public Library means to them, and it is quite possible their first answer will be "books." However, if you ask for a second response, you'll likely receive ten answers as varied as the population the library serves.
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The Library Of Congress
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American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning.
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