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    A Republic If You Can Keep It

    Saturday, June 14th, 2008

    When he was asked about what kind of government the Constitutional Convention had produced, Ben Franklin was said to have replied a Republic if you can keep it. The key word that we should take note of in that statement is if you can keep it, Franklin new that a Republic is a difficult form [...]

    A Time For Choosing In November

    Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

    44 years ago a former Democrat took to the stage and told the country how the Republican candidate was the man for the job in November.  The Democratic candidate was full of lofty ideals, talking about his “Great Society” and how it was time for a change.
    Sound familiar?  Yes it does, let’s hope that election [...]

    Judeo-Christian libertarianism by spintreebob Schmidt

    Monday, May 5th, 2008

    Choose you this day whom ye will serve.
    But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

    Purpose
    The term libertarian is thrown about, both among those who claim the label, and those who don’t. The goal of this article is to define one particular sub-set of libertarians. First of all, note that [...]

    Yet Another Reason Why We need a Change in the ILGOP Leadership

    Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

    Today in the Daily Herald there was article that shows the exact reason that the Illinois GOP needs a major overhaul in its leadership. There are reports that Governor Blagojevich enlisted the add of  Bob Kjellander, a major insider in the Illinois Republican party, to attempt remove Patrick Fitzgerald from his job as US Attorney.  [...]

    First Post at RLCIL: What’s Wrong with the GOP

    Monday, March 24th, 2008

    Thank you to the gentlemen behind the Illinois chapter of the RLC.
    Instead of listing my CV or a 10,000 word essay on my political philosophy, I think if one simply googled my name or, perhaps, “American Federalist Blog” you’d find plenty of information; if folks are interested in checking out my prior writing and philosophy, [...]

    Repairing the Illinois Republican Brand Name

    Monday, March 17th, 2008

    It should be clear to anyone that follows Illinois Politics in least that the Illinois Republican Party is in pretty bad shape when it is losing elections in districts that it should be easily winning and in which President Bush carried over 50 percent of the vote in previous years. An imprisoned Governor, a string [...]