Civil Liberties
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The Function of Law
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Darrell Castle discusses the intended and original purpose of law and argues that it has been perverted today.
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The Function of Law
Today we are going to discuss the law and why it is important to our lives in America today.
Frederic Bastiat was a French economic theorist who died in 1850 at the age of 49 apparently from tuberculosis. His most famous book, The Law, has been the basis of much free market thinking over the years. His last book, Economic Harmonies, was an attempt to explain the workings of the social order under liberty, and how this capacity of people to cooperate is the source of civilization.
In “The Law” he addresses not economic theory but political theory. He asks, what is the law? He argues that it came after liberty and after property. It did not create them. The purpose of law is to serve to bolster the institutions that make social and economic life work. It is the servant, not the master of liberty and property.
His book opens with this statement: “The law perverted! And the police powers of the state perverted along with it! The law, I say, not only turned from its proper purpose but made to follow an entirely contrary purpose! The law become the weapon of every kind of greed! Instead of checking crime, the law itself guilty of the evils it is supposed to punish! If this is true, it is a serious fact, and moral duty requires me to call the attention of my fellow citizens to it.”
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Why the U.S. Must Leave the U.N.
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Darrell Castle gives his reasons why he believes the United States must immediately withdraw from the United Nations.
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Jade Helm – What Exactly Is It?
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Darrell Castle talks about the upcoming military exercises known as “Jade Helm” that will be conducted across nine states and asks “What is going on here?”
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Same Sex Marriage and Avenues of Resistance
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Darrell Castle talks about the recent SCOTUS decision allowing same sex marriage and offers some ideas for resistance.
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The Bravest Woman In America
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Darrell Castle talks about Pamela Geller, the bravest woman in American, and her Mohammed Cartoon Contest held in Garland, Texas last week.
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A Non-Rape on Campus
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Darrell Castle talks about Rolling Stone Magazine’s article “A Rape on Campus” and how it victimized many people.
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Civil Asset Forfeiture – Revisited
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Darrell Castle talks about how federal agencies assist local and state law enforcement to seize the property of innocent Americans through the use of Civil Asset Forfeiture.
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Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Darrell Castle talks about the Civil Asset Forfeiture law that gives the government the authority to seize property without evidence of criminal activity.
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Bad Week At SCOTUS For Obama
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Darrell Castle talks about three Supreme Court cases decided this week.