“Who wouldn't want to vote for a guy who was a peaceful, radical, non-violent revolutionary; who hung around with lepers, hookers, and crooks; who never spoke English; was not an American citizen; anti-capitalism; totally anti-death penalty; anti-public prayer (Matthew 6:5); but never once anti-gay; didn't mention abortion; and was a long-haired, brown-skinned, homeless, middle-eastern, Jew?” WantLongGuyPrayerMiddleCitizensGayCapitalismVoteJewViolentPeacefulRadicalRevolutionaryAbortionBrownSpokesHungPenaltiesHomelessEasternDeath PenaltyAmerican CitizensMatthewCrooksNon ViolentLeperAnti Gay Author:John Fugelsang
“In battle, combatants engaged in war against America get no due process and may lawfully be killed. But citizens not in a battlefield - however despicable - are guaranteed a trial by our Constitution. No one argues that Americans who commit treason shouldn't be punished. The maximum penalty for treason is death. But the Constitution specifies the process necessary to convict.” MayWarRealityAmericaFatherPoliticsProcessCommunityJusticeHistoryTechnologyDemocracyViolenceGenerationsPolicyCitizensBattleEqualEthicsConstitutionHuman RightsTerrorismDuesArguingTrialsCommitIdeologyEngagedFree SpeechPenaltiesMaximumEqual RightsDeath PenaltyBattlefieldsTreasonDespicableConvictsDue Process Author:Rand Paul
“We respect the freedom of all citizens. Young people should have fun, but there is no tolerance of drug abuse. Drugs have become a serious problem in Vietnam. This is why we have very strict penalties for any sort of drug dealing.” PeopleShouldProblemYoungFunSeriousCitizensDrugShould HaveAbuseToleranceHaving FunVietnamPenaltiesStrictDrug Abuse Author:Nguyen Minh Triet
“The income tax has spawned an intrusive bureaucracy, creating so much complexity and red tape that millions of ordinary citizens have to go get some accountant to fill out the forms for them - and then sign under penalty of perjury that it was done right. If you knew how to do it right, you wouldn't have to go to somebody else to have it done, would you?” IfsDoneFormMillionsCitizensTaxesCreatingOrdinaryRedIncomeComplexityTapePenaltiesBureaucracyIncome TaxAccountantsRed TapePerjuryOrdinary Citizens Author:Thomas Sowell
“When anybody and everybody registers to vote, they do so under the penalty of perjury. They're signing a contract that they are 18 years of age or older and they're citizens of the United States.” YearsStatesAgeUnitedUnited StatesCitizensVoteContractsPenaltiesRegisterSigningPerjury Author:Audie Cornish
“Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California.” IfsAmericaMovingUnderstandingAbilitySupportFeetModernCitizensGayConceptsVoteCaliforniaTexasCrucialMarijuanaPenaltiesDeath PenaltyGay MarriagePistolsMobilityPackingModern DayFederalism Author:Rick Perry
“If you think aficionados of a living Constitution want to bring you flexibility, think again. You think the death penalty is a good idea? Persuade your fellow citizens to adopt it. You want a right to abortion? Persuade your fellow citizens and enact it. That's flexibility.” IfsThinkingWantIdeasCitizensConstitutionFellowsAbortionGood IdeasPenaltiesFlexibilityDeath Penalty Author:Antonin Scalia