RLC is next move of Ron Paul movement - Individual Rights

The Florida Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida is the next move for the liberty movement in Florida. If you have not joined do so and get involved at www.rlcfl.org .

Here is our position on individual rights.

Individual Rights

A rule not of men, but a rule of objective laws

On July 4, 1776, the Founding Fathers forged a moral and political revolution. They stated as self evident truth in the Declaration of Independence that “men are endowed by their creator by certain inalienable rights.” In other words, God gave us our rights, and that among them are “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” And in the very next sentence, the Founders defined the proper role of government, when they stated that “to secure these rights governments are instituted.” They declared for the first time in history that men do not exist to serve the government, but rather that the government exists to serve men -- that its proper role is to protect men's right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This is the entire philosophic base of the founding of the United States of America.

The first ten amendments, today known as the Bill of Rights, further limited the power of government. The Bill of Rights never gave citizens “rights.” Rights are inalienable -- they may not be morally infringed upon. Rights are not guarantees to things, but only guarantees to freedom of action (right to liberty) -and a guarantee to the results of those actions (right to property).
The Bill of Rights should have been named the “bill of limitations” on government. It sole purpose was to safeguard God given rights by limiting government power. Furthermore, the founders even insisted that government shall make no laws - “Congress shall make no laws about speech, religion, press, assembly, the right to petition, the rights to bear arms, etc.” The Bill of Rights additionally secured a broad range of vital liberties including immunity from unreasonable searches and various jury trial privileges. The amendments are aimed squarely at the federal government and not at the citizen.

We oppose all restrictions on free and honest expression, most critically those that infringe on political discourse.
We support the original intent of an individual right to keep and bear arms.

We support the right of people to be secure in their persons and property and oppose any use of eminent domain except for essential government functions. We support initiatives in defense of medical, racial and banking privacy.

We support equal protection and enforcement of the law, including legal accountability standards for all public employees and severe restrictions on the invocation of “sovereign immunity” to protect illegal and unethical government conduct.

We recognize the harm that drug abuse causes, but also that the “drug war” has been ineffective and has led to terrible abuses of personal liberty. We favor flexible alternatives at the state and community level to combat the harmful aspects of drug use.

We oppose “litmus tests” for judicial nominees who are qualified and recognize that the sole function of the courts is to interpret the Constitution. We oppose judicial amendments or the crafting of new law by any court.

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