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Trading A Constitutional Republic For Big Brother The principle of limited federal authority is the bedrock principle upon which our government was created. America's founders envisioned a nation of strong, independent but united states, and a very limited and myopic central system. However, when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, the vision of the Founding Fathers was destroyed. The principle of limited federal authority was cast aside and a nation preoccupied with unlimited federal power and authority took its place. As a result, we have lived under a European-style federal system for nearly...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. The United States Senate, in a rare show of courage in these “if it´s anti-terrorist it must be all right” times, cut off funding Thursday for the Pentagon´s super snoop computer project. By a voice vote, they blocked funding for the Total Information Awareness Project, a giant information gathering system that would have allowed Uncle Sam to track your financial transactions on a daily basis. "This makes it clear that Congress wants to make sure there is no snooping on law-abiding Americans," said Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, who sponsored the measure....