Free Republic

Unfortunately we have lost what our Founding Fathers created. The Founders created a LIMITED GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC. Today we have an unlimited government democracy, which if historical trends prevail, will lead us to socialism as it is practiced in most of Europe today. When the republic was established, only property owning males who could read and write were permitted to vote in federal elections. The republic was set up to protect the interests of property owners, taxpayers, businessmen, and gun owners (Second Amendment). It was not designed to give the property-less urban proletariat the right to ride roughshod over the rest...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - High school students who graduate without passing literacy tests will receive special diplomas that say their reading skills aren't up to scratch, officials from the Canadian province of Nova Scotia said on Wednesday. The "buyer beware" diplomas for the Atlantic province are part of a new learning program that includes regular reading tests for several grades. They aim to encourage literacy in a province which lags the rest of Canada in nationwide tests. "We are responding to the concerns of parents, students and teachers," said Nova Scotia Education Minister Jane Purves. The new plan will...