Illinois Tea Forum

Democrats Caused 9/11

Here's the proof.

Our Own Worst Enemy
Why scrap a program that identified nine of the 19 hijackers? Ask civil libertarians. by HEATHER MAC DONALD
Thursday, August 5, 2004 12:01 A.M. EDT

Even as the Bush administration warns of an imminent terror attack, it is again allowing the "rights" brigades to dictate the parameters of national defense. The a ...

This poll will help us determine who we are endorsing for governor as a group.

Meetup Groups

Illinois Young Republicans: http://www.illinoisyr.com/

Champaign-Urbana Libertarian Meetup Group: http://www.meetup.com/Champaign-Libertarians/

The Bloomington Republican Liberty Caucus Meetup: http://rlc.meetup.com/94/

JBS.org Freedom Campaign - Illinois: http://jbs.meetup.com/60/

The Champaign, IL Ron Paul 2008 Meetup Group: http://ronpaul.meetup.com/305/

McLean County Campaign for Liberty: http://ronpaul.meetup.com/269/

We realiz ...

Most action items can be found on the Illinois Tea main page. To discuss any other ideas or action items, post comments here.

This is a petition in favor of HR226, and Illinois House Resolution that is currently in assignments. This resolution demands that the FCC stop the repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine. Lets show our support of HR226 and our disdain for the Fairness Doctrine by signing! ;o)

http://www.petitiononline.com/HR226/petition.html

In the Decatur Constitution meeting, we were trying to sort through the impact of the Dred Scott case on tensions between the North and the South, and I mentioned that I would post information on exactly how it played out.

The key here is the Missouri Compromise. Northern and Southern states were competing for power over each other in the Congress. Every time a Nor ...

Set for later in July, the Liberty Trail will stretch from Batavia to Elgin Illinois. There is a planning meeting on May 28th, in Geneva (see link).

If you want to do something about out of control government, there is a petition you can sign: The Federalism Amendment petition. There is also the Fair Tax petition.

The Amendments

Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. Ratified 12/15/1791.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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Separation of Powers

The United States Constitution is deliberately inefficient.

The Separation of Powers devised by the framers of the Constitution was designed to do one primary thing: to prevent the majority from ruling with an iron fist. Based on their experience, the framers shied away from giving any branch of the new government too much power. The separation of powers provides a system of ...