Tag Archives: government power

We expect too much of government

Posted on March 29, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

One reason that government reform fails, going all the way back to Babylon and Egypt and ancient Chin, is because people refuse to look at the basics. One of those is answering the question, “What should governments do?” What is … Continue reading →

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Succession of power

Posted on March 14, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

That is “succession” and not secession. TPOL wants to make it clear that we strongly support the right of secession, of declaring independence from a “sovereign power” – a state or government – when that entity no longer meets the … Continue reading →

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The Power of Government

Posted on September 10, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Pythagorean theorem: 24 words The Lord’s Prayer: 66 words Archimedes’ Principle: 67 words The Ten Commandments: 179 words The Gettysburg Address: 286 words The Declaration of Independence: 1,300 words The United States Constitution: 4,543 words (including signatures) U.S. Government regulations … Continue reading →

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When the church meetinghouse was the center of our communities

Posted on May 6, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Today, especially since the Pandemic Panic, government both in the States and across the planet has expanded into more and more areas of human life. Not only that, but governments actively seek to take control of and provide more and … Continue reading →

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Any excuse…

Posted on April 4, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

… for government intervention. For giving government agencies more power, more control, and of course, more money. (Except, of course, we are not giving government more money. It isn’t like being enticed by advertising to go spend our money at … Continue reading →

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Paying the piper: the failure of local government in the Fifty States.

Posted on January 9, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Local government in these States is, at best, a failure.  2022 demonstrated that once more. Indeed, it is far, far worse than the vicious horror that was State and Federal government in 2021 (and again in 2022). And those levels … Continue reading →

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Regime change on the table? Ukrainian edition

Posted on April 9, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

A couple of days ago, TPOL discussed the reasons we need regime change given the current world situation right here in the Fifty States. (Well, in the FedGov: we KNOW there are many, many States that could ALSO use some … Continue reading →

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Can State legislatures be “reformed” or even “restored” to better ways?

Posted on March 3, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

From ideas by Ari Armstrong Bad as the US Congress and the House of Commons in London, Ottawa, and Canberra are, many State and provincial legislatures are just as bad. We can argue that some (California and Ontario come to … Continue reading →

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A nation of lies – on ‘roids

Posted on August 28, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Look, we’ve known for a very long time that many of the institutions in our Fifty States and their leaders, staff, contractors, and advocates lie. These people are and have been liars. Consider the Congress. Every so often, one of … Continue reading →

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Really? The cure is worse than the disease.

Posted on October 24, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

I have mixed feelings about the counter-media site Natural News, run by Mike Adams (not the deceased UNCCH professor). While it frequently reposts important news and analysis, and often has thought-provoking commentary, it seems to too often be sensational and … Continue reading →

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