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Archive for the 'Property Rights' Category

24 Aug

McCain: Recidivist IP Thief?

Jackson Browne has filed a lawsuit alleging Intellectual Property Rights infringement, against the Republican National Committee, the Ohio Republican Party, and John McCain for unlawful use of his song and recording, “Running On Empty“. The song was used in an ad criticizing Barrack Obama’s energy policy, was broadcast in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and on the internet.
Jackson [...]

19 Mar

The Equivocal Orrin Hatch: FISA Support

Senator Hatch has spoken of the need for updated FISA legislation several times already this year. A primary rationalisation he uses to justify this need is for National Security:
We are enacting national security legislation, and it is our responsibility to ensure that this bill does not lead to unintended consequences which provide protections to terrorists. [...]

20 Feb

Paul v Paul: Property Rights and Immigration

Paul the Property Rights Defender v Paul the Get Tough on Immigrant Guy
What’s it gonna be Dr. Paul? You cannot have it both ways.
Ron Paul on eminent domain:
We must stop special interests from violating property rights and literally driving families from their homes, farms and ranches.
From The Ron Paul 2008 Campaign Website - Issue: [...]

18 Nov

The Elevation of Property Rights to Primacy

American Libertarian theorists often posit a Natural Right to Private Property, and a lack of a State’s Right to possess Real Property of any kind. They have elevated a right to own property to an axiom of libertarian thought without qualifications. This concept is aided by the common depiction of a two-tiered model of [...]

17 Nov

Private Property Rights and The U.S. Constitution

The word property is found four times in the U.S. Constitution.
One: Article IV; Section 3; Clause 2:
The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so [...]

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