Article I, Section 35 of North Carolina’s Constitution has a pertinent reminder as we head to the ballot box. Article I is the “Declaration of Rights,” and Section 35 reads:
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Letter to the editor: We have freedom, but also great responsibility
A virus is ravaging our country and our world. In spite of the overwhelming evidence that masks and vaccines work to limit sickness and death, there are people who endanger themselves and others, claiming rights under the banner of personal freedom. The U.S. Constitution, does not grant us so much personal freedom that we can disregard the rights and wellbeing of those around us.
Reece Gardner: China declared war
China's release of the coronavirus may have been more deliberate than accidental. Folks, at the very least we should hold China accountable for this horrendous assault, and insist that Wuhan Province be closed. What China has done is equivalent to a declaration of war, and it must not go unpunished.
Reece Gardner: The impeachment charade
The impeachment charade on Thursday of last week featuring four "so-called "Constitutional Scholars was really painful to watch. These four were unanimous in one thing - they all hate President Trump.
Mike Parker: We should celebrate the U.S. Constitution’s birthday
Each year September 17 comes and goes with little notice. September 17 should rank with July 4th as a date we celebrate.
Mike Parker: Can you pass the American citizenship test?
Neuse News columnist Mike Parker challenges readers to take the same test 23 people passed to become new citizens on Independence Day.
July 4th offers opportunity to contemplate ‘Fundamental Principles'
As the Fourth of July comes later this week, we should use this opportunity to follow the advice of the North Carolina Constitution as we reflect on one of this nation’s most important founding documents, The Declaration of Independence.
Mike Parker: The genius of our forward-looking Founders
A republic is a government of laws – not of people. A republic protects individual liberties from the whim of what John Stuart Mill termed “the tyranny of the majority.” Individual liberties are at the heart of what our forward-looking Founders wanted to ensure for their posterity.