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Foundation for an Ideal State–Part VI Enforcement of Law and Limited Government

This is an essential exercise for Latter-Day Saints to know how a government of liberty should be structured in order to safeguard freedom and individual rights against the judicial and legislative attacks that have eroded our inspired Constitution. Continue reading…

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Foundation for an Ideal State–Part V Establishing Just Law

Establishing Just Law–We haven’t got it right yet. This essay contains Principle 6 on establishing a just system of laws and a means for prosecuting criminal acts. Continue reading…

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Foundation for an Ideal State–Part IV Contract Citizenship

This is an essential exercise for Latter-Day Saints to know how a government of liberty should be structured in order to safeguard freedom and individual rights against the judicial and legislative attacks that have eroded our inspired Constitution. This essay contains Principle 5 on contract citizenship. Continue reading…

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Foundation for an Ideal State–Part III

This is an essential exercise for Latter-Day Saints to know how a government of liberty should be structured in order to safeguard freedom and individual rights against the judicial and legislative attacks that have eroded our inspired Constitution. This essay contains Principles 3 and 4. Continue reading…

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Foundation for an Ideal State–Part II

This is an essential exercise for Latter-Day Saints to know how a government of liberty should be structured in order to safeguard freedom and individual rights against the judicial and legislative attacks that have eroded our inspired Constitution. Continue reading…

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Foundation for an Ideal State–Part I

This is an essential exercise for Latter-day Saints. I present the list of core principles, plus how to determine fundamental rights. I follow with a discussion of the first principle only. Each succeeding week, I will add an indepth discussion of another principle until the list is complete. Continue reading…

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In Defense of a Principled Approach to Law

Why would anyone object to a principled approach to law?.. Continue reading…

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