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November 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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July 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Each and every one of us.
A photo of a person with pink hair, wearing a baseball cap, holding up a protest sign that says, “With liberty and justice for all.”
July 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Our full-page color ad running today in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Arizona Republic, and the Dallas Morning News. These are the truth which unite us, and these are the truths which every American needs to know. weholdtruths.org #sharethetruths
Personal freedoms The personal freedoms accorded throughout the Constitution and its many amendments are an essential protection against government tyranny and reflect the inherent rights of every person in the United States. These include, -Freedom of expression. Democracy depends on freedom of speech and the press. The government has no right to intimidate or punish anyone simply on the basis of their views and ideas.  -Criminal justice. Those suspected and accused of crimes are protected by many provisions of the Bill of Rights, including those limiting police searches and arrests, ensuring the privilege against self-incrimination, and providing for fair trials.  These rights are imperative to protect individual freedom and prevent abuses by the government. -Personal autonomy. Our society respects fundamental aspects of autonomy, including the liberty to make important decisions about one’s life. the Constitution, and its chief safeguard of our liberty, is avoiding the concentration of power by separating and placing limits upon the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government among three branches that check, balance, and respect each other’s power.   -Responsibility of each branch of government: Congress alone possesses the legislative power, which is limited to that authority enumerated in the Constitution. The President is not a King; his power must come from the Constitution or a statute passed by Congress and may not be applied to violate the constitutional rights of others. And it is “emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” -National defense: The federal government must provide for the common defense, which today means protecting the United States, supporting our allies overseas, and preventing foreign interference from disrupting our political system. But whether the federal government is protecting national security or fulfilling its domestic responsibilities, it must adhere to the limits of i…
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February 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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February 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Is America great again?
February 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Excellent post
January 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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January 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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January 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at age 100, was transported to the U.S. Capitol, where he will lie in state for a day and a half in the Rotunda. After a formal state funeral on Thursday, he will be buried in his hometown, Plains, Georgia, beside his wife, Rosalynn. nyti.ms/3BXiU6O
Former President Jimmy Carter’s coffin, surrounded by onlookers, including Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Mike Johnson, has an American flag draped over it at the Rotunda in the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Kent Nishimura for The New York Times.
January 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is carried into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.

Carter will lie in state in the Capitol until his funeral on Thursday. Watch live: to.pbs.org/4a8Immd

📸: Andrew Harnik/Pool via Reuters
An overhead view of a casket draped with the American flag, surrounded by military personnel, on a circular stone floor.
January 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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If you don’t have a library card go get one. Even if you don’t plan on using it right away, go get one. Keep our libraries alive.
December 31, 2024 at 5:00 AM
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
December 29, 2024 at 12:43 PM
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
December 19, 2024 at 12:38 PM
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."

Arthur C. Clarke
December 17, 2024 at 11:55 AM
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