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NC Renegade encourages everyone to become self sufficient and continue education in all forms of safety and preparedness. The best overall site for this topic is Survival Blog by James Wesley Rawles. We strongly encourage you to visit this site and take advantage of its broad knowledge base.
Another excellent resource is Prep Tips.
Tag Archives: Diane Rufino
“Common Core” or “Rotten to the Core” — You Decide
Common Core is an educational curriculum being forced upon the states by the Obama administration, which is scheduled to be mostly implemented this year in the 46 states that have adopted it. Common Core eliminates local control over K-12 curriculum … Continue reading
The Constitutionality of Federal Gun Control Laws and the Question as to Whether Local Resolutions Are Appropriate
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by Diane Rufino, March 5, 2013 On January 16, 2013, President Obama signed 23 Executive Orders which he claimed are aimed at reducing gun violence. Now begins the initiative to bring his comprehensive gun control scheme to Congress. The cornerstone … Continue reading
Unite for Freedom!
by Diane Rufino A message to the Tea Party, 9/12 groups, the Republican Liberty Caucus, Ron Paul supporters, and other Liberty-minded groups and individuals…. In this article, I hope to convince grassroots conservatives to unite in the coming year … Continue reading
2016: Obama’s America or the People’s America?
by Diane Rufino, November 9, 2012 As Obama gets set to begin his second term (sob, sob, barf, barf), he’ll no longer have his predecessor (George Bush) to blame for the bad economy. He can only blame the administration before … Continue reading
Why Have African-Americans Abandoned the Republican Party When It Never Abandoned Them
by Diane Rufino “I have no separate feeling about being an American citizen and colored. I am merely a fragment of the Great Soul that surges within the boundaries. My country, right or wrong.” – Zora Neale Hurston. The history … Continue reading
The President’s Got Some S’plaining To Do !
by Diane Rufino, September 30, 2012 The President’s got some s’plaining to do !! For those who’ve been following the Embassy attacks of 9/11 and then the assassinations of ambassador Chris Stevens, his computer aid Sean Smith, and 2 former … Continue reading
NULLIFICATION and THE MYTHS
by Diane Rufino The NC Institute for Constitutional Law (NCICL) recently published an article about nullification, asserting that it not a legitimate constitutional remedy. In a state where support is growing for nullification, it was quite disheartening to read the … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Unrest, Editorial
Tagged Diane Rufino, NC Renegade, Nullification, Thomas Jefferson
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Where O Where Has ACORN Gone? Have the Nuts Multiplied?
On July 24, in the county seat of Greenville, NC, the Pitt County Board of Elections gave the green light to a revised plan for early voting which will include two Sundays. The Board voted as such even though the … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial, Elections
Tagged Acorn, Diane Rufino, NC Renegade, OFA, Organizing for America
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The Pitt County Board of Elections Gives the Green Light to ACORN
by Diane Rufino, July 24, 2012 This morning at the Pitt County Board of Elections, “Organizing for America” (ACORN) succeeded in pushing its brand of “community organizing” in Pitt County for this November’s election by convincing the board to approve … Continue reading
We also need to Repeal the 17th Amendment ! And get more states to adopt State Sovereignty Resolutions !
The following is a response to a comment on the article “SECESSION: DOES A STATE HAVE THE RIGHT TO SECEDE FROM THE UNION?” Christine, I appreciate your comments so very much. We apparently both went through the same epiphany. If … Continue reading
NULLIFY NOW !!
by Diane Rufino, July 13, 2012 There is a growing movement in my state of North Carolina, as well as other states, to Nullify the federal healthcare bill. The Supreme Court’s disingenuous decision to uphold the Individual Mandate as a … Continue reading
A Government “For” the People ?
What a sad day when the Supreme Court loses sight of what the Constitution’s purpose is: to protect the rights of individuals, and not to take them away. Historically, we’ve come to expect this from Congress and the President, but not … Continue reading
The Voter ID Law is About Confidence and Integrity
The Voter ID Law is About Confidence and Integrity by Diane Rufino, June 7, 2012 I’m writing this article to urge fellow North Carolinians to continue their support of the Voter ID bill (H.R.351) and to oppose any efforts by … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial, Elections, Voter issues
Tagged Diane Rufino, HB 351, NC Renegade, Voter ID
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Nullification and the NDAA
by Diane Rufino, May 31, 2012 “He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent swarms of officers to harrass our people… “ “He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our Constitution…..” “For … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial
Tagged Diane Rufino, NC Renegade, NDAA, Nullification, Stewart Rhodes
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Seek His Face and Earn His Grace
“God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that … Continue reading
Why We Need a Constitutional Amendment to Protect Traditional Marriage
Years ago, and indeed, the whole of history, will show that marriage has always been intended to bind a man and woman together in a special union for the purpose of procreating and raising children. It was not until 2001 … Continue reading
And Now the Wait Begins ……
On Monday, March 26, the Supreme Court began oral arguments in the highly-anticipated case challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act. By Wednesday afternoon, the hearings had concluded. The historic arguments are an appeal from 26 … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial, Health Care
Tagged Diane Rufino, Federalist Paper 51, Healthcare, NC Renegade, Supreme Court
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Christian Derangement Syndrome: Bill Maher and the Huffington Post Have It!
Not long ago, a blogger wrote: “Recently, my Biology teacher threw a bible across the classroom! Not that I am a Christian, but that’s not how you treat other peoples religion. When we asked him why he did it, he … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial, Education, Religion
Tagged Christian Derangement Syndrome, Diane Rufino, NC Renegade
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ABORTION: Where Conscience Meets the Womb
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A baby is never a mistake, even if the mother’s conduct was. Lately, I’ve been thinking about our country’s stand on abortion and what the issues are on both sides. As we all know, abortion is the voluntary, or calculated, … Continue reading
The Social Reformer’s Definition of Life: Demeaning the ‘Sanctity of Life’ for an Enhanced ‘Quality of Life’ (Roe v. Wade, revisited)
“One day, I walked into an operating room, to just be an observant, which we would do generally, as a medical resident. It was the 1960′s and abortion was still legal. They were performing this hysterectomy, which was a caesarean … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial, Health Care
Tagged Abortion, Diane Rufino, NC Renegade, Roe v. Wade, Ron Paul
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Who is Really Disenfranchised?
We hear a lot from the Obama administration and the Democratic Party about who in America is disenfranchised. And according to them, it certainly isn’t the American taxpayer. In fact, according to them, most often, they aren’t doing enough…. they … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial, Elections
Tagged Diane Rufino, disenfranchised, Elections, fair share, Teainpolitics
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THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT PROHIBIT THE FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION
I wanted to touch on something, as you already probably know, that had me really upset over Thanksgiving. And that was Obama’s failure to acknowledge and thank God in his Thanksgiving message to the nation. I think we are witnessing … Continue reading
And Then They Came for Me, and There Was No One Left to Speak Out….
If you ever get the chance to visit the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, you will be forever affected by what you see and learn there, and you will be moved by a quote you see hanging near one of … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial, Religion
Tagged Confessing Church, Diane Rufino, Hitler, NC Renegade, Niemöller, World War II
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The Proper Role of Government
The need for government, plain and simple, is because absolute freedom is impossible. However much we believe that freedom is the natural right of man, anarchy is not feasible in a world of evil and imperfect men. Governments, like those … Continue reading
Patrick Henry: Why Didn’t Anyone Listen to our Most Passionate Proponent of Liberty?
On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered one of the most important speeches in our country’s history. Attending a meeting of the Second Virginia Convention at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Henry intended to present a proposal to organize a … Continue reading
OUR FAITHLESS LEADER
President Obama offered a few remarks for Thanksgiving, noting the many ways that Americans have come together. He highlighted the community mindset of those who volunteer in soup kitchens and praised our men and women in military uniform. In fact, his weekly … Continue reading
SECESSION: DOES A STATE HAVE THE RIGHT TO SECEDE FROM THE UNION?
Last month I taught classes on the Constitution, Our Founding Fathers, Our Founding Principles, The Federal Court System, The Supreme Court, and Judicial Activism. I was struck by how many people want to learn such topics but just don’t know … Continue reading
The Tea Party: It’s Here to Stay
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It is said that the Tea Party movement started with a rant by Rick Santelli, of CNBC, on the trading floor of CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) Group in Chicago on Feb. 19, 2009 but the real truth is that it … Continue reading
THE STATUS of RELIGIOUS RIGHTS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
Young adults often wonder what their rights are in the public school system with respect to religion. On the one hand there is the First Amendment right to religion itself (free exercise and the freedom from being forced to belong … Continue reading
