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This article was adapted from "Constitution Owner's Manual: The Real Constitution the Politicians Don't Want You to Know About." For more information about the book, visit ConstitutionOwnersManual.com. In 2014, President Barack Obama raised the ire of Republicans when he circumvented Congress and effectively legislated from the Oval Office utilizing executive orders. “We’re not just going..
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"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" While everybody obsessed over impeachment, there was other news out there. Well, it wasn't exactly news, because pretty much nobody reported on it. But some significant things happened - things that could actually impact your life. Things the political class would rather you not think about. In this episode of..
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