Many right wing commentators and historians cite the intent of the late 18th century statesmen / politicians to justify what human rights should be respected by our current government.
In discussions on the Tom Woods Show with guests such as Marco Bassani, the talk often seem to expect the United States government to be constrained by the Constitution and the original sovereignty of the American colonies.
It seems that they expect that if the general public knew and understood the way the government was supposed to work based on original intent, that there would be a ground swell of support to limit the role of the federal government.
I think it would be an enhancement to add a snippet about the mobile ark.
Wikipedia requires that only information that is published elsewhere is included. Enameling with Professionals shows the ark on page 120, and https://bachrachtechnology.com/wp/enamels-of-lilyan-bachrach/ now has an article that references the ark, I believe inclusion in Wikipedia will be acceptable to the editors.
Here is the current version of what I plan to submit to Wikipedia for inclusion either after the Facilities section or in the photo gallery
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Temple Emanuel portable ark (c. 1968 – 2005). Nationally renowned enamelist and Worcester resident, Lilyan Bachrach[1], enameled six 12″ steel squares that were attached to sliding panels. Anthony La Rocco, a woodworking craftsman and teacher at the Worcester Center for Crafts, built the black walnut wood structure. The enamel pieces are displayed in the current Temple Emanuel Sinai building on Salisbury St. Worcester, MA
“I don’t like it because it’s another currency competing against the dollar,” he said. “The currency of this world should be the dollar. And I don’t think we should have all of the Bitcoins of the world out there. I think they should regulate them very, very high. It takes the edge off of the dollar and the importance of the dollar.”
Many opponents of bitcoin express fears that it increases crime because bitcoin payments are untraceable. A story in the June 8, 2021 Wall Street Journal disputes that claim when explaining how the Feds recovered part of the ransom that Colonial Pipeline paid:
According to Joe Biden, delaying the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan from May 1, 2021 to September 11, 2021 has ensured that Afghanistan will never again serve as a “haven” for anti-American terrorists.
…a pro-Trump website argued that libertarians such as myself ought to stop supporting third-party candidates and join their side in an effort to stand up to the Left—something of urgency now that Democrats control the presidency, the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
These days, that’s a non-persuasive argument given that the GOP has embraced many policy positions—and attitudes—that have little to do with advancing human liberty. Throughout my career, conservatives and libertarians have been allies on many issues and at odds on others, but now we’re like residents of different planets.
The Trump era solidified long-brewing changes in the conservative movement, as it moved toward a more European-style approach that wasn’t concerned about limits on government power. Trump wasn’t a political thinker, but a marketing savant who tapped into popular and often-legitimate resentments of the increasingly “woke” Left.
Republican politicians mostly stood by Trump, even as he shattered democratic norms and reshaped conservative policy prescriptions, less out of fear of Trump himself and more out of fear of the conservative grassroots voter. What does it even mean to be a conservative these days?
In 2020, the GOP dispensed with its platform and passed a resolution stating its enthusiast support for the president’s agenda. Party platforms are unenforceable, but they provide the faithful with an opportunity to create a mission statement. Apparently, being a conservative now means supporting whatever the leader happens to believe.
