Why is it that evil proliferates? What mechanism keeps it going? Who is to blame? Why are there so many wars and occupations? Why such huge amounts of theft (“taxes”, fines, fees and “civil forfeiture”)? Why are so many nonviolent people in jail? What keeps the “War on Some Drugs” going? Why does the police state expand and expand? ... MORE
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Paul Bonneau: Evil Rationalizations For Good People
Why is it that evil proliferates? What mechanism keeps it going? Who is to blame? Why are there so many wars and occupations? Why such huge amounts of theft (“taxes”, fines, fees and “civil forfeiture”)? Why are so many nonviolent people in jail? What keeps the “War on Some Drugs” going? Why does the police state expand and expand? ... MOREWalter E Williams: The Constitution Or Good Ideas?
Let me run through a few good ideas. I think it's a good idea for children to eat healthful, wholesome foods. In the raising of our daughter, before-dinner treats were fresh vegetables, and after-dinner treats were mostly fruits. I arrive at my gym sometime between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m., at least four times a week, to lift weights and use ... MOREJacob Kornblush: Blazio's New Ploy To Fleece Citizens
NYC speeding cameras gain revenue bonanza. The profitability of the police state. Nearly a thousand drivers have been ticketed by the city’s speed cameras since Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Vision Zero” traffic initiative took effect two weeks ago. The Department of Transportation tells NY1 it has already issued 900 speeding violations since ... MORE
Radar Detectors for Speeding & Camera Protection
The pretense of safety and the pursuit of revenue. As budgets are still stretched states are always looking for new ways to raise additional revenue. Red Light cameras are popping up all across the country and new photo radar cameras are spreading to capture your every move on the roads. While all deployed as additional safety ... MOREBrian Doherty: Petty Law Enforcement Vs. The Poor
The state against the poor. The New York Times recently noted a new trend in Los
Angeles:
strict enforcement of jaywalking laws downtown, including the
little-known regulation that makes it a crime to enter a crosswalk
after the red crosswalk light is flashing—even if that red light,
as it often does in L.A., is counting down the seconds ... MOREWashington Times: Revenue Camera Shakedown In D.C.
Gimmicky traps are about money, not safety. Officials in the District of Columbia waited until Friday to bury the announcement that 130 new revenue-enhancement cameras are being deployed on the streets of the nation’s capital. Locals have learned a speed camera lurks hidden behind the “Welcome to Washington” sign, and they’re jamming ... MOREJeffrey T. Brown: Can We Finally Stop Pretending?
Obamacare lies reveal a political strategy. Every day, it seems, more people who have been screaming their hatred for those who predicted all we see coming true are admitting what we have known all along. The president is incapable of telling a truth, and what conservatives have been predicting for three years about ... MOREWhy Did The Cop Dressed As A Chicken Cross The Road?
To separate taxpayers from their money, of course. When California police dressed one of their officers in a chicken suit they thought the sight would be enough to make drivers stop at crossings - but they were wrong. As a campaign to make Lake Elsinore crosswalks safer got underway on Thursday, 31 drivers were ticketed after failing ... MOREBryan Hyde: Are Speed Limits For Safety Or Revenue
Red, white and blue are supposedly the colors of freedom. But that’s
not what most of us feel when we see them strobing in our rear-view
mirror. Most drivers, no matter how conscientious, experience a type of
anxiety when they spot a police car while driving. This is particularly
true when a police car is following us. It’s not that ... MOREStop What You Are Doing And Defund ObamaCare Now
Sign the petition. On October 1st, millions of Americans will be required to enroll in Obamacare and could lose access to their doctors and be forced to pay higher premiums and higher taxes. But there's still time to stop it. Republicans in Congress can stop Obamacare if they refuse to fund it. Sign the petition and tell Congress: Don't Fund ... MORE
Unaware Young People Will Be Biggest ObamaCare Losers
by Scott W. Atlas, M.D. It is a universal truism that the youth will determine our future, and this younger generation has already made its mark. With a massive voter turnout, they played a major role in electing Barack Obama in 2008, when he won two-thirds of the vote among those younger than age 30. And President Obama then capitalized ... MOREWarnings About Speed Traps Can Get You In Trouble
Government's reacts as moneymaker is threatened. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is using the case of a Missouri man to challenge a municipal law — one of dozens, if not hundreds of similar laws throughout the United States — that punishes motorists who flash their headlights at oncoming drivers to alert them to a police ... MOREABC TV: America's Speed Traps
Politicians thirst for more dollars to spend. So many American families
are thinking about that last dash of summer. One more road trip during
the warm days. But we know the
frustration of rolling down the road only to discover you've just sped by a
trap you never saw coming. ABC's Steve Osunsami heads
out in search of real answers about ... MORE
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