by John Whitehead. The 2nd Amendment: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” You can largely determine where a person will fall in the debate over gun control and the Second Amendment based on their view of government and ... MORESymbol of Freedom or An Invitation to Violence?
by John Whitehead. The 2nd Amendment: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” You can largely determine where a person will fall in the debate over gun control and the Second Amendment based on their view of government and ... MORETom Dennis: End Practice Known As 'Policing For Profit'
Theft can be legalized but it's still immoral. Police seize a car in connection with a drug bust. Later, though, the owner/driver is found to be not guilty of any offense. So, what happens to the car? If you think it gets returned to the owner, you’re wrong, at least in most states. Instead, police can keep and sell the vehicle, under certain ... MOREChristopher West: Lincoln Sucked At Ending Slavery
The exception to the 13th Amendment. Death row inmate Ray Jasper, who has never used the internet, wrote an article that went viral. Part of his appeal is that he made it sound like he was innocent. Not true, it turns out he slit a man’s throat. But what stuck out to me, was his description of the prison system. First off, he was the only black ... MORENSA Surveillance And The Dangers Of Power
Love your country but never trust your government. Every so often, we get proof that Barack Obama, when confronted with a grievous abuse of government power by his administration, will do the right thing. Sometimes, I mean. When he can't get away with it anymore, that is. Just as soon as he's tried everything else. That's the ... MOREObama Considers More Costly Regulations For Oil Sector
by Roberta Rampton and Timothy Gardner. The White House said on Friday it will take a hard look at whether new regulations are needed to cut emissions of methane from the oil and gas industry, part of President Barack Obama's plan to address climate change. The suggestion drew a sharp rebuke from the main oil and gas lobby group. ... MORE
Angry Parents Crush Race-Quota Revival
by Steven Greenhut. When my family moved from northwest Ohio to pricey Southern California, we could afford an entry level house but couldn’t also spring for private-school tuition for the kids. So we scoured the test-score databases, looking for those neighborhoods where home values were reasonable and public schools were tops. ... MOREVIDEO: Police State Checkpoints - Your Papers Please!
Local government revenue scheme runs roughshod over individual liberty.
Government Power Rests on Violence and Coercion
by A. Barton Hinkle. From police brutality to the events in Ukraine. “Ukrainian events have demonstrated,” writes Maria Snegovaya in
The New Republic, “that control of violence is still at
the very essence of the state.” She says Vladimir Putin’s
aggression proves that Max Weber’s definition of the state—an
entity with a monopoly on the ... MOREAlaska House Bill Promotes Jury Nullification
by Richard Mauer. The last defense against unjust laws. A House bill promoting the notion that jurors can ignore Alaska's criminal code and let a lawbreaking defendant off the hook had a brief hearing Wednesday in the House Judiciary Committee, then was held for later. The bill, fostering "jury nullification," has been a bipartisan favorite of ... MORE
Andrew Napolitano: Probable Cause Is Too Hard For NSA
Back to the days of general warrants. The demise of individual liberty. Except for the definition and mechanism of proving treason, no area of the Constitution addressing the rights of all persons when the government is pursuing them is more specific than the Fourth Amendment. The linchpin of that specificity is the requirement ... MORECrime Stats: Medical Pot Doesn't Lead To Crime
Anti-Gun California State Senator Busted Running Guns
Hypocrisy on parade. State Sen. Leland Yee,
an outspoken advocate of gun control and open government, was arrested
Wednesday on charges that he conspired to traffic in firearms and traded
favors in Sacramento for bribes - campaign cash paid by men who turned
out to be undercover FBI agents. Yee, a Democrat who represents
half ... MORE
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