12/03/08

Free Speech Isn't So Free
By Lady Liberty

When I publicly endorsed Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Badnarik last week - the first time I've ever endorsed any candidate - I expected to get some feedback from readers. What I didn't anticipate was the overwhelming tone of those e-mails: gratitude. One writer even thanked me for "having the courage" to say what I thought. While I'm grateful for the notes and the kind words, I was particularly struck by the idea that it should require much courage at all to simply say publicly what I believe to be the truth.

In the First Amendment to the Constitution, it is quite specifically stated (in part) that "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech...or the right of the people to peacably assemble." The Bill of Rights were demanded by the people at the time the Constitution was ratified by the states as an additional level of protection against government infringements of such unalienable rights. At the time the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights was written, both the Founders and the people in general were particularly concerned with religious matters and political speech. Many early American colonists had suffered under religious intolerance courtesy of the government "back home," and the Founders themselves risked grave danger speaking out against that government. They fully intended to learn well the lessons history taught and to ensure that their posterity should never suffer a similar fate. (Read the rest here)

The Tribe and the Outsider
by Bob Wallace

So the Mommy-State wants to force all the boys and girls to share and get along. Now that may sorta work with five-year-olds, although not very well, as any parent will attest, but it doesn't work at all with adults, until someone, somehow, comes up with a really cheap operation in which the public's brains are not only washed but dry-cleaned, or else with some kind of soma-like drug that will permanently shrink adults to being kids again. Except, of course, for those in charge of the Mommy-State, who have to keep whatever deluded wits and withered morals they have about them, so they can order all the dopified kids around. Boy, that sure sounds a lot like Brave New World, doesn't it?

These days, forcing the boys and girls to "share" and "get along" is called "multiculturalism." It has never worked in the past, anywhere. It doesn't work now, anywhere, and it won't in the future, ever. There are many reasons why it doesn't work, but I think the simplest is what I will call the Tribe and the Outsider. (Read the rest here)

Libertarian Commentary on The Day's News
By Nathan A. Barton © 2004

The views found herein were very carefully picked up, dusted or cleaned off, have all serial numbers and non-libertarian identifying marks removed and are those of the author, not of RRND, FND, TPoL, or anyone else (unless they claim them to be, freely, voluntarily, and individually given).

Since FND won't be published this week, and Tom and Mary Lou didn't send anyone out to track me down and do anything nasty the last time, I'll put my comments out this week on RRND's offerings. Oh, and this is fund raising this week for FND - show them how much you miss Sunni's selections this week by sending them something nice - hugssss are nice, but money is nicer!

1) Iraq: Ten killed in church bombings; US soldier dead in attack
CNN
The church building bombings show the true nature of the "insurgents", regardless of the legitimacy of the US/Allied presence in Iraq - they want a restored Islamic tyranny and are not just against the USA and its allies, but anything western - especially Christianity.

(Read the rest here)

Freedom News Daily
Money Talks! What Does Yours Say About Your Love Of Liberty?

Yes, folks, it's that time again -- time for another round of PBS impersonation at ISIL and Free-Market.Net. We appreciate very much the support so many of you gave us last time, but the facts are that the cost of FMN, and especially Freedom News Daily, are ongoing. Your financial support is required to keep our services going.

It's true that money talks. When you buy a good or service, you're expressing your preference for that item over others that you could have chosen. What does your money say about how much you value freedom? With the presidential election cycle in full swing, it's more important than ever that individuals realize there is a genuine choice in government -- the choice to be self-governed and responsible, rather than governed by a bloated bureaucracy that most often treats its subject-citizens as children or milk cows. (Read the rest here)

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Report Omits Key Player—Foreign Policy
By Ivan Eland

Although the 9/11 commission’s investigation has won praise in the media for being bipartisan, on balance it has not made us safer. The commission discovered new information to rewrite the history of the Sept. 11 attacks, uncovered government incompetence that should make Americans wonder if those attacks could have been prevented and made some useful recommendations. But the panel avoided the most important question surrounding the attacks—their underlying cause. (Read the rest here)

Free "The Hunter"

Free Hunter: Collateral Damage
by Carl Bussjaeger

American Independence Day has come and gone, along with the traditional boom and glare of fireworks that bring joy to many kids, young and old.

Picture two such of the younger children: Adorable little girls just six and four years old respectively, Mikayla and Brittany. Imagine their anticipation as the big day approaches and they look forward not only to the beloved fireworks, but also to the arrival of their favorite uncle Jeff, whom they haven't seen in months.

Now picture the adorable little girls' disappointment because a suited goon in Ohio wouldn't let Uncle Jeff come see his family. Yes, Mikayla and Brittany are just two more victims of the Ashland County, Ohio prosecutor's office.

Call them "collateral damage," more innocents caught in the cross-fire as the run-amuck prosecutors pursue their vendetta against Jeffrey "Hunter" Jordan. (Read the rest here)

 

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