November 26, 2004

Blame Congress for the War in Iraq
By Robert Greenslade © Nitwit Press

Even though I am not a big fan of George W. Bush and did not vote for a Bush elector in either of the past two elections, I am sick and tired of democrats and their stooges in the media claiming President Bush was the one who made the determination that Saddam Hussien had weapons of mass destruction and he alone is responsible for the war in Iraq. Democrats would have us believe that the president, as commander in chief, has the constitutional authority to move the military forces of the United States against any country he chooses and President Bush targeted Iraq, under the guise of weapons of mass destruction, to steal their oil for his buddies. Many Americans, who were unfortunately allowed to cast a vote in the 2004 presidential election, have this same belief concerning the constitutional powers of the president.

Following the close of the Federal [Constitutional] Convention of 1787, the commander in chief powers of the president, like many other provisions of the proposed constitution, were discussed at length in various publications. In Federalist Essay No. 69, Alexander Hamilton compared the military powers of the president to that of the King of Great Britain: (Read the rest here)

The Constrained and Unconstrained Visions
by Bob Wallace

Thomas Sowell, in his book, A Conflict of Visions, writes about what he calls the "unconstrained" and "constrained" visions. The unconstrained vision is "leftism," which, according to Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn in Leftism Revisited, got its start during the French Revolution (and he claims, with damning evidence, one of its founders was, of all people, the Marquis de Sade). The constrained vision is "rightism." Unfortunately, these divisions even exist among left-libertarians and right-libertarians.

"One of the curious things about political opinions," writes Sowell, "is how often the same people line up on opposite sides of different issues. The issues themselves may have no intrinsic connection with each other… [Yet] the same familiar faces can be found glaring at each other from opposite sides of the political fence, again and again." (Read the rest here)

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

Hope all readers and staff (staff?)of TPoL had a happy Thanksgiving! Although we see a regular procession of news about the threats to liberty in our lives, we need to periodically stop and count our blessings and be thankful for the freedoms we do have and keep, and sometimes gain (or regain). There are so many things to give thanks for, whether it is to God or to fellow humans (past and present), related to our freedom. As we've seen in recent days, no matter how bad things are getting here in the United States, there are still people all over the world longing for liberty who would rather be here than where they are – Cuba, China, Vietnam, Iran, Mexico, yes, even Canada and Australia.

No regular news digest from FND or RRND today because of the holiday, but here are a few tidbits from friends and my own searches, to share with everyone. My opinion (above and below) is mine and not necessarily that of my friends, my enemies, or TPoL, RRND/FND, or your local electron slinger!

Attempt to stop mental health screening fails
WND
An attempt by Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, to add language to the omnibus spending bill in Congress to require parental consent for any mental-health screening done to children with federal money has failed. The language was proposed to blunt the effect of a program proposed by the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, which President Bush established in 2002. The New Freedom Initiative recommends screening not only for children but eventually for every American.

Thanks to Sunni for her pointing this one out. For her (and Mama's) commentary, visit her blog.

The problem with nanny-government, as such novels as Brave New World and 1984 (once mandatory reading in many high-school government classes) point out, is that there is no end to it: there is always something else to be "protected from" – some other danger which must be addressed in mandatory fashion – all the while (like the parable of the log in the eye) government conveniently overlooks its own inherent dangers and its own evil. In this particular case, it appears that certain companies, eager to expand markets for their drugs, have "convinced" powerful congressmen to mandate this kind of unspeakable intrusion into the lives of American families. (Read the rest here)

Non Custodial Parent's Action Planned for DECEMBER 17th, 2004

Non Custodial Parent's Action Planned for DECEMBER 17th, 2004 (in New Orleans, LA ); and your city?. Fathers 4 Justice will hold their Christmas Protest Action in London on Saturday December 18th. in typical F4J style ;o)

Whether you support Fathers 4 Justice or not; whether you agree or disagree with our methods, we have achieved world-wide media coverage with our actions. Please capitalise on what we have achieved raising our issue in
the public arena and get involved with the following action on Friday December 17th., either in support of Fathers 4 Justice, in support of your own group, as individuals but more importantly - in support of your children and their future!

Earlier this year a member of Fathers 4 Justice placed his sons toys on the steps of the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Fathers 4 Justice - Netherlands followed with a similar action outside the child welfare office. ( Images and video can be seen here) (Read the rest here)

The American Jury Hour with
Iloilo Marguerite Jones and guests

FICAA.com Presents: The American Jury Hour with Iloilo Marguerite Jones and guests. Heard on The American Voice Radio Network , Thursday Afternoons, Noon Pacific, 1PM Mountain. The weekend rebroadcast of this week's program is at Sunday at 9:00 PM. .

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C-Band Satellite at Galaxy 11 (formerly G-7), Transponder 12, Audio 8.1 Internet Streaming Audio (MP3 16kbps) C-Band and Internet Audio feeds are free with no subscription fee or sign up required whatsoever. (Read the rest here)

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