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December 08, 2004

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

“Common Sense” was one of the watchwords of the American Revolution and the birth of Liberty in this Union - and one of the great victims of the growing power and influence of government in our nation today. In my views and comments on the news today, I want to see what “common sense” would be - in my opinion (not necessarily those of this publication, its publishers, FND, RRND, or anyone else!).

Baltimore expands snooper camera system
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore's 24-hour surveillance camera network, part of a regional homeland security effort, is being expanded to 3 high-crime areas and Canton waterfront. Although the new cameras will cover high-crime areas, the American Civil Liberties Union opposes the move and says the system violates privacy rights.

More and more cities are playing Big Brother, especially in the East - Baltimore does have serious crime problems, but they are reducing regular law enforcement efforts to pay for more welfare measures, AND raising taxes. It is time to bring down a few governments like Baltimore’s to end this kind of police state tactics. Common sense says that systems like this are so easily worked around by real criminals that it makes it harder to keep down the crime rate, because they do their work in more concealed places.
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Borrow-holics Setting Records
By Ed Henry

In the last seven working days of November, the Bush administration borrowed $103.4 billion from individual investors and foreign countries still willing to loan us money. That’s a record.

This is all money that future taxpayers are going to be forced to pay back someday plus annual interest. It's the same as a tax increase put on your credit card.

What’s more, during November the government drew down $8.1 billion from entitlements in their criminal form of double taxation. We will not know which entitlements, Medicare, Unemployment, Airways, the Federal Employees Retirement System, Military Retirement, or whatever, were drawn down until the U.S. Treasury comes out with its Monthly Statement for November, but it will all be there in black and white just like it is every month. (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) (Read the rest here)

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