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October 28, 2005


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Speak Now, or Forever Hold Your Peace
By Lady Liberty

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States

The First Amendment is perhaps the most popular of the enumerated rights in the Bill of Rights. As such, it's often viewed as all but sacrosanct. But, like all of the rest of the Bill of Rights, it's being chipped away whether we take note of the fact or not. In fact, virtually every facet of the First has been weakened just within the past few weeks. Consider: (Read the rest here)

Stop Consumer Gouging!
By Sheldon Richman

A phone call I’d like to hear:

Voice: Price-gouging tip line. How may I help you?

Mr. Jones: I’d like to report price gouging.

Voice: Yes sir. Where is this price gouging occurring?

Jones: At the Exxon station on Route 286, right in my neighborhood.

Voice: What is the price being charged?

Jones: The price for a gallon of regular is $2.39. (Read the rest here)

New Debt Record - $76 Billion
By Ed Henry

Go George, go. Set a new record in borrowing us to the moon – into oblivion. No one will notice. They’re all too busy with Plamegate, Delaygate, Fristgate, and your latest long term acquaintance pick for the Supreme Court, plus hoping that hurricane “Wilma” can’t possibly hit New Orleans which, in a sick sort of way, could even be something of a blessing since the city is already evacuated and in ruins.

After successfully holding back and stalling through all of last month and ending the fiscal year with only a $553.6 billion overall increase in debt for fiscal 2005, you can now go whole hog and make up for lost time by really socking it to the nation in the first month of the new 2006 fiscal year. If you can borrow $76 billion in the first twenty days of this month, you certainly ought to be able to top $100 billion in the eleven days that are left. (Read the rest here)

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Libertarian Commentary on The News
By Nathan A. Barton © 2005

Libertarian Commentary on the News 17-21 October 2005 - Week #6
The news selected and views expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not represent the views or opinions of any organization or anyone else. This continues the sixth weekly column, as Mama Liberty settles in her new digs.

Rights of Privacy
I'm doing a special section for this week's commentary on privacy and security, because a lot of news regarding privacy has been reported this week.

California: GPS law stirs civil rights concerns
NewsDay
"California probation officials have gained broad authority to latch global positioning system devices onto their charges under a new law that critics call unprecedented for government surveillance. But for now, cost, not civil rights concerns, will probably limit the use of GPs bracelets or anklets. The bill, one of the public safety measures signed into law earlier this month by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, will add county probation chiefs to the list of officials who can strap GPs tracking devices to offenders' ankles without court orders. The bill's purpose is to ease legal concerns that might have otherwise barred use of the monitors on probationers." (10/17/05)

The amount of control will not be so great as they think - unless they can also increase the staff available (which is as scary as the use of the equipment for this purpose). (Read the rest here) (Two full pages!)

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In Defense of Freedom
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Democrats Play the Commerce Clause Card at Robert's Confirmation Hearing
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Party Poopers At The UN Birthday Bash
By Carey Roberts

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

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