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March
19, 2007 Since the Democrats took control of Congress following the 2006 congressional elections, they have floated numerous plans to withdraw the military forces of the United States from Iraq. Some of these proposals contain a provision to revoke Congress' 2002 authorization for the war. Apparently, some Democrats believe this will force President Bush to cease military operations in Iraq and bring the troops home. Nothing could be further from the truth because Congress created a Catch-22 when it granted President Bush the authority to use the military forces of the United States following the attack on the World Trade Towers in 2001. (Read the rest here)
Are
You With the Program? "It is not civilizations that promote clashes. They occur when old-fashioned leaders look for old-fashioned ways to solve problems by rousing their people to armed confrontation." -Kenichi Ohmae, The End Of The Nation State, (New York: The Free Press 1995), p. 11. Why of course the people don't want war. ... That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. Hermann Goering, Adolph Hitler's heir-apparent (Read the rest here)
Libertarian
Commentary on The News, 11
-17 March, 2007 Our right
to self-defense: This might not have been either a wise or Christian thing to do, but I can understand his anger. And can’t help but feel bad that he apparently missed. Mama's Note: No, shooting at the guy running away was too much, too late. If Duke had been wearing his sidearm as he should, none of this probably would have happened and he would not have been robbed or his child endangered. The gun belongs on your person, where you can get at it immediately, not in a bag somewhere. Our right
to self-defense: “We’re gonna protect ‘em from ‘gun violence’ even if we have to kill ‘em,” seems to be the theme here. And clearly some animals are more equal than others – imagine a world in which Britney Spears can carry a gun because some bureaucrat or politician has decided she is a “top personality” (together with all their buddies in Congress, of course.) (Read the rest here. Two full pages.)
Elements
of Destruction "The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity." Button seen at a science fiction convention Last week, I endured a particularly frustrating telephone call. Because it was business-related, I held my tongue and my temper. I politely repeated myself numerous times. I answered the same questions over and over again. Despite this, the end result involved a decision in which I was directed to take a totally unrelated action that had nothing to do with the subject matter at hand and which never would. After I hung up the phone, I sighed to a co-worker, "Are people everywhere getting stupider, or is it just me?" Without missing a beat, he responded, "It's not you. People are stupider." (Read the rest here)
Woozles
in the Name of Protecting Women? The Gender Warriors have discovered the perfect wedge issue, one that carries raw, visceral appeal with liberals and conservatives alike, and to a large swath of the American electorate. But there's a catch: For this issue to work, the truth must purged from general awareness. Researchers have to be re-educated, or if need be, cowed into silence. And the media must be goaded to cooperate. The issue is domestic violence. (Read the rest here)
Erring
on the Side of Hidden Harm: The Granting of On September 19, 2005, Yvette Cade went before Judge Richard A. Palumbo seeking an extension of a domestic violence restraining order against her husband, Roger Hargrave. Palumbo, whether from confusion, clerical error, or a genuine belief that the extension was unwarranted, dismissed the restraining order. One month later, Hargrave walked into the cell phone store where Cade worked, doused her with gasoline, and set her on fire. Two weeks after the attack, Palumbo was removed from all domestic violence cases and placed on administrative duty. On July 20, 2006, Cade was interviewed by Nancy Grace on CNN’s Headline Prime. Grace, emblematic of the media reaction, introduced the interview with: “Tonight, a primetime exclusive. She went before a trial judge and begged for help, begged for protection. He refused to hear her pleas for help. And then her nightmare came true. Her estranged husband came to her office and set her on fire. (Read the rest here)
From
The Archives (05/12/04) Long gone are my days of cruising high school halls, skipping class and trying not to get caught -- but I'm still expected to have permission slips. No, I'm not a teacher in a youth indoctrination center, so I don't distribute the silly things. I mean that according to my ever-so-helpful local and national governments, I need permission slips -- their approval to do all sorts of things that I think most reasonable individuals would agree are none of the state's business. The most obvious example is the permission slip to travel. Commonly referred to as a driver's license, the use of this permission slip has expanded to the point where it's necessary for just about any sort of travel. Want to get on a commercial jet? You'll need picture ID -- for most folks that means a driver's license. Want to get a bus or train ticket? Chances are you'll need a picture ID for that transaction as well. Just about any time a person "needs" photo ID, the driver's license is what folks want to see. It "proves" you're you, you're the age you claim to be, and it imparts the powerful granting of permission to drive on the roads in this country. (Read the rest here)
The
Independent Institute In its newly released annual report on the status of human rights around the world, the U.S. State Department disparages a long list of nations about their violations of individual freedoms. The report notes that countries in which power is concentrated in the hands of unaccountable rulers, whether totalitarian or authoritarian, continue to be the world’s most systematic human rights violators. These countries include North Korea, Iran, Burma, Zimbabwe, Cuba, China, Belarus, and Eritrea. “We are recommitting ourselves to call every government to account that still treats the basic rights of its citizens as options rather than, in President Bush’s words, the non-negotiable demands of human dignity,” said Secretary of State Rice in releasing the report. (Read the rest here)
The
Future of Freedom Foundation If President Bush didn't exist, Hugo Chavez would have to invent him. Chavez, of course, is the dictator-president of Venezuela who in recent months has taken steps to centralize control of the country's economy. His accumulation of power is based on the need to resist U.S. hegemony. Some people think that his goading of Bush -- for example, calling him a "devil" at the UN -- shows he's crazy, but that is plain wrong. We'll never understand people if we attribute their actions to insanity. Chavez is crazy like a fox -- he knows the formula for success: portray oneself as the valiant resister of U.S. power. (Read the rest here)
External
Articles To many individuals, the use of a firearm as a tool for self-defense seems like too much power. Just pointing a gun at another individual is a very intimidating gesture. (It is also assault with a deadly weapon in many places.) If Mr. Thug is wounded or killed, that's a pretty serious consequence. And, some would argue, that places his shooter in the position of being judge, jury, and executioner. Consider these questions, though. In what other situation can a person be more certain about what is about to happen to her, than when Mr. Thug is sneaking into her bedroom at 3 a.m.? Would he think twice about using his gun on you? If not, then your use of a gun for protection is simply responding to force with similar force. The moral responsibility for initiating the use of that force rests with Mr. Thug. (Read the rest here)
Individual
Liberty - 101 Despite what you were taught in school, governance is ugly; in all forms, and at all times. Don't believe me? Attend a meeting of a local governing entity. You will find the council — omnipotent by vote, omniscient by delusion — seated before you at the table. All night long, they'll bicker and battle all the while proposing and dissecting plans and schemes with shouts and pounding shoes; Khrushchev moments indeed. This is the reality of man lording over man, and it's been that way for eons. Ugly, just plain ugly. And it doesn't matter the span or purpose of the governing entity. This ugly reality holds equally true for the fist-fighting Taiwanese legislator as for the insult-hurling band booster. Power corrupts at all levels. (Read the rest here) (Read the entire article at the source website. Use the back button to return.)
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