“You don’t get to decide what I get to see. I get to see it all.
Source: Chaffetz Obliterates Stunned FBI Official; Serves Him With A Subpoena During Testimony
Archive for the ‘Constitution’ Category
A case for abolishing The Pledge
02
Sep
“The Pledge of Allegiance is not an expression of patriotism. It is a loyalty oath that one normally associates with totalitarian regimes. People who love freedom, should be appalled by the idea our…”
Source: Can We Please Get Rid of the Pledge?
Revolt of the masses?
01
Sep
“Hillary represents everything that has gone wrong in our lives over the last couple of decades…she sees the European Union as a prototype for an even bigger form of world government…what we’ve done is given inspiration to freedom fighters right across the Western World.”
Source: Nigel Farage Warns “The Establishment Is Losing Control Over The People”
Hillary and Donald on foreign policy
26
Jul
“Unlike Donald Trump, the Democratic nominee’s ideas are frighteningly clear.”
Source: Hillary Clinton’s Dangerously Coherent Foreign Policy – Reason.com
AEI neocon pushes for US global intervention
23
Jul
The 20th century experienced two horrific world wars because nations–organized criminal gangs–formed alliances. Our alliances could cause another one in Europe an/or in Asia, again.
“If there is one positive thing to be said about Donald Trump’s interview with The New York Times, it’s that the American public will not have to wait to see what his views about foreign and defense…”
Source: Donald Trump’s world: Part 3 – AEI | Foreign and Defense Policy Blog » AEIdeas
Excellent roundup of what happened in Cleveland
22
Jul
The Trumps are left leaning middle-of-the roaders. One of Trump’s ideas that is resonating with some libertarians is his skepticism of foreign intervention.
Source: Target Liberty: Crazed Neocons Aren’t Always Wrong….
What Donald Trump should have said last night
22
Jul
Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican convention last night could have been a lot shorter and focused on espousing the virtues of limited government and free enterprise.
First, Donald should have used several props, such as the first 1040 form, which was only four pages long. He should have said that a tax return of 1914 was simple and allowed the federal government to raise the funds it needed to pay for its expenses 100 years ago, when only 2% of the American people had to pay any income tax. In addition, today large and medium-sized businesses need an army of accountants and attorneys to comply with the tax code. That’s money that cannot be used to buy better equipment, modernize their factories, and thus make American workers more productive, which would earn them higher salaries.
WikiLeaks Dispenses 23,000 Hillary Emails Marked “C” for Confidential (Classified) – Special Life Entertainment
21
Jul
Hillary is toast, despite the best efforts of the FBI and Justice Department to shield her.
“WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told us a month ago that the next batch of leaked Hillary Clinton emails could lead to an indictment. Now, over 23,000 cables were just put out for the world to see.”
Tom Woods and I discuss the GOP convention
21
Jul
A great website…including hundreds of podcast with top analysts dissecting the welfare-warfare state.
“What’s going on at the Republican Convention, and in the 2016 race? What should we think of Trump and the Giuliani/Christie convention? And what’s likely to…”
Source: Ep. 698 A Libertarian Look at the Republican Convention 2016 | Tom Woods
US Airstrikes Kill Up to 200 Civilians in Northern Syria Villages, ‘Mistook Them for ISIS’
21
Jul
Interventionism is killing innocent people. And the neocons wonder why foreigners hate the federal government and there is blowback.
George Washington outlined the only moral foreign policy in his Farewell Address: no entangling alliances and commerce with all. In addition, the federal government should not be “exporting democracy” and being the policeman of the world.
“US Airstrikes Kill Up to 200 Civilians in Northern Syria Villages, ‘Mistook Them for ISIS’ | Potentially deadliest strike on civilians in entire war…”
Source: US Airstrikes Kill Up to 200 Civilians in Northern Syria Villages, ‘Mistook Them for ISIS’
What If the Fix Was In?
21
Jul
Judge Napolitano raises the most important questions about Hillary, Obama, and the FBI.
Source: What If the Fix Was In?
A reader responds to the open letter to Trump
13
Jul
Rick Merkt, former assemblyman and gubernatorial candidate, emails:
“One of the interesting observations I have made over a lifetime: “Liberals” a/k/a “Progressives” believe as an article of faith (Perish the thought!) that the smartest man (or woman) in the world should be charge of everything, because, obviously, he (or she) is more qualified to decide everything than the poor average Joe. They really, actually believe this! It never occurs to them that even the smartest person in the world couldn’t possibly access or process the number of inputs necessary to reach a right decision on most complex matters. This is why the “invisible hand” of the market works, where individual or collective “geniuses” fail repeatedly. To be sure, the market commits its errors — in fact, all the time. Yet, perhaps because it is not hobbled by ego, the market constantly adjusts for its mistakes, disciplines the losers, and rewards the winners, all to the greater benefit of society.
This would have been Ron Paul’s year
12
Jul
Timing is everything in politics. Ron would get at least 20% of the vote in November if he were the Libertarian Party nominee.
“The last time people were this dissatisfied with presidential candidates, Ross Perot became a third-party success story. This year, however, there are new hurdles for outsiders.”
Source: Americans Really Dislike Trump, Clinton. So Why Aren’t Third Parties Doing Better?