Many libertarians (including me) have opposed the Fair Tax for reasons including its revenue neutrality – it’s designed to provide the Government with as much revenue (armed robbery?) as the current system. Another huge concern is that the Government will simply reinstate all the taxes the Fair Tax is supposed to eliminate, a charge the […]
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Hello everyone, The Ron Paul campaign is surveying supporters on what should happen next. Please let them know that if Ron Paul does not win the GOP nomination and declines to pursue an independent run for president, then you should urge him and his organizations to support the Libertarian Party’s ticket of Gary Johnson and
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Hello all, I had a “eureka moment.” I had it when I recently served jury duty at the Supreme Court of New York State, which recently relocated to a recently built skyscraper at 320 Jay Street in Brooklyn. (This immense edifice houses both the Supreme Court and Family Court. And judging by its immensity, it
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Across the country most Democrat and Republican candidates are automatically on the ballot or have very minimal petitioning requirements. This is despite the fact that nearly a third of all voters identify themselves as unaffiliated with Republicans or Democrats. In New York State third-party candidates need to meet requirements three or four times higher than
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What’s the objective? That is – what are we trying to win? I propose the objective is to shift the path of the human race irreversibly toward freedom. That means many things . But let’s keep it short and borrow a phrase from someone who knows about freedom – Ron Paul. The objective is “peace,
Gary Johnson Can and Will Win – Here’s How. Read More »
Pregnant Americans, fear not! Should your bundle of joy turn out to be a bundle of joi, or glæde, or llo, or Freude, in other words, if you give birth abroad, your child is still a natural citizen of the United States. The rules for automatic citizenship change occasionally, and the Constitution is a little
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A hallmark of certain hardcore “birthers” is the belief that Obama was born in Kenya. According to the drill, Stanley Ann Dunham (Obama’s mother, henceforth “Ann”) traveled to Kenya in 1961 and gave birth to Obama. And since Obama was born in Kenya, he cannot be a “natural born citizen,” and therefore he is ineligible
The real “birther” issue that Obama is deathly afraid of Read More »
Occasionally of an underscheduled evening, The Free Agent turns the dial on her television set to catch a broadcast. This season, nestled amongst the police procedurals, superstitious dramas, and unreality shows, she found the chupacabra of popular entertainment—a capitalist hero. She wasn’t expecting it. “Two Broke Girls” was created by Michael Patrick King of “Sex
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If Obama VS Romney on the issue of gay marriage makes you cringe, it should. When these 2012 titans start wrestling over what is ‘right’ and what is ‘wrong’ is it really a question of ‘gay marriage’ or perhaps who’s got the gay vote? OR, if not the ‘gay vote’ to what extent is Obama
Obama VS Romney – Got Gay? Read More »
If you think of your choice in the 2012 presidential election as Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney, then you’re going to be left pretty unsatisfied (and not least of all in terms of SNL caricatures. But seriously, in that department, Obama vs. Romney gives us a guy who pales in comparison to Biden and Dubya,
Obama vs. Romney vs. You (Drug War edition) Read More »