Many of us would agree that the majority, if not all, of the bills passed by congress are unconstitutional. Although the constitution isn’t perfect, its lays the foundation for a government much smaller than the Leviathan currently residing within Washington. The enumerated powers act is a bill which, if passed, would require congress to give […]
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One of New York’s oldest and stupidest nanny-state edicts — the infamous Cabaret law — may soon be history. Apparently Mayor Bloomberg, usually the biggest party-pooper in the Big Apple, would like to reform or repeal the prohibition on dancing without a license. Let the the sinful gyrations commence.
Closing Time for the Cabaret Law? Read More »
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/… Bowing to President Bush’s demands, the Senate approved and sent the White House a bill Wednesday to overhaul bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping and shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans. The relatively one-sided vote, 69-28, came only after a lengthy and heated debate that pitted
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A senior official within the Department of Homeland Security has recommended that airline passengers wear what amount to electric dog collars containing their personal and flight information. The taser-like shock function of the bracelet, to be worn over the wrist, would be activated remotely, by a flight attendant or offsite agent. The offsite agent would
Is this not how animals are treated? Read More »
From the AP story on his death: “Compromise, hell! … If freedom is right and tyranny is wrong, why should those who believe in freedom treat it as if it were a roll of bologna to be bartered a slice at a time?” Helms wrote in a 1959 editorial that foretold his political style.
Good line from Jesse Helms. Read More »
Despite the occasional cloudbursts, PrideFest 2008 was a rousing success. The Manhattan Libertarian Party was out in force, giving away 1,000 free condoms as part of our Operation Politically Homeless. Libertarian condoms. Front: Manhattan Libertarian Party logo; back: “Protect your rights. Protect yourself. Vote Libertarian.” More pictures from PrideFest after the jump.
Scenes from Operation Politically Homeless at PrideFest 2008 Read More »
To the Editor: Thank you for prominently covering the Libertarian Party Presidential candidacy of Congressman Bob Barr (“A Candidate Runs to a GOP Chorus of ‘Don’t’” 6/28/08 Page A1). It is inaccurate however to depict Barr as a spoiler. To make such a claim presupposes that certain votes belong to one of the major party
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I just received the following alert from Christina Walsh at the Castle Coalition. Try to get to the rally on Monday if you can to stand up against emiment domain abuse. Friends: New York City officials wants to wipe out over 200 profitable businesses in Willets Point in order to transfer the land to a
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Who’s the most influential man in America right now? If you answered Anthony Kennedy, go to the head of the class. The Court handed down its most important decisions of the term in the past two weeks, each by a 5-4 margin but really by 1-0. In all four cases, Justice Kennedy was the determining
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The Supreme Court has recognized an individual right to keep and bear arms! The Second Amendment means what it says. The DC gun ban is struck down! Expect many NYS and NYC gun laws to be struck down soon as well. The money quote, so far, is from John Paul Stevens’ dissent. The majority, he wrote,