If you support individual freedom and constitutional rights or believe the federal government is corrupt and tyrannical, you may be a terrorist threat. In today’s America, people who share the political views of Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, James Monroe, and Thomas Jefferson are considered enemies of the state. A study published by the Combatting Terrorism Center …
Continuing a growing trend in nullification of unconstitutional actions by the federal government, the Sheriff of Linn County, Oregon, has sent a letter to Vice President Biden saying he will refuse to enforce federal regulations “offending the constitutional rights of [his] citizens.” But even more astounding — and commendable — in this age of wimpy …
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by John Gardner. Republished by permission. Honey and Locusts. So much has been said recently on the topic of gun control that I am hesitant to wade into the public debate myself. However, on the off chance that I’m not the only one who cares about the original intent of founding documents, I thought I’d …
Those who govern society should all be subject to the same rules they impose on the rest of us. Instead, we have a privileged class of rulers who are exempt from the rules of civilized society, and who exempt the ruled — us — from the privileges they grant themselves. The NRA’s ad is spot-on: …
by Mudrostovitsch, Texas Secede! As we’ve previously pointed out, petitioning the White House for ‘permission’ to secede is a silly way of asserting the right to self-government, but it’s at least an interesting way to see where popular sentiment is heading. And the recent flurry of petitions does seem to reveal that sentiment to be …
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by Jim Forsyth, WOAI Local News Measure would make any federal firearms legislation passed by Congress or approved by Presidential executive order unenforceable in Texas. A Texas lawmaker says he plans to file the Firearms Protection Act, which would make any federal laws that may be passed by Congress or imposed by Presidential order which …
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by Reid J. Epstein, Politico The White House has identified 19 executive actions for President Barack Obama to move unilaterally on gun control, Vice President Joe Biden told a group of House Democrats on Monday, the administration’s first definitive statements about its response to last month’s mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Later this …
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by Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit There were 405 Coalition deaths in Afghanistan in 2012. 310 of the 405 deaths were Americans. Meanwhile in Chicago… There were 532 homicides in 2012. Read more @ The Gateway Pundit
Let’s be clear: Gun control, as a policy, isn’t about banning guns from society, because someone will always have them. It’s about who will control them. If you really want to reduce gun violence, the first step is to ban guns in the state’s hands. The state doesn’t want to ban guns; they just want …
Bet you didn’t know this one: under the federal Lacey Act, it is a crime to import stuff in violation of another nation’s laws. Thus, Americans are responsible for knowing the laws of foreign countries, even when those statutes are published in foreign languages. Besides the fact that this law is impossible to comply with, …