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May 31, 2005
Ex-FBI Official Says He Was 'Deep Throat'
W. Mark Felt, 91, was second-in-command at the FBI in the early 1970s. His identity was revealed Tuesday by Vanity Fair magazine, and family members said they believe his account is true.
The Proposal to Reauthorize and Expand Parts of the USA PATRIOT Act: Why It's Unnecessary and, In Some Respects, Dangerous
Overall, the result of PAREA's becoming law would be to further enlarge the government's surveillance powers -- without any requirement that it link individuals to particular suspected crimes before using these powers. Yet the government has not made a compelling case that such extraordinarily broad powers are necessary - as it ought to, when precious civil liberties are involved.
Pelosi at AIPAC by Joshua Frank
Despite the fact that AIPAC was recently busted for spying on the United States, Pelosi, along with many other top bureaucrats from Washington, gushed effusions of praise on the foreign power. "There are those who contend that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is all about Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza," Pelosi said as she rallied AIPAC loyalists. "This is absolute nonsense. In truth, the history of the conflict is not over occupation, and never has been: it is over the fundamental right of Israel to exist."
I Don't Pledge Allegiance by Fred Reed
I wish to propose a salubrious anarchy, a deliberate renunciation of fealty to country, society, and government, an assertion of independence from folly and moral decay. Permit me to offer a taxing political idea: When a society ceases to be worthy of support, it is reasonable to withdraw support. The time, I submit, has come.
May 27, 2005
Bush's new 'history' demeans our past by James P. Pinkerton
Defenders of the administration might answer that the new Bush policy is popular, even necessary. Yet if America's leaders feel the need to rework history in order to make way for the new desired future, it's inevitable that other historical markers of memory will be flattened.
The New Deal in One Lesson by Christopher Westley
This is why FDR was lying when, in the summer of 1932, he said in his party nomination acceptance speech that "I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people"—because if he wasn't, he never would have embraced Hoover's Depression-causing economic policies and expanded them throughout the 1930s. The only thing new about New Deal policies was their name and the people administering them.
May 26, 2005
Foreign Policy Threatens Our Freedom by Jacob G. Hornberger
These four pending legal cases provide good examples of how the U.S. government’s pro-empire and pro-interventionist foreign policy that holds our nation in its grip ultimately redounds to the detriment of the American people. That foreign policy is not only threatening the lives of the American people with the possibility of terrorist “blowback,” – and not only threatening the lives of U.S. military personnel and the people of Iraq – and not only gradually corrupting the inner spirit of the American people – and not only threatening the economic well-being of our country with out-of-control federal spending – it is also threatening the freedom of the American people through major federal assaults on civil liberties, as the Padilla, al-Marri, Abu Ali, and Moussaoui cases demonstrate.
May 25, 2005
FBI's powers may become fearsome
Because the government can label almost any group or individual a terrorist threat, the potential for abuse by not having to show probable cause is enormous, prompting civil libertarians to correctly speculate about who will guard against the guardians. Up until now the answer was the Constitution as interpreted by the judiciary. But it is clear that sidestepping any such restriction is the real and present danger of the post-9/11 era.
Especially for Our Conservative Supporters - Did You Know About This?
Since 2001, we have noticed that many conservative talk show hosts and commentators have dismissed any concerns about civil liberties problems with the USA Patriot Act. We at JPFO are always concerned about potential and actual violations of the letter and spirit of the Bill of Rights, so we have been highly suspicious and critical of the Patriot Act. We have been disappointed that conservative media people have shown little or no interest in the civil liberties issues involved.
May 24, 2005
Engine of Compulsory Conformity? by Linda Minor
Implicit within such reform was a necessary, albeit involuntary, re-ordering of society; persons of means are not normally prone to relinquish their role in society willingly. It was this doctrine, which was first taught in German universities in the early 1800’s that inspired the Yale secret society of Skull and Bones, of which both American presidential candidates John Kerry and George W. Bush (as well as former President George H.W. Bush) were initiates.
Treason Lobby Sabotages REAL ID Act by Juan Mann
The REAL ID Act’s amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act’s asylum and withholding of removal standards have been rigged in the favor of illegal aliens again . . . like never before.
Specifically, the amendments roll back some of the reforms made by former Attorney General John Ashcroft by federal regulation [67 FR 54878] in August 2002.
May 23, 2005
The Old Republic Has Been Swept Away - But Hope Remains by Anthony Gregory
We have a reason to hope, for although every Republic contains within it the seeds for its sad and decadent regression into Empire, so too does every Empire, pompous and presumptuous, contain within it the seeds of its own decline. We must maintain eternal vigilance, and keep speaking the truth, and the return to normalcy might surprise us in its painlessness and suddenness.
May 20, 2005
Republicans Ramp Up Patriot Act to Appease Bush by MARK SHERMAN
"While we're fighting to bring provisions ... back into balance with the Bill of Rights, here we have the intelligence committee moving to give the government more power outside the judicial system to gain access to records of Americans," said former GOP Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia, a critic of the law.
New Patriot Act Dramatically Expands Secret Searches
But the measure being written by Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., would give the FBI new power to issue administrative subpoenas, which are not reviewed by a judge or grand jury, for quickly obtaining records, electronic data or other evidence in terrorism investigations, according to aides for the GOP majority on the committee who briefed reporters Wednesday.
May 19, 2005
Anticipating U.S. Government Control of the Internet in the Near Future
The cabal now in control of the U.S. Government has stated as a policy objective the control of cyberspace. This is well-documented in the writings that were published by the Project for the New American Century. The time is approaching when this may actually occur, and the reason is that the internet, email, and cyberspace have become integral channels of communication and strategizing by persons of conscience who dissent against government propaganda and illegal and immoral government behaviors and actions.
Senator Chuck Schumer Is Why Americans Don't Trust Politicians by Warner Todd Huston
Obviously, Senator Schumer is the kind of the politician who will just say any old thing to "win" the argument. And it is plain that he thinks his audience is too stupid to realize how untrue his points are, sure they won't realize how badly he will warp truth and historical facts in pursuit of power. He has shown that he will lie worse than the little boy caught breaking the window with the baseball and blaming his imaginary friend for doing it.
May 18, 2005
REAL ID . . . REALly For Illegal Aliens by Juan Mann
Here’s the point: illegal aliens with a "pending" application for anything are still illegal aliens. But under REAL ID, they can still get a state driver’s license.
So the illegal aliens in group (viii) will not only have the blessing of the federal government for their non-deportation status, but they’ll have the federal government’s blessing for their state temporary driver’s license as well.
May 17, 2005
The Federal Monopoly by Joe Sobran
The military ratio has widened enormously: today the states still have rifles, but the federal government has a nuclear arsenal. Nobody talks about secession (at least not very loud).
This is what makes it possible for the federal government to dictate to the states. If the Union were still voluntary, the Supreme Court wouldn't dare, for example, to strike down the abortion laws of all 50 states, because many of those states would have seceded immediately after such an outrageous usurpation of their power.
Bill: Seize homes that contain 'illegal' guns by Ron Strom
The legislation, sponsored by Assemblyman Louis Manzo, D-Jersey City, authorizes the forfeiture of "motor vehicle, building or premise" if a firearm is found in it that is not possessed legally per state law – "even if the firearm was not possessed by the owner of the motor vehicle, building or premise," states a summary of the bill, A3998. The legislation was introduced Thursday.
May 16, 2005
The U.S. is still a British Colony
"Constitutional Law. One that owes allegiance to a sovereign and is governed by his laws. The natives of Great Britain are subjects of the British government. Men in free governments are subjects as well as citizens; as citizens they enjoy rights and franchises; as subjects they are bound to obey the laws. The term is little used, in this sense, in countries enjoying a republican form of government." Swiss Nat. Ins. Co. v. Miller, 267 U.S. 42, 45 S. Ct. 213, 214, 69 L.Ed. 504. Blacks fifth Ed.
When It Is Time to Hang the Christians... by Doug Newman
Does your pastor ever even talk about government anymore? Other than asking us to “pray for our troops and our president” and reminding us to “render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s” when was the last time your pastor said anything about government? I would wager that it has been a while.
Tom Ridge's Mea Culpa by Michel Chossudovsky
After leaving his position at Homeland Security, Tom Ridge acknowledged that the post 9/11 terror alerts were often based on "flimsy evidence" and that he had been pressured by the CIA to raise the threat level:
May 15, 2005
The Big Deal by Paul Hein
The idea of a federal ID has been trial-ballooned for several years now, with the public showing little enthusiasm for the idea. Nevertheless, Congress has voted favorably upon a bill that does establish such an ID, and will go into effect in about three years.
Fathers Into Felons by Stephen Baskerville
By all indications, we are gearing up for a major cultural and political war over the family. Opposition to same-sex marriage has tapped a vein of grassroots outrage that may run deeper than most observers imagine, with implications extending to the welfare state, the judiciary, and the most fundamental questions about the role of government. Conservatives who warn that family breakdown will lead to civilizational collapse sometimes seem incapable of recognizing the fulfillment of their prophecies.
May 13, 2005
The Government hoax by Marc Stevens
The government hoax is probably the oldest, most pervasive and stubborn of hoaxes. It’s the belief in non-existent "states" and "nations" and that "government" is both legitimate and necessary. In the geographic area of the North American continent commonly referred to as the "United States," it’s claimed only "government" can provide the service of protecting "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness." This is nonsense if only for the reason "government" has no duty to protect anyone and their property.
May 12, 2005
Apparently, You're Not Pissed Off Enough Yet! by Jeffrey Bennett
Herr Bush's open door policy has compromised the security of this nation. He now has complete control - National ID approved this day by the U.S. Corporate Senate - 100 to 0.
Real ID Act Passed - The End Of America
The Real ID Act blackmails state governments into turning their drivers licenses into a draconian tool of the federal homeland security apparatus. If states refuse, their citizens lose such "privileges" as being allowed to board an airplane, enter a federal building, or apply for social security. President Bush is expected to sign the bill eagerly on Thursday.
May 11, 2005
The Need for a New Individualism by Edward Hudgins
America is the quintessential individualist country. For our Founders, the purpose of government was to protect the life, liberty, and property of each individual and to otherwise leave us alone. For the first century and a half of our history the federal government remained relatively small and state and local governments provided only basic services, principally police protection and law courts.
May 10, 2005
True Patriots Should Worry More about Freedom at Home by Ivan Eland
The purported tradeoff between civil liberties and national security is a false one. No need for dubious usurpations of freedom like the PATIOT Act would exist if the United States would avoid unnecessarily creating and inflaming anti-American groups overseas with its overly interventionist foreign policy. A more restrained policy abroad would better preserve both liberty and security at home.
National ID Cards Won't Stop Terrorism or Illegal Immigration by Rep. Ron Paul
Federally imposed standards for drivers' license and birth certificates make a mockery of federalism and the 10th amendment. While states technically are not forced to accept the federal standards, any refusal to comply would mean their residents could not get a job, receive Social Security, or travel by plane. So rather than imposing a direct mandate on the states, the federal government is blackmailing them into complying with federal dictates.
Why the State Celebrates Its Failures by Grant M. Nulle
In sum, the unique characteristics of democratic government tend, according to Hoppe, Bastiat and others, to accelerate rising time preference, decivilization, and the incidence of crime to the detriment of private property, voluntary production and exchange, individual responsibility and even morality.
May 9, 2005
How Real ID will affect you by Declan McCullagh
The Real ID Act hands the Department of Homeland Security the power to set these standards and determine whether state drivers' licenses and other ID cards pass muster. Only ID cards approved by Homeland Security can be accepted "for any official purpose" by the feds.
"Congressman Reconquista": Immigration Reformers Not Welcome In GOP by William Norman Grigg
It apparently hasn’t occurred to Cannon that all congressmen (himself included) swore an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, not the platform of the GOP, the policies of the president, or the whims of foreign lobbies like MALDEF. Agitating on behalf of the abolition of our national borders may be "consistent with the Republican Party" as led by George W. Bush, but it’s hardly consistent with that solemn oath of office – and fellow travelers with the likes of MALDEF are in no position to cast aspersions on the patriotic standing of those who believe in enforcing our immigration laws.
On Nightmares by Ronald Eveston
This mental distance is a main reason why, for example, G. K. Chesterton is not widely read today (with the possible exception of his Father Brown stories). He makes, especially in his early work, a set of assumptions about his reader that are no longer true. He expects the reader to be more educated, more actively intelligent and more, as it were, sensitive to the workings of the universe than most reading public is today. He expects a lot of things to ring a bell. He expects the reader to handle more or less effortlessly complicated chains of reasoning as well as complicated strings of images, to be comfortable with the endless intertwined strands of meaning that are the stuff of thought.
May 6, 2005
Time to declare our independence from the United Nations by Tom DeWeese
Rather than wasting more time and money on hearings and debates over a new UN Ambassador, the Congress would better use its resources to simply ignore the UN and quit. It is past time for the American people to demand action of our elected officials to uphold the U.S. Constitution they have sworn to defend. Just as our Founding Fathers did when confronted with tyranny, it's time that the American people declare their independence from the United Nations.
May 5, 2005
If we don't act now, angry young men are Iraq's future by Avery Walker
How many little Ernesto Guevaras do you suppose there are in Iraq, and how many will grow up to become big, angry Ches?
For some reason, this is a very difficult concept for Americans to grasp. We watch movies where bad guys wear black and good guys wear white. Or, the bad guys are hideous monsters, and the damsel in distress a beautiful virgin. We like moral absolutes, and ironically, believe that those absolutes don’t apply when dealing with “bad guys”.
National ID Card Closer to Reality by BILL STRAUB
Under a compromise between House and Senate negotiators, states would be limited to providing special permits that identify the holder as an illegal alien. Anyone possessing the license would not be permitted to proffer it as identification to board an airplane or enter a federal building.
May 4, 2005
Constitution imperiled by Bruce Fein
If the radical arguments defending judicial filibusters are accepted, the Constitution will be imperiled. The three branches will chronically clash and urgent unwritten constitutional rules will wither. The stakes thus transcend Senate confirmation of judicial nominees.
Real ID Act
But it seems clear that once the federal government requires states to issue federally approved electronic identification cards to board a plane or a train or enter national parks and federal courthouses, eventually little cards with personal information and a digital photograph will be required for nearly everything else.
May 3, 2005
Walter Lippmann and the Phantom Public by Stephen Bender
The astounding success enjoyed by the Wilson administration in swinging public opinion behind the United States' entry into the First World War in 1917 had revolutionary implications for the course and development of democracy in our country. It was the most dramatic shift in public opinion ever recorded in American history to that time – and it was manufactured by propaganda.
Reconsidering the Patriot Act by Rep. Ron Paul
We must understand that politicians and bureaucrats always seek to expand their power, without regard to the long-term consequences. If you believe in smaller government, ask yourself one simple question: Does the Patriot Act increase or decrease the power of the federal government over your life? The answer is obvious to those who understand that freedom cannot be exchanged for security.
May 2, 2005
Homosexuals Attack Christians; Marvin Olasky Attacks Christians by Michael A. Peroutka
It was, to put it mildly, an ugly scene when in early October of last year, in Philadelphia, "Repent America" Director Michael Marcavage and some of his fellow Christians tried to peacefully preach the Gospel at a homosexual block party known as "Outfest."
When the Christians arrived, they were surrounded by angry homosexuals who blocked their Christian signs. Loud, shrill whistles were blown in the ears of the Christians. Vile language was screamed at the Christians.
Patriots Under Siege (2): Hypocrisy and Deceit by Mark Andrew Dwyer
The criticism and attacks on Arizona Minuteman Project that were launched by various individuals, groups, news media, and organizations sympathetic to mass "migration" of Mexican nationals to the U.S., which category includes parts of the American government, were filled with hypocrisy and deceitful "rationale" that in some cases reached the climax of absurdity. The common denominator of these attacks was a charge that the Minutemen dared to obstruct mass invasion of Mexican "migrants" to the U.S. and disrespected these "migrants'" rights, most notably, the right to improve their lives at the expense of American citizens, and the right to invade (sometimes referred to as the right to safe crossing of the border) and to take over the U.S. by means of "migratory tactics" that would, supposedly, make "Latinos" an electoral majority in a few decades. The purpose of these attacks was to deceive the American public into believing that these were the defenders of America (the Minutemen, that is) and not the invaders (Latino "migrants) that were the root cause of the "border problem", and that enforcement of anything that was being violated almost exclusively by Mexicans was automatically "an expression of racism"
May 1, 2005
Automating camera surveillance for social control and military domination by Andrew Kalukin
Though some organizations have objected to video surveillance of cities and borders, the public is less aware that recent computer vision innovations are making it possible to data mine surreptitiously acquired movie data in possible defiance of the Fourth Amendment.
Pre-emptive Executions? by Steve Sailer
The most striking fact about legalized abortion, but also the least discussed, is its pointlessness. Levitt himself notes that following Roe, “Conceptions rose by nearly 30 percent, but births actually fell by 6 percent …” So for every six fetuses aborted in the 1970s, five would never have been conceived except for Roe! This ratio makes a sick joke out of Levitt’s assumption that legalization made a significant difference in how “wanted” children were. Indeed, perhaps the increase in the number of women who got pregnant figuring they would get an abortion but then were too drunk or drugged or distracted to get to the clinic has meant that the “wantedness” of surviving babies has declined.
A Judicial Surprise by Charley Reese
Now that some conservatives are in a tizzy about federal judges, here is something for them to ponder: The liberals on the U.S. Supreme Court just took a stand in favor of gun-ownership rights, while the conservatives on the court took a stand against them.
Go figure.
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