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Friday, July 30, 2004

I want to hear from some politician what he is NOT going to do for us

Bush using drugs to control depression, erratic behavior
    Capitol Hill Blue

"Although the exact drugs Bush takes to control his depression and
behavior are not known, White House sources say they are 'powerful
medications' designed to bring his erratic actions under control.
While Col. Tubb regularly releases a synopsis of the President's
annual physical, details of the President's health and any drugs or
treatment he may receive are not public record and are guarded
zealously by the secretive cadre of aides that surround the
President. Veteran White House watchers say the ability to control
information about Bush's health, either physical or mental, is
similar to Ronald Reagan's second term when aides managed to conceal
the President's increasing memory lapses that signaled the onslaught
of Alzheimer's Disease." (07/28/04)

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_4921.shtml

Beijing threatens war with Taiwan
    BBC News [UK]

"A senior Chinese official has warned that Beijing may attack Taiwan
by 2008 if President Chen Shui-bian pursues his plans for
constitutional change. Mr Chen has insisted the planned amendments
are only concerned with local issues, but Beijing suspects he has a
pro-independence agenda. ... China sees Taiwan as a renegade province
which it has threatened to reunite by force if Taiwan declared
independence." (07/30/04)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3938617.stm

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5) Hot second: Libertarians the new political center?
    PRWeb

"If the presidential election was held today, only three of one
hundred Americans would vote for Libertarian candidate Michael
Badnarik. But he's the second choice of more than four in 10.
According to a nationwide survey of 1,000 Americans conducted last
week by Rasmussen, Democratic challenger John Kerry (D-MA) leads
incumbent president George W. Bush by a slim margin of 46-43% --
within the 3% margin of error. However, when polled on their second
choice, 43% chose Badnarik rather than their first choice's main
rival." (07/30/04)

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/7/prweb145242.htm

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6) Police arrest three, restore calm near FleetCenter
    Boston Herald

"Peaceful protest on Canal Street turned ugly with demonstrators
setting a fire and going toe-to-toe with billy club-toting cops in
the the first serious violence of the Democratic National Convention.
... The violence broke out when a rally of about 500 people wound
through downtown and stopped at the iron gates guarding the DNC
delegate entrance outside the Fleet Center on Canal Street. Police
allowed the group to gather in the street, rather than forcing them
into the protest pen. One group from the Save Our Civil Liberties
Campaign tied themselves to a bike rack while another group set a
small fire. The fights started after police moved in on a man
carrying a backpack allegedly containing a paper mache Molotov
cocktail. Pushing, shoving and panic ensued as protesters, cops and
bystanders ran amok. Sporadic scuffles broke out, including one that
started when a demonstrator took a police officer's hat." (07/29/04)

http://news.bostonherald.com/dncConvention/view.bg?articleid=37796

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7) Webmaster jailed under PATRIOT Act, released to halfway house
    San Francisco Bay View

"Political prisoner Sherman Austin, who made headlines last year after
being targeted as one of the first casualties of the infamous USA
PATRIOT Act, was released from the Federal Corrections Institute in
Tucson and left Arizona July 12 to return to Los Angeles. The
nightmare doesn't end there for Sherman, though. He is being remanded
to the custody of a halfway house where he will serve the remainder
of his sentence until August 2004. Starting now and continuing
through the next three years, Sherman will be serving an additional
sentence of federal probation, under which he will not be allowed to
use a cell phone, computer or other digital device unless designated
by the government. In addition, Sherman has been forbidden any
contact with 'anarchist groups,' who, the federal government
maintains, 'advocate violence as a means of disrupting order and
achieving social, economic and political change.'" (07/29/04)

http://www.sfbayview.com/072804/shermanaustin072804.shtml

Woman arrested for eating candy bar
    Fox News

"A government scientist finishing a candy bar on her way into a subway
station where eating is prohibited was arrested, handcuffed and
detained for three hours by transit police. Stephanie Willett said
she was eating a PayDay candy bar on an escalator descending into a
station July 16 when an officer warned her to finish it before
entering the station. Both Willett and police agree that she nodded
and put the last bit into her mouth before throwing the wrapper into
a trash can. Willett, a 45-year-old Environmental Protection Agency
scientist, told radio station WTOP that the officer then followed her
into the station, one of several in downtown Washington. 'Don't you
have some other crimes you have to take care of?' Willett said she
told the officer. Washington has been under heightened security
because of the continuing threat of terrorism. And last week, police
declared a citywide crime emergency over rising juvenile crime."
(07/29/04)

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,127406,00.html

posted by FLoA # 7/30/2004 08:32:00 AM 0 comments

Monday, July 26, 2004

Bush admin blocks lawsuits of FDA-approved drugs
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Oakland Tribune
   "The Bush administration has been going to court to block
   lawsuits by consumers who say they have been injured by
   prescription drugs and medical devices. The
   administration contends that consumers cannot recover
   damages for such injuries if the products have been
   approved by the Food and Drug Administration." (7/25/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/433171779.html

U.S. military trying to outbribe Iraqi 'separatists'
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Billings Gazette
   "Cash has become the U.S. military's first line of defense
   in some parts of Iraq, where U.S. soldiers are
   distributing money to encourage goodwill and to counter
   their enemies' offers of money to unemployed Iraqis
   willing to attack Americans ..." (7/26/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/451934600.html

Over 3 percent of American adults in criminal justice system
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Arizona Daily Star
   "The number of Americans under the control of the criminal
   justice system grew by 130,700 last year to reach a new
   high of nearly 6.9 million, according to a Justice
   Department report ....The total includes people in jail
   and prison as well as those on probation and parole.
   This is about 3.2 percent of the adult population in the
   United States ..." (7/26/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/439252765.html

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posted by FLoA # 7/26/2004 12:28:37 PM 0 comments

Friday, July 23, 2004

Yo

U.S. fedgov bureaucracy expanding
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GovExec.com
   "The federal bureaucracy has expanded over the past six
   years, according to research published ... by a
   Brookings Institution scholar. .... [He said,] 'There
   have never been more layers at the top of government,
   nor more occupants at each layer.'" (7/22/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/902526810.html

Texas inmate files suit over lethal injection composition
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Houston Chronicle
   "A death row inmate has filed a lawsuit accusing Texas of
   using chemicals in its lethal injections that violate
   the constitutional ban on causing unusual pain and
   suffering. .... The lawsuit says ... pancuronium bromide
   paralyzes the inmate and prevents him from showing the
   agony caused by potassium chloride." (7/22/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/869822240.html

posted by FLoA # 7/23/2004 08:15:32 PM 0 comments

Is there some kind of change going on here

Gun owners emboldened by new laws
Burke Connection

"The first-of-its-kind gun show in Northern Virginia is one of several
instances of muscle flexing by gun rights activists recently. In the
past few weeks, several members of the Virginia Citizens Defense
League, a pro-gun organization, have been openly carrying their
weapons in restaurants and Starbucks, which, in some cases, has led
other diners to call the police. ... Snyder's experience and a
similar one at a Starbucks store seem to have mobilized gun owners,
said Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense
League. 'The incident that happened at Starbucks probably alerted a
whole lot of people to the concept of open carry,' he said. 'Some gun
owners looked at that incident and said, 'You know, I need to
exercise this right.''" (07/22/04)

http://tinyurl.com/42rwv

posted by FLoA # 7/23/2004 08:05:18 AM 0 comments

Thursday, July 22, 2004

more news--hooray for canada

Pentagon 'needs' over $12 billion to make it through September
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Boston.com
   "The Pentagon will need an additional $12.3 billion through
   September to pay for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and
   its worldwide effort against terrorism, congressional
   auditors estimate. That is triple what Gen. Richard
   Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, projected
   in April he would need to make it through September." (7/22/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/17550060.html

Canadian PM: we will decriminalize marijuana
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Canada.com
   "The federal government is committed to marijuana
   decriminalization and will reintroduce legislation to make it
   happen, Prime Minister Paul Martin said in his first statement on
   the issue since winning re-election." (7/21/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/48854774.html

House of cards
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Reason
by Michael Young
   "That said, the idea of domestic Saudi reform is laughable.
   The Saudi royal family will never transform itself into
   something more enlightened -- not, for example, when so
   much state funding goes to paying lavish salaries to the
   kingdom's estimated 7,000-8,000 princes and princesses." (7/21/04)

http://www.free-market.net/rd/952510917.html

The mystery of central banking
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Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Robert P. Murphy
   "In order to keep voters happy, the central bank habitually
   pushes rates lower than they ought to be, which causes
   the familiar boom period in which stock prices soar and
   unemployment falls. But this artificial expansion is
   unsustainable, and inevitably leads to a bust period, in
   which many of the production processes must be curtailed
   or abandoned altogether ..." (7/21/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/17930092.html

posted by FLoA # 7/22/2004 02:51:44 PM 0 comments

Anybody can post to the group, you know

What are you all dumb and don't know anything that would be of interest to all of us.

Free State Project gathers in New Hampshire
NewsDay

"The calm-faced woman twirled slowly through the crowded campsite,
cracking a black whip with ear-splitting snaps that jarred the forest
calm, but not the people milling inches from her flailing lash. This
was, after all, the Porcupine Freedom Festival, a gathering of
libertarian-minded people who had no objections to the whirling,
whipping woman, as long as she didn't hurt anyone. She didn't, and
she drifted away as quietly as she'd arrived, leaving her fellow
Porcupines to mull over the things that do bother them, like taxes,
gun control, affirmative action, government agencies, and drug and
helmet laws." (07/21/04)

http://tinyurl.com/6xkpd

Scientists sue Feds for blocking medical marijuana research
Marijuana Policy Project

"In a pair of federal lawsuits to be filed on Wednesday, July 21,
researchers charge the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of
Health, and National Institute on Drug Abuse with obstructing medical
marijuana research in violation of federal law. ... On June 25, 2001,
Lyle Craker, Ph.D., director of the Medicinal Plant Program at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst, filed an application with the
DEA for approval to establish a facility that would produce marijuana
for U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved research. ... Three
years later, the DEA has yet to act on the UMass application."
(07/21/04)

http://www.mpp.org/releases/nr072004.html

posted by FLoA # 7/22/2004 10:35:42 AM 0 comments

Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Israel gov says separation fence work will proceed
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Haaretz
   "Israel vowed to press on with construction of the West
   Bank separation fence after the United Nations General
   Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution condemning
   the barrier ... with 150 nations voting in favor of the
   draft, six nations opposing it and 10 abstaining." (7/21/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/197634485.html

Cancun government dissolved over financial crisis
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San Diego Union-Tribune
   "State lawmakers have installed an interim government in
   the Caribbean resort city of Cancun, authorities
   announced .... The Quintana Roo state legislature
   dissolved Cancun's city government Friday after a
   majority of city council members resigned ..." (7/17/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/199834791.html

Bye-bye plastic bags?
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Arizona Daily Star
   "Imagine a world without plastic shopping bags. It could be
   the future. There is a growing international movement to
   ban or discourage the use of plastic bags because of
   their environmental effects. Countries from Ireland to
   Australia are cracking down on the bags, and action is
   beginning to stir in the United States." (7/21/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/149116574.html

posted by FLoA # 7/21/2004 10:59:57 PM 0 comments

The Book of the Prophet Zechariah--mandatory read

Allawi regime rattles saber at Iran
Telegraph [UK]

"Iraq threatened military retaliation against Iran yesterday, accusing
its former foe of backing terrorists who have begun to focus their
campaign of violence on the interim government itself. Hazim
al-Shaalan, the defence minister, denounced Iranian interference,
saying that Teheran was supporting foreign Islamic militants fighting
alongside remnants of the Saddam era to destabilise Iraq." (07/21/04)

http://tinyurl.com/657dy

UN to Israel: Tear down this wall
USA Today

"The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution Tuesday
demanding that Israel comply with a world court decision and tear
down the barrier it is building to seal off the West Bank. A defiant
Israel vowed to continue construction. The 150-6 vote was opposed by
Israel and the United States, which argued that the resolution was
unbalanced. Ten countries abstained. The four other countries that
opposed the resolution were Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
and Palau." (07/20/04)

http://tinyurl.com/4sxn9

Virginians defend open carry
Washington Times

"Virginians who exercise their right to carry guns in public have been
criticized -- even ridiculed -- in recent days by critics on the both
sides of the Potomac. But many gun rights advocates, state lawmakers
and residents point out that it's much safer to shop, drive or walk
along a street in Virginia than in the District, where handguns are
banned and police just declared a 'crime emergency.' 'Criminals don't
want to come up against somebody who is willing to protect
themselves,' said Philip Van Cleave, president of the gun rights
group Virginia Citizens Defense League. Van Cleave said Virginia also
is made safer by people who carry concealed weapons. 'The idea there
is the criminals don't know who's carrying a gun,' he said. 'They
don't wish to mess with people much because they don't know who will
be able to defend themselves.'" (07/20/04)

http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20040719-102254-3826r.htm

California: Suit alleges strip-search violations
San Francisco Chronicle

"Two women have accused Marin County [CA] jailers of strip-searching
them and leaving them nude in their cells after arrests for minor
crimes, the fourth such suit filed in a Northern California county.
The proposed class-action suit, filed last week in U.S. District
Court, follows similar complaints against San Francisco, San Mateo
and Sacramento counties, all alleging that strip-search policies
violated privacy guarantees in state law and the U.S. Constitution.
Sacramento County settled its suit for $15 million last month. A
federal judge has approved class-action status for the suit against
San Francisco, raising the possibility of a multimillion-dollar
verdict on behalf of thousands of inmates. The city has asked a
federal appeals court to review that ruling." (07/20/04)

http://tinyurl.com/6yjy5

posted by FLoA # 7/21/2004 07:56:44 AM 0 comments

Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Oooh, reefer madness

U.S. gov refuels 'reefer madness' fears
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Houston Chronicle
   "Pot is no longer the gentle weed of the 1960s and may pose a
   greater threat than cocaine or even heroin because so many more
   people use it. So officials at the National Institutes of Health
   and at the White House are hoping to shift some of the focus in
   research and enforcement from 'hard' drugs such as cocaine and
   heroin to marijuana." (7/20/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/265183768.html

posted by FLoA # 7/20/2004 10:25:17 PM 0 comments

Re: Truisms

Subject: Truisms

People who live in glass houses should make love in the basement.
Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.
  If you let a smile be your umbrella, then most likely your ass will get soaking wet.
  The only two things we do with greater frequency in middle age are urinate and attend funerals.
  The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.
  To err is human, to forgive - highly unlikely
  Do you realize that in about 40 years, we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos?
  Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than in a Hyundai.
  Drinking makes some husbands see double and feel single.
  Living in a nudist colony takes all the fun out of Halloween.
  After a certain age, if you don't wake up aching in every joint, you are probably dead

posted by FLoA # 7/20/2004 10:32:04 AM 0 comments

Libertarian indicted in campaign fraud
Arizona Republic

"A Libertarian whose unsuccessful 2002 state Senate campaign put the
'party' back in politics has been indicted on charges of misusing
public campaign money, the Arizona Attorney General's Office
announced Monday. Yuri Downing, 33, of Scottsdale, was indicted
Wednesday on charges of fraud, perjury and theft arising out of his
District 17 campaign and the House campaigns of his two former
roommates, for whom he served as treasurer." (07/20/04)

http://tinyurl.com/65ug7

posted by FLoA # 7/20/2004 06:50:52 AM 0 comments

Monday, July 19, 2004

news

Downloading the dirt on U.S. government
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Wired
   "While legislators in Washington work to outlaw peer-to-peer
   networks, one website is turning the peer-to-peer technology
   back on Washington to expose its inner, secretive workings.
   ... outragedmoderates.org .... has aggregated more than 600
   government and court documents to make them available for
   download ... in the interest of making government more
   transparent and accountable." (7/19/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/423336281.html

Badnarik's the adult in the race
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Pasadena Star News
   "Michael Badnarik, the Libertarian candidate for president,
   doesn't look much like a Sex Pistol in his sober suit
   and tie. But he shares at least one sentiment with Johnny Rotten,
   who, amid the posing of much of the rest of the punk
   movement, claimed a difference: 'We mean it, man!'" (7/17/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/397962891.html

Texas judge drops case against woman selling adult toys
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Houston Chronicle
   "A [Cleburne TX] woman who received nationwide attention when she
   was arrested for selling two sex toys to undercover police
   officers ... is no longer charged with violating the state's
   obscenity law. The case against Joanne Webb was dismissed by a
   judge, Johnson County Attorney Bill Moore said .... He said he
   asked the judge for the dismissal to prevent wasting county
   resources ..." (7/19/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/401273297.html

Michigan city sued over permission slip denial
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Detroit News
   "An energy company is suing the city of Manistee [MI] for
   blocking construction of a coal-fired power plant,
   saying its rights to property and due process have been
   violated. Manistee Salt Works Development Corp. ...
   wants the courts to void the city's ruling or award the
   company $100 million or more for lost profits." (7/18/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/455669977.html

Rape has become a weapon in Darfur war
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BBC
   "Sudan's pro-government militias are using mass rape as a
   weapon in their conflict against non-Arab groups in
   Darfur, says Amnesty International. Girls as young as
   eight and women of 80 have been raped, says the human
   rights group, which wants an enquiry into war crimes and
   crimes against humanity." (7/19/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/427966785.html

posted by FLoA # 7/19/2004 02:48:06 PM 0 comments

Interesting stuff

Militants sack, burn Palestinian offices
    Indianapolis Star

"Militants sacked and burned Palestinian government offices Sunday,
the latest sign of growing anger over Yasser Arafat's decision to
reach into his old guard and choose a loyalist relative as his new
security chief. A confrontation was brewing between Arafat --
reluctant to yield significant power -- and Palestinian militants,
including some of Arafat's own officers." (07/18/04)

http://tinyurl.com/6ffcg

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Schwarzenegger calls Dems "girlie men"
    Las Vegas Review-Journal

"A spokesman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Sunday that the
governor would not apologize for calling lawmakers 'girlie men,'
despite criticisms from Democrats that the remark was sexist and
homophobic. Schwarzenegger dished out the insult at a rally Saturday
as he claimed Democrats were delaying the budget by catering to
special interests." (07/18/04)

http://tinyurl.com/5ygoz

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Companies brace for Microsoft update
    Seattle Times

"As a vice president at security software leader Symantec Corp.,
Matthew Moynahan applauds Microsoft Corp.'s effort to make its
Windows operating system safer from attack. But Moynahan is not so
excited about the flood of help-desk calls almost certain to come
when Microsoft releases a comprehensive security overhaul of Windows
XP next month. To make the new Microsoft system work smoothly with
Norton, customers will need to download a Norton update." (07/18/04)

http://tinyurl.com/6grgv

posted by FLoA # 7/19/2004 08:28:56 AM 0 comments

Friday, July 16, 2004

That's what the govt needs alright more power

U.S. Senate passes tobacco 'buyout' and regulation bill
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
   "The Senate ... resoundingly approved a double-barreled
   compromise that empowered the federal government to
   regulate the sale and marketing of tobacco products and
   initiated a $12 billion buyout of tobacco farmers,
   financed by cigarette makers." It's uncertain that
   differences between it and the House version will be
   reconciled in this congressional session. (7/16/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/804740135.html

U.S. fed workers to get more perks?
----------
GovExec.com
   "[T]wo Senate lawmakers introduced a bill to provide
   federal employees and their families with access to
   voluntary dental and vision health insurance, an area of
   persistent concern for many government workers. ....
   'The federal government's most important asset is its
   human capital ...' [said a cosponsor of the bill]." (7/15/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/862687987.html

posted by FLoA # 7/16/2004 03:36:23 PM 0 comments

How About That

Virginians now packing openly
Fox News

"Some people are exercising their right to pack heat openly, baffling
police in Fairfax County, a Washington suburb. Police recently
received a 911 call from a restaurant in Reston. Six men were seated
at a table, the caller said. They were all armed. Dispatchers quickly
sent four officers to the restaurant. The officers were 'extremely
polite' and were hoping some of the men were in law enforcement, said
Sgt. Richard Perez, a spokesman for the police department. None was.
The men told the officers 'they were just exercising their rights as
citizens of the commonwealth,' Perez said. Packing a pistol in public
is legal in Virginia. And three times in the past month, residents
have been spotted out and about in the county, with guns strapped to
their hips. In the first episode, at a coffee shop, Fairfax police
wrongly confiscated weapons from two college students and charged
them with a misdemeanor. Police realized their mistake, returned the
guns and tore up the charges the next day." (07/15/04)

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,125849,00.html

posted by FLoA # 7/16/2004 07:32:41 AM 0 comments

Thursday, July 15, 2004

It Gets more and more interesting

Texas debt jumps 200%
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Houston Chronicle
   "Debt authorized by the state of Texas increased 200
   percent in 10 years, the second-largest percentage
   increase among states, an Associated Press analysis
   shows. .... Much of the debt is a result of bonds issued
   for a variety of projects, including prison
   construction, university construction and
   transportation, state records show." (7/15/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/965951145.html
Ohio and Michigan approve concealed carry reciprocity
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Toledo Blade
   "Ohio and Michigan residents with concealed carry licenses
   can take their weapons across the border after a
   reciprocating agreement between the states took effect .... Mr.
   Gribben said Ohio garnered reciprocating agreements with
   Florida and Washington on June 30. Similar agreements
   are pending with other states ..." (7/7/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/997692950.html
Florida woman offers pig as tiger bait, gets charged with cruelty
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Boston.com
   "A woman who offered to use her 5-month-old pig as bait to
   lure a tiger that escaped from the home of an actor who
   once played Tarzan will be cited for animal cruelty,
   officials said. .... Palm Beach County [FL] Animal Care
   and Control Director Dianne Sauve said Meredith will be
   cited for transporting the pig in her trunk." (7/15/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/967961387.html
UN report ranks Norway as best place to live
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Norway Post
   "For the fourth year running, the U.N. Human Development
   Report has ranked Norway the No. 1 place in the world to
   live in, based on a list of indicators about health,
   wealth and social outlook." (7/15/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/954729679.html
Kiwi PM suspends ties with Israel over passport fraud attempt
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New Zealand Herald
   "Israel breached New Zealand's sovereignty and
   international law when two of its agents attempted to
   fraudulently obtain a passport, Prime Minister Helen
   Clark said .... The Prime Minister announced a virtual
   suspension of diplomatic relations with Israel after
   Uriel Zoshe Kelman and Eli Cara were each sentenced to
   six months jail ..." (7/15/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/993912351.html

posted by FLoA # 7/15/2004 04:15:37 PM 0 comments

New news

Airport victim gives TSA thugs something to look at
Yahoo! News

"Daryl Miller didn't make it through airport security because he
couldn't keep his pants on. Airport police said a security screener
was waving a metal-detecting wand over Miller's pants area on Friday
when Miller pulled his shorts down to his ankles. He wasn't wearing
any underwear. Miller then said, 'There, how do you like your job,'
thus ending the screening, according to the police report. He was
charged with indecent exposure and released on $300 bail. 'We've
never had anybody do that before,' said airport police Lt. Matt
Christenson. 'But it's not abnormal for people to become frustrated
with the screening process.' Miller also became belligerent during
the screening, Transportation Security Administration officers told
police. One TSA employee also told police that Miller had a note
inside a magazine in his bag with an expletive, and told a TSA
employee 'Oh yeah, it's for you" when asked who the note was directed
at.'" (07/14/04)

http://tinyurl.com/3pal5

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Unintended consequences: Cannabis found during Olympic torch relay
Fox News

"Police uprooted thousands of cannabis plants on the island of Crete
after a tip from police who saw three fields of the crop as they
shadowed the Olympic torch relay in a helicopter, authorities said
Wednesday. Officers from a police narcotics unit have destroyed more
than 6,500 plants over the past three days, after the weekend
discovery. Crete's mountainous landscape with its deep ravines is
favored by cannabis growers, and police raids have increased in
recent years after the deployment of police helicopters on the
island. The Olympic flame is on a tour of Greece after returning from
a global relay." (07/14/04)

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,125681,00.html

posted by FLoA # 7/15/2004 09:36:47 AM 0 comments

Friday, July 09, 2004

Freedom--Freedom--where's the Freedom they all talk about

Bush prevails; Patriot Act reform defeated
    Dodge Cirty Daily Globe

"The Republican-led House bowed to a White House veto threat Thursday
and stood by the USA Patriot Act, defeating an effort to block the
part of the anti-terrorism law that helps the government investigate
people's reading habits. The effort to defy Bush and bridle the law's
powers lost by 210-210, with a majority needed to prevail. The
amendment appeared on its way to victory as the roll call's normal
15-minute time limit expired, but GOP leaders kept the vote open for
23 more minutes as they persuaded about 10 Republicans who initially
supported the provision to change their votes." (07/08/04)

http://ap.dodgeglobe.com/stories/20040708/2290232.shtml

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Gun groups fight rifle ban in court
    Oakland Tribune

"Gun-rights supporters filed legal papers in federal court Tuesday
seeking to block Contra Costa County from enforcing its ban on the
sale of .50-caliber rifles. Attorneys representing a coalition of gun
enthusiasts, manufacturers, publishers and retailers will appear in
U.S. District Court in San Francisco on Aug. 12 requesting a
preliminary injunction. A month ago, the groups sued the county in
federal court, charging that the ordinance violates First Amendment
free speech rights and is preempted by state law. ... The lawsuit
argues that the county ordinance infringes on free speech by
effectively barring magazines and newsletters that happen to contain
advertisements for .50-caliber rifles." (07/07/04)

http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1865~2257421,00.html

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Is paid leave near for all US workers?
    Christian Science Monitor

"When Jessica Bartholow's son was born a year and a half ago, she
reluctantly returned to work when he was just 10 weeks old. Although
her employer provides four months of unpaid leave, she and her
husband needed her paycheck. Now, as the couple await the birth of
their second child, Mrs. Bartholow looks forward to staying home for
the full four months. The difference this time? A pioneering paid
family-leave program in California that allows workers to collect
partial wages for six weeks, up to a maximum of $728 a week. Funds
come from employee contributions to the state's disability insurance
program." (07/09/04)

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0709/p11s02-lign.html

posted by FLoA # 7/09/2004 08:07:39 AM 0 comments

Thursday, July 08, 2004

The World Gets Stranger and Stranger

D'Amato to Bush: Dump Cheney
    Las Vegas Review-Journal

"President Bush should consider dumping Vice President Dick Cheney
from the Republican ticket this year, an influential former GOP
senator said Wednesday. Alfonse D'Amato said Bush should consider
putting Secretary of State Colin Powell or Sen. John McCain of
Arizona on the GOP ticket." (07/07/04)

http://tinyurl.com/ywlav

Sic semper camerae!
    Ananova [UK]

"A driver caught out by a speed camera pulled over, broke it open and
stole the film. Police say the motorist destroyed the �33,000 camera
on the A420 near Longcot, Oxfordshire. The Gatso was forced open and
the film and camera stolen. It means other speeding drivers caught by
the camera will also escape fines." (07/07/04)

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1013519.html

Oregon ponders new pot law
    Fox News

"An Oregon ballot measure expected to qualify this week would make it
legal for medical marijuana users to possess one pound of pot, create
state dispensaries and allow nurse practitioners and naturopaths to
prescribe it. If passed, a patient could possess six pounds of
marijuana legally -- spread out, it would be enough to fill two
grocery carts. The medical marijuana law on the books there now
limits legal possession to three ounces. Backers of the initiative
say the current law isn't working for many of the 9,000 cardholders
because they're running out of cannabis before they can line up a new
supply." (07/07/04)

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,124884,00.html

posted by FLoA # 7/08/2004 08:07:52 AM 0 comments

Wednesday, July 07, 2004

Lots of Anti-Freedom Stuff Going On--but some good unlawfullness too

Judge protects FBI from whistleblower's lawsuit
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"A federal judge threw out a lawsuit Tuesday by a whistle-blower who
alleged security lapses in the FBI's translator program, ruling that
her claims might expose government secrets that could damage national
security. U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said he was satisfied
with claims by Attorney General John Ashcroft and a senior FBI
official that the civil lawsuit by Sibel Edmonds could expose
intelligence-gathering methods and disrupt diplomatic relations with
foreign governments. The judge said he couldn't explain further
because his explanation itself would expose sensitive secrets."
(07/07/04)

http://tinyurl.com/2c3pl

Smoking away, despite the ban
    St. Petersburg Times

"The faithful brave the weather and pull into the parking lot of a red
concrete block building on the outskirts of Wildwood [FL], a
once-thriving railroad town off U.S. 301. Outside, smoke from the
pits at Buddy's Bar-B-Que drifts through the air, smelling of pecan
and blackjack oak. But inside, the smoke smells more like Marlboros
and menthols. A sign in the window reads, 'Smoking permitted,' and
the plastic jug by the cash register isn't for tips. Its message:
'Donations for smoking fine.' But Buddy's crown jewel -- the fixture
that has won it fame and irked state and local officials -- is the
10-foot-long, 5-foot-tall fiberglass pig attached to the roof. It
used to face U.S. 301, snout first. In a bold, if slightly bizarre,
act of civil disobedience, the restaurant's owners turned it around
last year so that the rump faces the road. They added an extra touch
-- a plastic pipe painted to look like a cigarette protruding from
its rear end." (07/05/04)

http://www.sptimes.com/2004/07/05/State/Smoking_away__despite.shtml

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Joys of independence
    St. Petersburg Times

"In Hernando County [FL], there were no fireworks Sunday, but that
doesn't mean it was quiet. Several hundred spectators showed up at
the Hernando Sportsman's Club's annual machine gun shoot. They looked
on as about 60 shooters peppered junk cars and demolished targets
bearing the image of Osama bin Laden. 'It's a pretty awesome sight to
see,' said Nick Olsen of Tampa, who came to watch one of the largest
machine gun exhibitions in the state. 'This is the Second Amendment
in action.' " (07/05/04)

http://www.sptimes.com/2004/07/05/Tampabay/Joys_of_independence.shtml

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UN: HIV cases hit record high in 2003
    Las Vegas Review-Journal

"The world is losing the race against the AIDS virus, which last year
infected a record 5 million people and killed an unprecedented 3
million, the United Nations reported Tuesday. The virus has now
pushed deep into Eastern Europe and Asia, and tackling it will be
more expensive than previously believed, according to the most
accurate picture to date of the global status of HIV infections."
(07/06/04)

http://tinyurl.com/2zugt

Appalachian pharmacies become fortresses
    ABC 7 News

"Ever since prescription painkillers such as OxyContin became the
drugs of choice among dealers and addicts in Appalachia, the days of
small-town pharmacists dispensing medicines from behind an ordinary
counter have become a quaint memory. Now, many pharmacies have turned
into virtual fortresses. Some now have bars over the windows. The
most sought-after drugs are stored in vaults. The pharmacists often
work behind safety glass, and some have even armed themselves.
Surveillance cameras and alarm systems monitor every spot. ...
Jackson [KY] pharmacist Everett Dunaway has armed himself. The weapon
came in handy when a man walked into the Family Pharmacy with a
shotgun under his long coat and demanded drugs. When Dunaway pulled
his own gun, the would-be robber fled." (07/05/04)

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0704/157244.html

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UN takes aim at spam epidemic
    CNN

"The United Nations is aiming to bring a 'modern day epidemic' of junk
e-mail under control within the next two years by standardizing
legislation around the world to make it easier to prosecute, a
leading expert said Tuesday. '(We have) an epidemic on our hands that
we need to learn how to control,' Robert Horton, the acting chief of
the Australian communications authority, told reporters.
'International cooperation is the ultimate goal.'" (07/06/04)

http://tinyurl.com/2vodp

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Vanderbilt studies how brain reacts to gambling
    Tennessean

"Research by a Vanderbilt University psychology professor might help
explain why gambling becomes a compulsion for some but remains a
hobby for others. The research also could lead to new treatments for
problem gambling and help answer long-standing questions about the
links between addiction and brain chemistry, said the professor,
David Zald. Using positron emission topography (PET), Zald said, he
and other researchers discovered that dopamine levels in our brains
increase the most when we're playing a game of chance in which the
possibility of winning money is uncertain, such as casino gambling or
playing the lottery. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a role
in how we experience such pleasures as food and sex, as well as the
euphoria of drugs such as amphetamines and cocaine." (07/06/04)

http://tennessean.com/education/archives/04/07/53773084.shtml

posted by FLoA # 7/07/2004 09:13:48 AM 0 comments

Tuesday, July 06, 2004

hello

testing

posted by FLoA # 7/06/2004 06:37:19 PM 0 comments

Miscellaneous

Scalia scores court activism
Washington Times

"Justice Antonin Scalia ended the Supreme Court term with some harsh
words for his colleagues. 'This court seems incapable of admitting
that some matters -- any matters -- are none of its business,' he
wrote on the court's final day. Only fellow conservative Clarence
Thomas wrote more dissents than Justice Scalia in the nine-month term
that ended last week. In the final days, Justice Scalia complained
about a misguided court that 'seems to view it as its mission to Make
Everything Come Out Right,' even with wrong rulings. In some of his
sharpest criticism, Justice Scalia called the court irresponsible in
ruling that foreign terror suspects held in Cuba may challenge their
treatment in U.S. courts." (07/05/04)

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040705-012426-5169r.htm

posted by FLoA # 7/06/2004 09:04:54 AM 0 comments

Miscellaneous

Decongestant sales being curbed to halt meth trade
USA Today

"A growing number of states are enacting laws to restrict sales of
over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines such as Sudafed in an
effort to halt production of the highly addictive stimulant
methamphetamine. This year three states have passed laws limiting
where or how much of the medication can be purchased. A fourth state,
Illinois, has sent a similar bill to the governor to sign."
(07/05/04)

posted by FLoA # 7/06/2004 08:57:20 AM 0 comments

Sunday, July 04, 2004

Fw: HAPPY HOLIDAY! Jail for Cigarettes ??

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----- Original Message -----
From: "R. J. Tavel, J.D."
To: "Learning Electronically About Freedom mailing service"

Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 10:55 AM
Subject: HAPPY HOLIDAY! Jail for Cigarettes ??

> Hmmm.....I guess if you're going on a long trip to Michigan, don't take a
> lot of cigarettes from Indiana. But, I think it's interesting -- and
> informative -- that they'll enforce THIS law, but not the immigration
> laws. Also, wasn't there a US Supreme Court decision that said that tax
> 'avoidance' was not illegal, but that tax 'evasion' was illegal? I can't
> recall the citation of the case. Does anyone else have it?
> Robert Cole, State Coordinator, We The People Congress - Indiana Chapter
> https://givemeliberty.org/user/congress/state.aspx?state=in
> ******************************************
>
> Don't get caught bringing out-of-state cigarettes into Michigan
> http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1993935&nav=0RceOQMA
> (Fremont, Indiana, July 2, 2004, 6:11 p.m.)
> One of the most talked about taxes in a long time has caused a little
> confusion.
>
> One pack, two packs, a carton...how many cigarettes can you bring into
> Michigan without breaking the law? 24 Hour News 8 went to Fremont,
Indiana
> in search of the answer...one that might surprise you.
>
> Cigarette stores are busy with people from Michigan trying to save money
on
> cigarettes. "I mean, you're looking at $5.55 for a tax stamp here versus
> $20 in Michigan," Charlotte Rodriguez, a store manager, told 24 Hour News
8.
>
> The problem is when you come back across the border. You still have to
pay
> the $2 tax on any pack of cigarettes that has an out-of-state stamp, plus
a
> $2 penalty, bringing the total to an extra $4 for one pack.
>
> The penalty gets worse if you start bringing cartons into Michigan.
>
> "Generally what we've done is we've allowed two cartons per person. Over
> that, they could be looking at a misdemeanor charge," says Branch County
> Prosecutor Kirk Kashian.
>
> State law says you can only bring over the border five cartons of
> cigarettes or less. If you bring between six and 14 cartons, you could
> face a misdemeanor charge and one year in jail or a $5,000 fine. Fifteen
> cartons or more and it's a felony, which leads to five years in jail and a
> $5,000 fine.
>
> "What we look at is the number of cigarettes that they have," says
> Kashian. "If they have more than 3,000 cigarettes, will we charge them
> with a felony? Yes."
>
> This brings up the question, will it be open season for prosecutors along
> state lines? Kashian says you won't see road blocks looking for illegal
> cigarettes but, "I mean, it is the law. We really don't have too much
> choice. If it's a blatant violation we will prosecute."
>
> State officials admit it's not easy finding people breaking the cigarette
> law. In the case on the tax on just one pack, it's actually done on the
> honor system. But the Treasury Department says avoiding the cigarette tax
> is just like avoiding property taxes or income taxes...it's still breaking
> the law. If you buy so-called tax-free cigarettes from the Internet,
those
> companies are required to report your purchase to the state. The state
> will then send you a bill for the taxes plus a penalty which could triple
> your original purchase price.
>

posted by FLoA # 7/04/2004 08:49:27 PM 0 comments

Thursday, July 01, 2004

miscellaneous signs of the times

Army study confirms high mental toll on Iraq troops
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Boston.com
   "Nearly one in five US combat troops returning from war-torn Iraq
   suffered from post-traumatic stress, major depression, or other
   serious mental afflictions, according to new data detailing the
   psychological costs of the bloodiest war in a generation."
   (7/1/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/876834441.html
Nevada county voters to decide if brothels stay?
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Las Vegas Review Journal
   "[T]he Nye County [NV] Commission will consider two items related
   to the county ordinance that permits brothels. The first item ...
   would launch the process of amending or repealing the brothel
   ordinance. The second item ... would put the future of the brothel
   industry in the hands of voters." (7/1/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/883165364.html

Indiana gov outs tax resisters, hides tax-funded pension info
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Indy Star
   "Tens of thousands of Hoosier businesses and individuals owing
   overdue state taxes will have their identities and tax debts
   posted on the Internet ... as dozens of new Indiana laws take
   effect. In addition, nearly every detail related to taxpayer-
   financed pensions of lawmakers, judges, prosecutors and public
   safety officers became secret at midnight." (7/1/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/884675459.html

Detroit joins other cities in mandating slavery disclosures
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Washington Times
   "Detroit has followed the lead of two other large cities --
   Los Angeles and Chicago -- in enacting legislation that
   requires companies seeking contracts with the city to
   disclose any profits they received from slavery." (7/1/04)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/904028265.html

posted by FLoA # 7/01/2004 11:16:05 PM 0 comments

miscellaneous

Wal-Mart bows to victim disarmers, halts gun sales
NewsDay

"Wal-Mart, bowing to pressure from {New Haven, CT] officials, has
agreed to halt the sale of guns, hunting bows and even paintball guns
at a store set to open next month. Scott Huddleston, general manager
for the Wal-Mart store, said the company agreed to not stock the
items after discussions with city officials, the New Haven Register
reported. 'Going into a new community, we want to do what the
community wants so that was an agreement we made,' he said."
(06/29/04)

http://tinyurl.com/2kx5k

ACLU sues to block teen-nudist law
Washington Times

"The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia [Tuesday] filed a
lawsuit in Richmond's federal court against a new state law that
makes it illegal for teens to attend a nudist camp without their
parents. The ACLU said it is seeking a preliminary injunction from
the court to prevent the state from blocking a teen nudist camp
planned for July 24 to 31 at Camp White Tail Park, a nudist resort in
Ivor in southeastern Virginia. The group said the law infringes on
the constitutional rights of the teens and their parents. Earlier
this year, the General Assembly overwhelmingly passed the law that
says teens can attend a nudist camp only if a parent, grandparent or
legal guardian is present. The law is scheduled to go into effect
[today]." (06/30/04)

http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20040629-094510-9345r.htm

posted by FLoA # 7/01/2004 08:43:34 AM 0 comments

Freedom Lawyers of America

Friday, July 30, 2004

I want to hear from some politician what he is NOT going to do for us

Monday, July 26, 2004

more

Friday, July 23, 2004

Yo

Is there some kind of change going on here

Thursday, July 22, 2004

more news--hooray for canada

Anybody can post to the group, you know

Wednesday, July 21, 2004

The Book of the Prophet Zechariah--mandatory read

Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Oooh, reefer madness

Re: Truisms

Monday, July 19, 2004

news

Interesting stuff

Friday, July 16, 2004

That's what the govt needs alright more power

How About That

Thursday, July 15, 2004

It Gets more and more interesting

New news

Friday, July 09, 2004

Freedom--Freedom--where's the Freedom they all talk about

Thursday, July 08, 2004

The World Gets Stranger and Stranger

Wednesday, July 07, 2004

Lots of Anti-Freedom Stuff Going On--but some good unlawfullness too

Tuesday, July 06, 2004

hello

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Sunday, July 04, 2004

Fw: HAPPY HOLIDAY! Jail for Cigarettes ??

Thursday, July 01, 2004

miscellaneous signs of the times

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