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Life, Liberty, Property

Life, Liberty, Property

May 16, 2008

Did the FBI Just Admit That Drug Dealers Are Victims?

Last week some ex LAPD officers were convicted in Federal Court.  These thugs had been convicted of conducting numerous home invasions, violently battering the people they found there and tossing the homes for illegal drugs which they then fenced.
The FBI, understandably proud of its role in apprehending these criminals, has issued the following press release:
Evidence […]

Posted By: tarran @ 9:02 pm || Permalink || Comments (0) || TrackBack URI || Categories: Crime and Punishment, The War on Drugs
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May 15, 2008

ICE Sending Drugs Out Of The Country — Inside Deportees

Our government sure has a strange take on drugs. If you want to take them to get high, or to improve sports performance, or to dull the pain of debilitating diseases, you deserve to be put in jail. But if they’re trying to make someone malleable and complacent, such as schoolchildren, drugs are […]

Posted By: Brad Warbiany @ 4:26 pm || Permalink || Comments (4) || TrackBack URI || Categories: Immigration, Police Watch, The War on Drugs
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May 12, 2008

Barack Obama On The Drug War

Don’t count anything other than the audacity of hype when it comes to the War On (Some) Drugs:
As president, I would use the bully pulpit of my office to warn Americans about the dangers of performance enhancing drugs, and I would put greater resources into enforcement of existing drug laws. I would also convene a […]

Posted By: Doug Mataconis @ 3:11 am || Permalink || Comments (3) || TrackBack URI || Categories: Election '08, Politics, The War on Drugs
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May 8, 2008

Reason.tv Showcases The Cory Maye Case

For your consumption…

Posted By: Brad Warbiany @ 2:35 pm || Permalink || Comments (0) || TrackBack URI || Categories: Media, Police Watch, The War on Drugs
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May 5, 2008

The Next Phase of the Kathryn Johnston Saga Begins

(WSB Radio) Opening arguments begin today in the trial of an Atlanta police officer charged in connection with killing of Kathryn Johnston.
Arthur Tesler is the only cop to go on trial for the shooting of the 92 year old woman in her Atlanta home.
Tesler did not fire a shot during the November 2006 […]

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April 24, 2008

BATF Doesn’t Like Beer Made In Weed

In the rural areas of Northern California, in the shadow of beautiful Mt. Shasta, lies a sleepy small town. In that town, however, lurks a menace. The town itself elicits laughs from degenerate drug users all over the nation. In fact, the town itself is a literal advertisement for drug use.
At least […]

Posted By: Brad Warbiany @ 10:38 am || Permalink || Comments (1) || TrackBack URI || Categories: Free Speech, Government Regulation, Legal, The War on Drugs
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April 14, 2008

Bob Barr’s Missed Opportunity

When I learned that Bob Barr was going to be a guest on Hannity and Comes, I was excited to see a rare opportunity for a Libertarian candidate to explain the Libertarian philosophy to an audience which is largely unfamiliar with what the Libertarian Party is all about: personal liberty. To my dismay, Barr […]

Posted By: Stephen Littau @ 12:24 pm || Permalink || Comments (22) || TrackBack URI || Categories: Crime and Punishment, Election '08, Federalism, Government Regulation, Government Waste, Individual Rights, Politics, Privacy, Property Rights, The Nanny State, The Surveillance State, The War on Drugs, Theory and Ideas
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April 11, 2008

Should Libertarians be Concerned About “Small” Abuses by the Government?

In my most recent post, I listed the names of the top 5 “porkers” in the House and the Senate according to CAGW’s 2008 edition of the Pig Book. I also listed the amount of pork the three leading candidates for president supported and named the ten members of the House which supported no pork […]

Posted By: Stephen Littau @ 11:02 am || Permalink || Comments (6) || TrackBack URI || Categories: Constitution, Crime and Punishment, Election '08, General, Government Regulation, Government Waste, Individual Rights, Legal, Police Watch, Politics, Privacy, Property Rights, Strategies For Advancing Liberty, The Bill Of Rights, The Nanny State, The Surveillance State, The War on Drugs, Theory and Ideas
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March 20, 2008

A Presidential Candidate We Can Believe In

His policy statements are vague, he’s got no experience and I’m about 80% sure he’s still on drugs, but damned if he isn’t a likeable scamp who can belt out a good tune, so I’d consider tossing the man a vote.
It’s time for America to drink from the hose once again (and barbecue on Tuesdays).
H/T:  […]

Posted By: UCrawford @ 12:09 pm || Permalink || Comments (12) || TrackBack URI || Categories: Election '08, Politics, The War on Drugs
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March 13, 2008

Lessons From The Spitzer Debacle

First of all, I’ve got to say that I agree wholeheartedly with Stephen’s sentiments, expressed here and here, that Elliot Spitzer pretty much deserved everything that has, and will, come to him.
During his time as Attorney General of New York, he was a no-holds-barred zealous prosecutor that cared little for the facts or for the […]

Posted By: Doug Mataconis @ 1:17 pm || Permalink || Comments (4) || TrackBack URI || Categories: Individual Rights, Privacy, The Surveillance State, The War on Drugs, War on Terror
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March 6, 2008

When is Armed Rebellion Appropriate?

Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Ovid

One interesting question within political theory is the question of when armed rebellion against a government is justified. Most people that tackle this subject try to find some set of moral lines that a government must cross before […]

Posted By: tarran @ 8:46 am || Permalink || Comments (20) || TrackBack URI || Categories: Crime and Punishment, Democracy, Human Rights, Keep and Bear Arms, Separation Of Powers, The War on Drugs
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February 29, 2008

Pew Report: 1 in 100 U.S. Adults Behind Bars in 2008

A Pew report found that 1 in every 100 U.S. adults is now behind bars. The breakdown along racial and ethnic lines is even more disturbing. In the 18 and over age demographic for males, Pew found that 1 in 106 white males are behind bars compared to 1 in 36 for Hispanic males, and […]

Posted By: Stephen Littau @ 12:16 pm || Permalink || Comments (6) || TrackBack URI || Categories: Crime and Punishment, Economics, Government Regulation, Government Waste, Human Rights, Legal, Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Police Watch, Politics, The War on Drugs
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February 13, 2008

A Full Serving Of Sanctimony

I’m sitting here with the television in the background listening to Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee answer questions before a Congressional Committee. I’ll admit, it does make for great television; after all, you’ve got one of the best pitchers in the history of the game on one side and a washed-up trainer on the other […]

Posted By: Doug Mataconis @ 8:21 am || Permalink || Comments (4) || TrackBack URI || Categories: Constitution, The War on Drugs
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February 4, 2008

Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) — Pot-Smokin’ Hippie?

You know, many of us who might consider a run in politics have that hidden worry, that someday some old buddy might come out of the woodwork and say “Hey, remember in college when you did X, Y, and Z?” At least, as a libertarian, I don’t have to worry too much about that, […]

Posted By: Brad Warbiany @ 9:32 pm || Permalink || Comments (2) || TrackBack URI || Categories: Politics, The War on Drugs
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January 24, 2008

Hershey Succumbs To Drug War Insanity

An American icon, the Hershey Chocolate Company, has succumbed to what seems like an entirely insane drug warrior fantasy:
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — The Hershey Co. is halting production of Ice Breake