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Submitted by Bill St. Clair on Mon, 03 Apr 2000 12:00:00 GMT
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A highlight from issue #5 of Harry Browne's campaign journal:

The day starts with a second interview with Larry Marino on KIEV, a large talk station in Los Angeles. He is obviously a Republican and very contentious -- disputing my opposition to the Drug War, closed borders, and some other issues dear to the hearts of Republican pundits and politicians.

He, like so many people, keeps talking about Libertarians wanting to "open the borders." The point I keep coming back to is that the borders are open already. There is no way you can keep out of America people who are determined to get here. And every attempt to do so takes us closer to a police state -- making you and me carry national identity cards to be shown on demand, forcing employers to be responsible for verifying the citizenship of anyone they employ. And still the people will come -- just as the drugs flow across the border despite draconian efforts to stop them.

The principal solution to the immigration problem is to end the welfare state. Then the people who come will be the ones who seek opportunity and will do the work we don't want to do -- cleaning hotels, picking lettuce, and clerking in 7-Eleven stores in dangerous areas. Those who are looking only for a free lunch will have to look elsewhere.

Kelly Shiers at the Halifax Herald via Cannabis News - Marijuana Victory: The Canadian government has granted the right to cultivate and smoke canaabis to a man with a brain tumour. [cn]

John Donnelly at the Boston Globe via Cannabis News - Narcotic Bill Reopens Drug War Debate: as part of the debate on the bill that authorized $1.7 billion in military "aid" to Colombia, some members of the House of Representatives tried, unsuccessfully, to steer some of the money to treatment programs in the U.S. The proper solution, of course, is complete deregulation of all drugs, but if we can get treatment instead of jail, that will be a good start. [cn]

David Horowitz at Salon - What Hillary Clinton won't say: "Rudy Giuliani has dramatically reduced the number of shots fired by police at civilians in New York, as well as the number of people killed by anyone there." Another perspective on Herr Rudy's gestapo. [wnd]

Geoff Metcalf at WorldNetDaily - Consequences of a sellout: Commentary on the sell-out of Smith and Wesson to the Brady bunch. "Government control of private-sector industry used to be called fascism. Today it is called the Clinton administration... In damning S&W and their fascist masters I also want to applaud those brave, principled, and courageous manufacturers like Browning, Glock, and Taurus and remind them of Benjamin Franklin's words, 'If we don't hang together, we shall all certainly hang separately.'" [wnd]

James N. Markels at liberzine.com - Role reversal in the Supreme Court: A constitutionalist examines the recent decision of the supreme court finding that the FDA has no jurisdiction over the tobacco industry. They made the right decision, but for the wrong reasons. "I would argue that it is likely we are facing the same situation in the case of the illegal drug market, as crime and unregulated black-market products are probably causing more health damage than a regulated recreational drug market would. But I digress."

Sierra Times was down early this morning. Their page said, "This account has been disabled.. To have the account restored, contact Customer Service." Apparently it was just a technical glitch. They're back up, with lots of news, including the following gems:

The Sierra Times quote for the day:

Progress in every age results only from the fact that there are some men and women who refuse to believe that what they know to be right cannot be done. - Russell W. Davenport

Tina Terry at Sierra Times - Politically Incorrect Multiculturalism: Tina relates a distinctively multicultural brunch group and why the supposed champions of multiculturalism "would have been sore as hell at seeing it." If you follow only one of my links today, make this the one. [sierra]

I knew it would happen. Today The American Mind made my sources page with the story below. Hi, Sean.

Charles Bloomer at Enter Stage Right - Another casualty of tyranny: good commentary on Smith & Wesson's capitulation to the Brady bunch. "In totalitarian dictatorships, tyranny is easy and straight-forward. The word of a dictator is law. Tyranny in a liberal democracy is not as simple and requires more creativity. The journey toward total power and control in a liberal democracy requires patience and the willingness to accept a slow, sometimes erratic, pace. Tenacity, perseverance and an irrepressible desire for control are necessary traits. The ability to twist the language and press emotional buttons are also useful in the pursuit of tyranny... A society without the means to protect itself against the egregious tyranny perpetrated by an abusive government is called slavery." [mind]

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