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The Libertarian Party sent out an email on Saturday reminding us that it was Todd McCormick's birthday, and that he would be spending the day in solitary confinement. For what? For growing medicine to help himself and others. There's a new Harry Browne ad entitled "Drug War", that graphically asks the questions of whether GW and algore would be better off had they been jailed for their "youthful indiscretions". You can view the ad with Real Player at the LP's TV Commercials page.
Patricia Neill at LewRockwell.com - Asking God's Help for Algore: Patty laughed out loud when she heard a preacher pray for algore to win. [lew]
God is supposed to help Al Gore take power? AL GORE? That slimy clone of wormspit?
There's a new article in The Libertarian series by Vin Suprynowicz:
- He said, 'If you come on my land, I'll kill you': They did, and
he did. Can't say I blame him, really. Too bad he felt so guilty about
it, though. This story illustrates the natural consequences of
government failure to respect private property.
J. Orlin Grabbe has this on his web site today entitled, "It's
Time to Shoot the Bastards".
"Just because one government agent has a piece of paper that's signed by another government agent, does that mean there's no more right to private property?" asks my friend Gregg Tivnan.
Wayne Laugesen at the Boulder Weekly via Marijauna News - Thieves in the night: Fred Hopson falls from a high building and fractures his skull. He survives. After much therapy, he discovers that marijuana stops his headache. It's the only thing that does. So he starts growing it, so he doesn't have to resort to the black market to obtain his medicine. Then the cops start stealing his stuff. Now they want to steal his house. That's how the war on freedom is funded. [mjn]
None of this is about Hopson being a menace to society. He's under attack because the war on drugs is about power, control and money. The DA and the cops have a vested interest taking Hopson's home and cars. A victory means cold hard cash. It's how law enforcement is funded these days, and it makes prosecutors and cops accountable to no one. Less and less do law enforcement leaders have to beg politicians for funds. Instead, they can simply take property and cash if someone is growing pot even to treat severe headaches. The practice reduces purse string controls by elected officials and gives law enforcement free reign to commit atrocities against the American people.
The Coalition to Save Hemp says that the DEA is now trying to ban food made from sterile (non-psychoactive) hemp seeds, as well as hemp shampoos, lotions, soaps, and other personal-care products." The DEA claims that these products make it harder for them to trust the results of their (blatantly unconstitutional, 5th amendment) drug tests. They are asking you to send letters to your congress critters opposing these proposed regulations (which have not yet been published). Their letters are pretty tame, but you can change them. The site is "presented in association with The Body Shop", one company with a lot to lose if hemp products become illegal. F**k the DEA! It's way past time for this agency to be abolished. Take the FDA and the BATF with it.
Paul Craig Roberts at the Washington Times - Risks lurking in the war on crime: The war against crime is being done by shredding the constitution. What else is new? Nice to see this here, though. [lew]
The House Judiciary Committee led by Rep. Henry Hyde, Illinois Republican, has documented the most extraordinary abuses of the asset forfeiture laws. The Banking Committee and Mr. Bachus should sit down with Mr. Hyde and listen carefully before they create any more Gestapo powers for law enforcement officers.
Brian Hartman & David Morgan at ABC News - Debate Dupes: the email tax hoax that made its rounds on the internet a while back was asked about in the recent Hillary/Lazio debate. They both opposed the idea, but neither realized that it was a hoax. [/.]
Ray Thomas at Sierra Times - Drug War Excuses All: a good screed against the RICO asset forfeiture laws. You know those little metal bands in our new money? Mr. Thomas claims that there is a scanner that can use those bands to count how much money you're carrying. So don't carry too much. The cops will steal it. He reminds us that most cops don't do this kind of thing. But the ones who do have plenty of supporters in high places. Know what? I agree with grabbe. It's time to shoot the bastards. [sierra]
Stealing real estate is a little harder. Say a county sheriff wants your land for a substation (a real situation) and you refuse to sell at any price. He just finds some scag willing to sell his soul for some drugs, some money, or a lighter sentence, and suddenly he has "probable cause", Then he and 20 to 50 or more cops perform a "Gestapo-style" raid on you in the early dawn. You, your spouse, and your kids are rousted from their beds by a bunch of black-clad, foul-mouthed, screaming (and sometimes masked) invaders who often have no obvious ID on the front of their clothes. If you do not resist in any way, you just might escape with only humiliation and maybe a beating.If you try to defend your home against what appear to be home-invasion robbers (and they are, they just wear badges), they'll just fill you full of lead and steal your property from your heirs, maybe even allowing them to sue for a lot less than the value of the property. Oh, and if you have any pets, you'd better hope they hide. These people have often been known to kick cats and dogs to death for sport. They've also caused miscarriages by "rough-handling" pregnant women. They also have forced almost naked men and women to kneel in their own yards in cold weather for hours, while they "search" (vandalize) the property.
