The other day a jury in Louisiana ruled against the IRS. While many view those who refuse to pay taxes on the basis that it is unconstitutional as crackpots, Tom Cryer only asked the Government to show him where they get their authority to tax him and he would gladly pay all of his taxes. [...]
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Today most Americans have accepted the devaluation of the U.S. dollar as commonplace. They believe it is just a consequence of having paper currency. However, this is far from the case. Devaluation only occurs when fiat currency, money which is only backed by a government, is used. The first national currency was created in 1861 [...]
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Recently, the Virginia Legislature passed (in its infinite wisdom) HB 3202, more commonly known as the Civil Remedial Fees Bill. Now before I go into my Constitutional tirade against this bill let me point out there are a few good features. First of all, it increases the cost of a DUI to $750 (misdemeanor) or [...]
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Today is a sad day. The senate passed S. 3930 which does many things but worst of all destroys the most cherished writ – the writ of habeas corpus (950j part(b)). Without habeas corpus none of the Bill of Rights exist. What good is the right to free speech, unlawful detainment, etc if one can’t enforce [...]
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Tomorrow millions of Americans will gather around the barbeque and celebrate the birth of our Republic. They will tell stories and pay homage to America by lighting off fireworks. But is today’s America the one our founders had in mind? If they were around today what would they say of the country they created?
Today’s America [...]
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Well it was no surprise but the current Executive Branch has once again made moves to encompass the Judicial system under its banner. President Bush today commuted Libby’s sentence. The sad part is the fact that he did so under the guise that the prison term was “extreme”, however the prison time was set by [...]
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