Archives for: May 2008
Are You on The List?* May 28,2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
As the old expression goes, just because someone?s paranoid doesn?t mean that nobody is out to get him. For years, many have suspected that the federal government has compiled various lists of people who would be su… more »
Child Abduction in Texas May 27,2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
Texas?s Third District Court of Appeals has ruled that the State Child Protective Services ?abused its discretion? by seizing more than 460 youngsters from the FLDS sanctuary in El Dorado.
The appeals court rep… more »
The State as Vampire May 26,208
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
What will it take for prosecutors and police to understand that the Bill of Rights is not optional?
In anticipation of Memorial Day Weekend, San Antonio District Attorney Susan Reed announced the imposition of a policy… more »
Two Terrorist Faiths: Islam and Democracy* May 23, 2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
May 23, 2008
Very little study of the Muslim religion is required to understand that it is a doctrine that enslaves innocent millions and denies them the saving knowledge of God?s grace as made tangible in Jesus Chr… more »
Holocaust Flashback May 22, 2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
May 22, 2008
Last April, 74-year-old Florida resident Elena Reichman tried to fly to New York to commemorate Passover with her adult children. A security screening at the Palm Beach International Airport triggered unw… more »
The Texas Child-Grab May 21, 2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
May 21, 2008
The seizure of more than 400 children whose mothers belong to the polygamist FLDS Church in Texas is a crime without obvious precedent in our history.
The church commune was raided on April 3 ostensibl… more »
Good Samaritan? Get The Cuffs! May 20th 2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
May 20, 2008
If we were to adapt the Parable of the Good Samaritan to reflect modern circumstances, the entire incident would be a police sting operation.
The man who fell among thieves would actually be a police… more »
Obama Embraces Eco-Despotism May 19th 2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
May 19, 2008
During a speech in Roseburg, Oregon, Democratic presidential candidate Barrack Obama endorsed the idea of enforced austerity for Americans: ?We can?t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep… more »
When Christians Must Rebel* May 16, 2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
The teaching that we are to render to Caesar that which is Caesar?s, and give to God that which is God?s, does not impose on us an unconditional duty to obey government.
Each of us is a unique creation made in th… more »
The American Gulag May 15,2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
For five years, German resident Murat Kurnaz was held in U.S. military custody.
During that time, Kurnaz faced almost incessant mistreatment, much of it in the form of unambiguous torture. He underwent controlled dro… more »
Of Police and Gangsters -- Or Do I Repeat Myself? May 14,2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
A federal court in Brooklyn recently unsealed an indictment against a gang of eight men accused of running an innovative robbery scheme. The criminals mimicked the tactics of police counter-narcotics departments to ident… more »
Force, Fraud, and the "Pollyanna Creep" May 13,2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
One of the few powers granted to the federal government by the Constitution is that of coining money from gold and silver.
In 1971, under Richard Nixon, the government severed the remaining links binding its currency t… more »
Tax-Feeding Parasites May 9,2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
During the first quarter of 2008, the private sector ? that is, the productive element of the economy ? shed nearly 300,000 jobs. At the same time, the federal, state and local governments ? that is, the parasite c… more »
An Innocent Man's Integrity May 12, 2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
In 1981, James Woodard of Dallas was convicted of murdering his girlfriend and sentenced to life in prison. Over the next twenty-seven years, Woodard ? a model prisoner ? was given 12 parole hearings in which he was… more »
Criminalizing the Right to Petition May 8,2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
May 8,2008
Marshall Pappert of Bridgeville, Pennsylvania mistakenly believed that he lived in a city and a country in which the right to petition his elected representatives was a sacred right.
For years the 56-ye… more »
We Owe King George (of England) An Apology May 7,2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
May 7,2008
Saddam Hussein once wrote: ?Law consists of two lines above my signature.? Richard Nixon expressed a similar view: ?What I?m saying is that when the president does [something], it?s not illegal.?… more »
Scalia Blesses Torture* May 6,2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
May 6,2008
During a recent interview with the television program 60 Minutes, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was asked if the torture of a criminal suspect in police custody was a form of cruel and unusual punish… more »
Save The Children -- From Government Child Abuse May 5,2008
by Will
Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
May 5,2008
Last April was National Child Abuse Awareness Month, and for our instruction the government ruling us has committed several recent high-profile acts of official child abuse.
More than 400 children, incl… more »