Archives for: July 2008, 01

Requiem for Our Republic* July 4, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 4, 2008 Were the Signers of the Declaration of Independence to visit us today, how would they react? Would they be more astonished by our technology, or by the docility with which we submit to government regim… more »

Because the Government Says So! July 3, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 3, 2008 A unanimous three-judge federal panel, led by a conservative Reagan appointee, has overturned the Bush administration?s designation of Guantanamo detainee Huzaifa Parhat as an ?enemy combatant.?… more »

Communism Lives -- Zimbabwe Dies July 2, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 2, 2008 For those who have forgotten the horrors of Communism, the violence, misery, and poverty afflicting the African nation Zimbabwe offers suitable refresher course. When it was known as Rhodesia, the coun… more »

Invalidating the Second Amendment July 1, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 1, 2008 Gun rights advocates celebrated the recent Supreme Court ruling District of Columbia v. Heller, which decreed that the Second Amendment forbids ?the absolute prohibition of handguns held and used for se… more »

Habeas Corpus Endures -- Just Barely June 30, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 30, 2008 By a 5-4 vote, the US Supreme Court has ruled that the 2006 Military Commissions Act was an unconstitutional attempt to scuttle the habeas corpus guarantee. That fundamental due process protection pr… more »

True Patriots vs. Partisan Cultists June 27, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 27, 2008 For roughly four years, Scott McClellan served as George W. Bush?s press secretary. In that job he was required to retail the administration?s views and assertions as if they were gospel truth. M… more »

Child "Protection" Blackmail Continues June 25, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 25, 2008 The US Supreme Court recently refused to hear the case of DuPuy vs. McEwen. That lawsuit deals with the practice, by child protection agencies, of threatening to seize children in order to compel parents… more »

Sharia Law -- Courtesy of the Bush Administration* June 24, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 24, 2008 Since 9/11, many commentators have warned that unless we fight an aggressive war against radical Islam our country will eventually find itself ruled by Sharia law ? that is, the Muslim religious code.… more »