Archives for: June 2012

The Obamacare Mandate and the New "Dred Scott" Ruling

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 29, 2012 Defenders of the Obamacare individual mandate insist that health insurance is like mandatory car insurance: Since drivers are compelled to purchase liability insurance, why shouldn?t government force us to… more »

The Constitution Dies so "Obamacare" May Live

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 28, 2012 Any constitution merely prolongs the pretense that political government can be limited by laws that IT will interpret. Eventually every government will embrace Lenin's ruling formula: "Power without limit, r… more »

Trash-Talk About Police Results in Wrong-Door SWAT Raid

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 27, 2012 Stephane Milan, an 18-year-old fromEvansville,Indiana, was watching the Food Network on the afternoon of June 21. Without warning, two flash-bang grenades were thrown into the house and a squadron of armored… more »

The Disaster of Government Employee Unions

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 26, 2012 The City ofNorth Las Vegashas declared itself an economic ?disaster area.? ?We are in a fiscal emergency,? City Council Member Wade Wagner told the Washington Post. ?North Las Vegas is ground zero… more »

Yes, SWAT Teams Are Death Squads

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute  June 25, 2012  Mob hit man Kevin Weeks was given an order to assassinate a troublesome newspaper columnist. Weeks had the target set up for the kill, but didn't pull the trigger because his seven-year-old daughter was… more »

The Law is for the Jury to Decide -- Not the Prosecutor

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 22, 2012 Police found Houston resident Israel Rangel in possession of less than a gram of cocaine ? an amount equivalent to roughly half a sugar packet. He was arrested and charged with felony narcotics possession.… more »

If Only She'd Worn Her TSA Uniform....

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 20, 2012 Until recently, Carol Price was an employee of the Transportation Security Administration. She was on the receiving end of an invasive TSA groping when she went through airport security on April 20. To prot… more »

Romney: Impeachable Even Before Being Elected

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 19, 2012 Mitt Romney may be the first presidential candidate to commit an impeachable offense before even being elected to the office he seeks. In an interview on the CBS program Face the Nation, Romney addressed th… more »

Calling Out a Killer Cop

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 18 2012 Former Marine Stanley Gibson was shot to death by police in a Las Vegas parking lot last December 12. At the time, Gibson ? who suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ? was apparently experiencing a… more »

The Government: Always Finding New Ways to Steal

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 12, 2012 A federal district court in Ohio has discovered a fascinating codicil to the Bill of Rights: Apparently, once a government agency steals your property, the Fourth Amendment?s provisions regarding seizure d… more »

When Will Paul Krugman Shut Up?

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 11, 2012 New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman suffers from a condition called ?invincible ignorance?: Despite the fact that he is invariably wrong about everything, Krugman?s… more »

One Nation Under the (Federal) Gun

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 8, 2012 Although it is advertised as a constitutional republic, the system of government under which we live is a form of corporate socialism that operates through bribery and extortion backed by military force. This… more »

You're Not Under Arrest -- But Not Allowed to Leave?

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 7, 2012 If the car you?re driving is penned in by two police vehicles, and the officers approach you with guns drawn, you?re under arrest ? correct? Not according toLouisiana?s Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.… more »

Our Army of Occupation At Work

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 6, 2012 Following an armed robbery at a local Wells Fargo bank, police in Aurora, Colorado arrested everyone in the vicinity until the suspect was found. Believing that the alleged robber was stopped a nearby red ligh… more »

Uniting Against the Real Enemy

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 4, 2012 This year?s secretive meeting of the Bilderberg oligarchy attracted the ire of activists from both the Tea Party and Occupy movements. The protesters gathered outside the Westfield Marriott in Chantilly, V… more »