Category: Liberty Minutes

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 »

Americans: The New Economic Pilgrims?* June 13, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 13, 2008 Illegal immigration from Mexico has declined dramatically as the US economy has slumped. Economist Mark Thornton points out that since 2005 the amount of money sent home by Mexicans in the U.S. has de… more »

War Abroad, Tyranny At Home June 12, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 12, 2008 The murderous farce called the ?war on drugs? has militarized many civilian police agencies and torn huge holes in the Bill of Rights. It has also provided a lucrative new opportunity for Blackwater… more »

Aggression and Blackmail June 11, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 11, 2008 President Bush recently told NBC news the Iraq occupation may last forty years. He?s doing what he can to ensure that it does. The administration is seeking to force the Iraqi government to sign a sp… more »

Peace Officers or "Death Dealers"? June 10, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 10, 2008 Samuel Johnson famously said that no man is a hypocrite in his pleasures. The way a man uses his discretionary time and money reveals much about his character. Bearing this in mind, there?s reason to b… more »

Diplomacy is NOT "Appeasement" June 9, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 9, 2008 Last Friday, reacting to portents of war between the US and Iran, the Dow dove 400 points, and oil surged to more than $138 a barrel. Were we to go to war with Iran, the price of oil would easily clim… more »

Public Crimes, Private Criminals June 5, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 5, 2008 In his classic book Our Enemy, the State, historian Albert J. Nock pointed out: "Everyone knows that the State claims and exercises [a] monopoly of crime?. It forbids private murder, but itself organ… more »

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