Category: Liberty Minutes

The Texas Child-Grab May 21, 2008

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 »

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