State is the name of the coldest of all cold monsters.
Coldly it lies; and this lie slips from its mouth:
"I, the state, am the people."
-----Lysander Spooner

Liberty and Nothing Less


Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force.
Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
-George Washington

George Washington was the indispensable man in US history. He well understood the natural character of government and led the fight for American Liberty against oppression. Unfortunately today we Americans are still fighting the same fight except it is not against a foreign government but our own.

I leave you with a final thought by syndicated radio talk show host Paul Harvey to ruminate:

They have gun control in Cuba. They have universal health care in Cuba. So why do they want to come here?

Bob Barr (L): On Glenn Beck Again Tonight (7 PM EDT)

6.25.2008 by skeiser ,

Barr now becoming a regular guest

Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr will appear on the Glenn Beck Show again tonight, Wednesday, June 25 at 7:00pm EDT. The program will run again at 9pm and 12am EDT. As many of you know, Glenn Beck has been very helpful in allowing Bob to bring the Libertarian message to the mainstream media, so be sure to watch!

To see Barr's first interview click here.

To see Barr's last time on the Glenn Beck show visit here.

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Quote of the Day: Government Intervention

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Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of its way.
-Henry David Thoreau
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This is perhaps my favorite quote I have done to date about the fallibility of government in furthering the quality of enterprises which it seeks to engage in. As H.L. Mencken so appropriately stated "Government is the worst failure of civilized man."

Governments throughout history have attempted to create greater equality, greater social justice, a greater economy, and a wide range of other issues. By and large they have failed. Communists have the dream of creating greater equality and social justice among the populace with government controlled industry and they did, but by creating poverty instead of a quality standard of living. Communist governments around the world failed to accomplish their task and have collapsed. Others still are very fragile. China recognized the problems of government controlled industry and have transferred many of their enterprises over to private industry loosening their control on economic decisions. In turn their economy has seen the longest and fastest growth rate in history. China is still a very fragile power today because of other reasons like the restriction on speech, increasing income disparity, and the Taiwan issue.

The US is a scene that can be picked out very clearly. Since the introduction of programs like MediCare and MediCaid the cost of healthcare has increased by several thousand percent. Government regulations prohibiting drilling, refining, nuclear power, and coal power have increased our dependence on foreign oil sources and increased prices. Windfall profit taxes insituted by Jimmy Carter decreased domestic oil production. Social Security has decreased the ability of Americans to save effectively for retirement. The income tax system has hindered economic growth, decreased job productions, removed the benefits of hard work, and has made America a debtors society. The War on Drugs has resulted in increased crime, increased government expenditure, and increase drug use.

The only way government has succeded in furthering enterprise is by getting out of the way of its development.

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Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of its way.
-Henry David Thoreau

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Petition to Stop the Fairness Doctrine: Liberals Answer to the Problem of Free Speech

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The Fairness Doctrine was an act of Congress that made sure that when one view point was expressed on the radio that the radio station gave opposite and equal air time to the issue as well in an effort to be "fair." The Fairness Doctrine was repealed by Ronald Regan and since then talk radio has flourished but much to liberals dismay it has been overwhelmingly conservative, about 91% right leaning.

From the Media Research Center:

The Issue:
Once again, liberal leaders are pushing the so-called “Fairness Doctrine” to silence conservative leaders like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Mark Levin. Their goal is clear -- silence conservative speech over the radio airwaves. Read MRC’s Special Report: Unmasking The Fairness Doctrine (.pdf)

Help Declare Radio Independence Day!

The Media Research Center is leading the effort to expose and defeat these efforts. The Broadcaster Freedom Act (H.R. 2905) -- a bill in Congress that would ban permanently the so-called “Fairness Doctrine.” -- is stalled in Congress. We want to rally 100,000 signers by July 4th so we can press every member of Congress to go on record on this vital First Amendment issue.


 NOTE: The “Broadcaster Freedom Act” is currently stuck in committee. Sign this petition urging Congress to bring this bill to a vote by July 4th! -- "Radio Independence Day"

The Petition States

I am signing this petition to urge members of Congress to bring the Broadcaster Freedom Act (HR. 2905) to a floor vote.

In addition, I am joining with other Americans who are standing against any and all efforts to censor, limit, or restrain the right of conservatives to participate freely in the marketplace of ideas through the “Fairness Doctrine” or similar legislative and bureaucratic efforts. I also call on the media to provide fair and balanced reporting on this issue. Our nation was built upon free and open discourse.

I will not tolerate attempts to silence conservative leaders and citizens.

Sign the petition here.

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The Fairness Doctrine is a clear violation of freedom of speech. The Act eliminates the right of a person to earn a living in a way they desire to without due cause. Liberals have overwhelmingly taken over other means of news dissemination including news paper, major television news broadcasters, and magazines. The Fairness Doctrine is instituted again will eliminate talk radio with the exception of a brief few. Liberals by and large have not been able to start successful talk radio programing not because of regulation prohibiting their programming but because of the free market as broadcasters have pushed out poorly rated programing.

I urge you to sign the petition sponsored by the Media Research Center to show Congress the support for the Broadcasters Freedom Act and make your declaration!

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