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The REAL ID Act Ravages Our Liberty
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National ID cards have been atop the command-and-control political wish list for decades. In the 1990s, Republican Congresses shot down efforts to move toward national identification cards. However, after 9/11, “everything changed” and politicians seized the chance to unleash far more snooping and create potentially hundreds of millions of dossiers on American citizens. Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005 as part of an enormous piece of legislation dealing with military appropriations... Read the rest of the story by clicking on the Title link, below... The REAL ID Act Ravages Our Liberty Click on the headline to read the full story from Ron Paul Institute
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Say What? NPR Show Represents Libertarians as Supporting Wearing Masks and Imposing Mask Mandates7/21/2020 For months, much of the airtime at National Public Radio (NPR) has been devoted to interviews and stories that ramp up the coronavirus scare and advance all manner of draconian government action in the name of countering coronavirus. The effort can reach ludicrous extremes as it did on Sunday at the NPR show All Things Considered when show host Michel Martin interviewed Jessica Flanigan focused on this question: “Is there a basic libertarian view about public health measures like face masks?” The description of libertarian opinion regarding whether people should wear face masks and whether governments should mandate mask use that Flanigan, a professor at the University of Richmond, provides will ring preposterous to many people familiar with libertarian ideas. But, many other people who listen to the interview will be tricked by the nonsense. So, what do libertarians think about masks according to Flanigan? First, she says she thinks libertarians believe people should “wear masks and stay home.” Second, Flanigan addresses what she terms the “harder” question of if government should “enforce mask mandates and lockdowns.” In the subset of “government spaces,” though, Flanigan sees no tough issue, declaring mask mandates there to be “totally fine.” As far as on private property, she says libertarians support mask mandates as long as government shows it has first “tried less burdensome ways of addressing the virus first — so, for example, putting more resources behind expanding access to tests and medical care, provide more PPE [(personal protective equipment)], invest in contact tracing.” (Of course, libertarians have often criticized these types of government actions, including contact tracing that is just a new way of implementing mass surveillance, in addition to mask mandates.) In the end, Flanigan concludes the libertarian approach to government imposing mask mandates on private property is to weigh risks and benefits to come up with a pro or con answer — a big “it depends.” The reality is that many libertarians vigorously oppose many of the purportedly anti-coronavirus actions promoted by NPR and other coronavirus fearmongers in the media. Contrary to Flanigan’s representation, many libertarians abhor wearing masks that have not been shown to provide protection against coronavirus but that do cause negative health consequences, as well as oppose government mandates that people wear masks anywhere. Just don’t hold your breath (or keep preventing your healthy breathing with a face mask) waiting to hear that information at NPR. Say What? NPR Show Represents Libertarians as Supporting Wearing Masks and Imposing Mask Mandates Click on the headline to read the full story from Peace and Prosperity
A woman in Kentucky, Elizabeth Linscott, who tested positive for COVID-19 has been ordered by local health department authorities to stay at home — ordered, and then when she balked, slapped with court papers and shackled around the ankle with a monitor that basically sounds an alarm if she leaves her residence. Linscott’s husband, Isaiah, received the same treatment. It’s happening, America. Wake up and smell the contact tracing — the “new normal” that allows government to knock on doors... Read the rest of the story by clicking on the Title link, below... America, It's Happening: Gov't Knocking on Doors, Jailing COVID-19 Patients Click on the headline to read the full story from Ron Paul Institute
Everybody is talking about yesterday's Chris Wallace interview with President Trump. Many in the mainstream media are praising Wallace's forceful, even combative tone. And Fox News did "real time" fact checking of Trump's claims. But beyond the blows exchanged, is Trump starting to understand how his opponents are using Covid as a tool of political warfare? Plus in today's program: even with his wings clipped, Anthony Fauci is still spouting off in the media - did New York really do the best of... Read the rest of the story by clicking on the Title link, below... Did Trump Put Chris Wallace In His Place? Click on the headline to read the full story from Ron Paul Institute
Panicked by fears manufactured by the ruling class, the American people assented to being put essentially under house arrest until further notice, effectively suspending the habits, preferences, and liberties that had defined our way of life. Most Americans have suffered economic damage. Many who do not enjoy protected status have had careers ended and been reduced to penury. Social strains and suicides multiplied. Forcibly deferring all manner of medical care is sure to impose needless... Read the rest of the story by clicking on the Title link, below... The COVID Coup Click on the headline to read the full story from Ron Paul Institute
Motorcycle accidents ruled Covid deaths? In the rush to paint Florida as the epicenter of the “second wave” of the coronavirus outbreak, government officials and their allies in the mainstream media have stooped to ridiculous depths to maximize the death count. A television station this weekend looked into two highly unusual Covid deaths among victims in their 20s, and when they asked about co-morbidities they were told one victim had none, because his Covid death came in the form of a fatal... Read the rest of the story by clicking on the Title link, below... Big Holes in the Covid 'Spike' Narrative Click on the headline to read the full story from Ron Paul Institute
When two countries who are supposed to be military allies fall out and almost get themselves into a shooting match, you know there’s going to be trouble ahead. The problem for NATO is, this time, it may prove terminal. For a story that involves high seas skullduggery, clandestine gun-running, a punch up between people who are supposed to be friends, and an incident that could be fatal for the world’s biggest military alliance, this one started mundanely enough. Back on June 7, 2020, a... Read the rest of the story by clicking on the Title link, below... Turkey will be the death of NATO – its recent clash with fellow member France off the coast of Libya is an early symptom Click on the headline to read the full story from Ron Paul Institute “Concerns about curtailing contagion help to normalize detailed scrutiny of people's lives and drive us toward a pervasive surveillance state,” writes J.D. Tuccille in an informative and disturbing Friday article at Reason. Tuccille details in the article developments in new surveillance efforts termed “contact tracing” that are marketed as part of an effort to counter coronavirus. He also addresses the continuing and expanding employment of surveillance technologies that were in use before the coronavirus scare. And after coronavirus is gone or many more people have decided that it is best to ignore coronavirus fearmongering and get on with enjoying their lives the “old normal” way, what will become of the new surveillance put in place in the name of countering coronavirus? Tuccille warns: “We can hope that health-related snooping into people's movements and activities will come to an end when the pandemic passes, but these things have a way of getting embedded in the culture as people become accustomed to them.” Read Tuccille’s article here. Beware Coronavirus Surveillance Click on the headline to read the full story from Peace and Prosperity
Last month, I wrote a piece here condemning the Trump administration for refusing to disclose the beneficiaries of bailouts authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The following day, the Trump administration reversed course and promised to reveal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan recipients. On July 2, Trump proclaimed that PPP is “saving and supporting the jobs of tens of millions of American workers” and the program “has been a tremendous... Read the rest of the story by clicking on the Title link, below... Sham Bailout Statistics Shroud Shutdown Tyranny Click on the headline to read the full story from Ron Paul Institute
When it comes to the topic of clown cars, we’d say Dr. Fauci gets a limo version all to himself. Yesterday he uttered the following incoherent babble, saying the recent surge in new cases is because the Virus Patrol didn’t go far enough in throwing 50 million Americans out of work: 'We did not shut down entirely,' Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said. 'We need to draw back a few yards and say, "OK, we can’t stay shut down forever." …You’ve got... Read the rest of the story by clicking on the Title link, below... The Clown Cars Are Fully Loaded And Dr. Fauci’s Is Leading The Parade Click on the headline to read the full story from Ron Paul Institute |
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