Ferguson, Missouri, Shows Danger of Militarized Police
In the nearly two weeks since Michael Brown was shot and killed on a Ferguson, Missouri, street, the town has erupted in protests, violence, and controversy. Anger over the racial component of the shooting turned peaceful protests violent night after night, with police responses escalating as quickly. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon called the National Guard […]
Mark Meckler Talks Border Crisis on Newsmax TV
Mark Meckler, President of Citizens for Self-Governance, appeared on Newsmax TV’s “MidPoint” program yesterday afternoon. He discussed the border crisis, midterm elections, Rick Perry, the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, and what he sees as core issues leading up to the 2016 Presidential election. All in 10 minutes! In case you missed it, get the scoop […]
Obama Blames Tea Party for Frustrating His Agenda
Name-calling is par for the course in politics, from the earliest days of our republic until now. Usually, the angrier the tone, the closer the opposition is hitting to home. Undoubtedly, this is the case with Obama’s latest rant on how conservative “extremists” are foiling his plans for amnesty. The U.S. House of Representatives passed […]
IRS + Freedom From Religion = Bad News for Liberty
What do you get when angry atheists and political punishers start working toward the same goal? Another note in the death knell for liberty. How did two such groups come into cooperation? When one sued the other – naturally. In this scary-yet-true story, two key American freedoms are at stake – the freedom of religion […]
Homeland Security and EPA Coordinate Raid to Seize… a Family’s Vehicle?
Which is scarier and more tyrannical, the Department of Homeland Security or the Environmental Protection Agency? The answer? Both working together. That’s the deadly combination that Bill and Jennifer Brinkley faced coming up their driveway in Statesville, North Carolina. Six law enforcement vehicles entered their property, inspected the VIN on their Land Rover Defender, and […]
The Cover-Up Continues at the IRS
Following Judge Sullivan’s orders, IRS officials have submitted a sworn statement attempting to explain the loss of Lois Lerner’s emails — but it doesn’t get us much closer to understanding how they went missing. It appears Lerner’s hard drive went through the hands of two IT technicians at the IRS before it was determined to […]
Watch ‘The Giver’ to Remind Yourself Why We’re Fighting
What do progressives want? If you want to know, to really see, then pack up the wife and kids and head to your local movie theater on August 15. Based on the Lois Lowry novel, a new movie called The Giver is going to change the way people think about the nanny state. The movie […]
Police Chief Signed Tea Party Leader Up for Dating Site as Political Payback
In Campbell, Wisconsin, political retaliation has sunk to a new low. Police Chief Tim Kelemen just closed a plea deal for using local Tea Party leader Greg Luce’s personal information to sign him up for gay dating websites, pornography websites, and – the icing on the cake – HealthCare.gov. These actions could fall under the […]
Career Politicians on the Rise: How to Stem the Tide
Politics has become a new profession. The trend creating “career politicians” has been growing for decades, and has surely contributed to the entrenchment of power in DC and its separation from the will of the American people. Cris Cillizza of The Washington Post states, “There are many more people populating our state legislatures and U.S. […]
Self-Governing Citizen Places Board Members under Arrest
It’s a story of self-governance at its finest. The Park District Board of Clark County, Illinois, refused to allow 30 community members to express concerns at their May 2014 meeting, so one man put them all under a citizen’s arrest for violating the Illinois Open Meetings Act. The Open Meetings Act requires elected bodies to […]