What's Our Current I.Q. – Ideological Quotient
Of course, the Constitution WAS designed to mitigate power and stupidity among our elected leaders. Unfortunately, there's no defense against a majority of the people going sour on liberty, embracing ignorance or wallowing in ideology.
The proverbial "tyranny of the majority" may indeed be a tyranny of the moronic. Morocracy? Should work, based upon the following:
Ten Years After the Patriot Act, a Look at Three of the Most Dangerous Provisions Affecting Ordinary Americans
Ten Years After the Patriot Act, a Look at Three of the Most Dangerous Provisions Affecting Ordinary Americans - Ten years ago today, in the name of protecting national security and guardin
REINS Act: Making Congress Accountable for Government Regulations
Many Americans rightfully assume that we need to regulate businesses and other entities in order to safeguard consumers and our environment. This has always been the rhetorical lynchpin of ideological warfare among our leaders and has typically been used to sway public opinion. They say all is fair in love and war. Fair enough, but once the smoke clears and any bad policy decisions riddle the battle feild the ones in charge simply blame the other side. Time and time agian the public just sucks up the political fallout and once again cry for or decry regulation and/or deregualtion.
FOIA Victory Will Shed More Light on Warrantless Tracking of Cell Phones
FOIA Victory Will Shed More Light on Warrantless Tracking of Cell Phones -
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday (pdf) that the government must turn over information from criminal prosecutions in which federal law enforcement agencies obtained cell-site location information without a warrant.
Ten Years Since 9/11: Preserving Our Civil Liberties
Ten Years Since 9/11: Preserving Our Civil Liberties -
The Bush and Obama administrations' efforts to prevent another major terrorist attack have created an alarming imbalance between security concerns and the protection of personal freedoms. Cato scholars reflect upon the civil liberties legacy of 9/11:
Libertarians Hunt Humans—And Other Tales
The latest hysterical response to libertarian ideas
David Harsanyi | September 2, 2011
With the electorate getting more comfortable with libertarian ideas, a Maginot Line of hackery is being built to keep the barbarians out.
Balanced Budget Amendment: Lessons from History
Balanced Budget Amendment: Lessons from History - Attempts at passing a balanced budget amendment (BBA) date back to the 1930s, and all have been unsuccessful. Both parties carry some of the blame: The GOP too often has been neglectful of the issue, and the Democratic Left, recognizing a threat to big government, has stalled and obfuscated, attempting to water down any proposals to mandate balanced budgets.
Can you hear me now?
Continued diligence is important for continued safety and investigators need all available tools, but we need to stay diligent and need to keep our own eyes and ears open on this one.
Some useful Drug War History
This Week in History - March 18, 1839: Lin Tse-Hsu, the imperial Chinese commissioner in charge of suppressing the opium traffic, orders all foreign traders to surrender their opium. In response, the British send expeditionary warships to the coast of China, initiating the First Opium War.
