Syndicated from my weekly column in the Mountaineer Jeffersonian, a weekly paper publication in Morgantown, West Virginia: A supreme court ruling from mid-January could impact the legality of thousands of police searches each year. At issue is the admissibility of evidence obtained where the possibility of police misconduct or negligence exists. Called the Exclusionary Rule, [...]
Archive for the ‘civil liberties’ Category
Supreme Court ruling effectively opens floodgates for unlawful searches
Posted in civil liberties, Constitution, constitutional rights on 2009.02.01 | 1 Comment »
I smoke pot.
Posted in civil liberties, personal responsibility, tagged bud, herb, marijuana, pot, weed on 2008.11.12 | 6 Comments »
There, I said it. It wasn’t hard. It didn’t hurt. Now, I don’t smoke pot like some people I know smoke pot. I smoke it once in a while, usually socially. I enjoy it. I enjoy partaking with friends. I likely don’t need to state for everyone here the health facts about marijuana use: it’s [...]
Anarchy vs. Minarchy
Posted in Alabama, alternative medicine, animals, blogging, children, civil liberties, coercion, communist monopoly, complete fucking stupidity, Cops Gone Wild, corruption, Courts and justice system, distress, elections, environment, free your mind, freedom, frickin' 'tards, general silliness, government waste, human rights abuses, Humanity, lice, megabitchery, monopolies, personal responsibility, pigs, police state, reader survey, Survey Says, The Rapture, Too Many Categories, Tribal Council, unusual behaviors, wanker food fight, war, weird shit on 2008.10.06 | 9 Comments »
Nothing to add to what’s been said about this by others. Just my attempt to get a threadjacking off IPR and bring it to where it is on subject. That is, here. If you have thoughts on the question, whether you find this from IPR or elsewhere, please add them in the comments.
Starchild instrumental in putting prostitution decriminalization on the ballot
Posted in 2008 Elections, activism, awefuckingtacular, Big Brother, campaigns, civil liberties, coercion, Constitution, constitutional rights, Cops Gone Wild, corruption, Courts and justice system, crime, distress, draconian legislation, economics, Entertainment, First Amendment, free your mind, freedom, Law, law enforcement, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, local politics, nanny state, People in the news, personal responsibility, police state, politics, press release, property rights, regulation, self defense, starchild, Uncategorized, women, tagged activism, Big Brother, civil liberties, constitutional rights, Courts and justice system, crime, economics, Entertainment, First Amendment, Law, law enforcement, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, local politics, nanny state, People in the news, personal responsibility, petitioning, police state, politics, property rights on 2008.07.24 | Leave a Comment »
Press release posted on the LP Radicals yahoo group. Starchild has had various offices in the San Francisco and California LP, and is one of the spokespeople for this initiative. The San Francisco Department of Elections announced today that the measure prohibiting city officials from spending money arresting and prosecuting people for prostitution, and mandating [...]
Oklahoma is not OK
Posted in 2008 Elections, activism, Big Brother, civil liberties, coercion, communist monopoly, complete fucking stupidity, Constitution, constitutional rights, corporate welfare, corruption, Democrats, distress, draconian legislation, draft, economics, elections, First Amendment, fraud, free your mind, freedom, frickin' 'tards, government waste, human rights abuses, law enforcement, lice, local politics, Martial Law, megabitchery, oklahoma, pigs, police state, political corruption, politics, protest, Republican, taxes, Teachers Unions, terrorism, unusual behaviors, weird shit on 2007.10.16 | 6 Comments »
Something stinks in the Sooner State. Oklahoma voters were the only voters with no choices for president on their ballot except Bush Skull and Kerry Bones in 2004, and Oklahoma is one of 5 states that doesn’t permit write-ins, so Oklahoma voters who wanted to vote for someone other than Bush or Kerry in 2004 [...]
Tragedy on Kubby Video Set
Posted in 2008 Elections, Adolf Giuliani, alternative medicine, civil liberties, coercion, crime, distress, draconian legislation, elections, free your mind, freedom, human rights abuses, Kubby, law enforcement, Libertarian Party, manchurian candidate, Martial Law, media, medical marijuana, nanny state, natural health products, pigs, police brutality, police state, political cartoon, POTUS '08, press release, regulation, Republican, Republican Hacks, Rudolf Mussolini, Steve Kubby, terrorism, Thinking of Denver 2008, Too Many Categories, torture, Uncategorized on 2007.10.09 | 10 Comments »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/09/07 CONTACT: Thomas L. Knapp kubby.communications@gmail.com 314-705-3042 TRAGEDY ON KUBBY VIDEO SET: CAMPAIGN RELEASES “DEATH OF DENNY” FOOTAGE FORT BRAGG, CA — In a stunning turn of events, Libertarian presidential candidate Steve Kubby’s campaign organization has announced that it will release previously unseen shocking footage of an on-set death — the murder [...]
George Phillies: “Marriage Is A Basic Civil Right”
Posted in 2008 Elections, civil liberties, gay rights, George Phillies, POTUS '08 on 2007.09.05 | 8 Comments »
George Phillies For President 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Uncle Sam has no business in your bedroom, your churches or your private lives. That’s the message of leading Libertarian Presidential candidate George Philles. “The George Bush Republican party disagrees: They’ve made it Uncle Sam’s business by passing the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).” Phillies, 60, [...]
Michelle Shinghal on Tucker Carlson: (Ex-)Strippers for Ron Paul
Posted in 2008 Elections, activism, awefuckingtacular, blogging, celebrities, civil liberties, constitutional rights, elections, evolution, freedom, Kubby, LFV Bloggers, Libertarian, Libertarian Online Community, Libertarian Party, media, Media appearances, Michelle Shinghal, politics, POTUS '08, press release, recruitment, Republican, rock, Ron Paul, smoking, Steve Gordon, Steve Kubby, texas, The Rapture, Thinking of Denver 2008, Too Many Categories, women on 2007.08.29 | 1 Comment »
Sorry folks, been too busy to post. But I thought I’d post this since no one else has yet. Our own Michelle Shinghal on Tucker Carlson, thanks to posts by our fellow blogger Steve Gordon.
10 reasons why gay marriage should be illegal
Posted in civil liberties, complete fucking stupidity, constitutional rights, educational videos, freedom, frickin' 'tards, gay rights, megabitchery, minority recruitment, regulation, religion, Republican Hacks on 2007.07.13 | 1 Comment »
Any questions?
If The Chimperor Told The Truth…
Posted in 9/11, awefuckingtacular, chimperor, civil liberties, coercion, complete fucking stupidity, constitutional rights, cool new technology, corruption, free your mind, frickin' 'tards, general silliness, George Bush, human rights abuses, humor, insanetertainment, Martial Law, media, police state, politics, Republican Hacks, STFU, taxes, terrorism, texas, unusual behaviors, vote fraud, war, weird shit on 2007.07.01 | 3 Comments »
Yes, I know, I already had this up in the comments section, but more people probably read this than that, so I thought I’d put it up on the wall too…
ImmiGREAT!
Posted in Canada, civil liberties, coercion, complete fucking stupidity, Department of Homeland Security, draconian legislation, economics, educational videos, immigration, Martial Law, personal responsibility, police state, politics, property rights, Real ID Act, regulation, texas on 2007.06.29 | 22 Comments »
Border wall boondoggle: even dumber than I thought! http://freestudents.blogspot.com/ So a gaggle of right-wing racists and faux libertarians want to build a wall on the border. They are going to “secure” the borders. Nice. So what does securing the borders mean? Well, one taste of it is that the historic right of Americans to cross [...]
UCLA student handcuffed and repeatedly tasered for refusing to show ID
Posted in Big Brother, civil liberties, communism, complete fucking stupidity, constitutional rights, Cops Gone Wild, Department of Homeland Security, frickin' 'tards, human rights abuses, Iran, law enforcement, Middle East, pigs, police brutality, police state, protest, STFU, terrorism, unusual behaviors, weird shit on 2007.06.28 | 16 Comments »
Per YouTube description: Nov 14th, 2006, around 11:30 pm, Powell Library CLICC computer lab, UCLA: student shot with a Taser multiple times by UCPD officers, even after he was cuffed and motionless.According to eye witnesses, it started when student Mostafa Tabatabainejad did not show a Community Service Officer his student ID. Eye witnesses said the [...]
The “War On Skateboards” continues ….
Posted in Big Brother, children, civil liberties, complete fucking stupidity, crime, frickin' 'tards, law enforcement, pigs, police action, police brutality, police state, protest, weird shit on 2007.06.27 | 10 Comments »
At least we don’t have to worry about Anarchy anymore…
Posted in Big Brother, civil liberties, coercion, constitutional rights, Department of Homeland Security, draconian legislation, FEMA, Gun Confiscation, law enforcement, Martial Law, monopolies, pigs, police state, political cartoon, regulation, Tax Consumers vs. Taxpayers, terrorism on 2007.06.19 | 13 Comments »
h/t Kingdom of Fear by way of Francois Tremblay
Let Freedom Grow! for 06/17/07
Posted in 2008 Elections, civil liberties, constitutional rights, gay rights, Kubby, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, politics, POTUS '08 on 2007.06.19 | 1 Comment »
In this week’s “radio address,” Steve Kubby appreciates Massachusetts and looks forward to the day when Libertarians can routinely do what Democrats and Republicans rarely do: It’s not very often that I find good reason to thank Democrats and Republicans for standing up and defending freedom, but I like to seize that opportunity when it [...]
Pigs Gone Wild
Posted in civil liberties, coercion, complete fucking stupidity, constitutional rights, draconian legislation, frickin' 'tards, law enforcement, Martial Law, pigs, police state, unusual behaviors, weird shit on 2007.06.18 | 4 Comments »
Adolf Giuliani is not the only pig (ex-DA, in his case) who believes that inverse surveillance is a form of illegal wiretapping. In fact, such incidents are now becoming depressingly common. Wendy McElroy reports: Brian D. Kelly (18) didn’t think he was doing anything illegal when he used his videocamera to record a Carlisle police [...]
Energy Vortex II
Posted in civil liberties, coercion, complete fucking stupidity, corporate welfare, draconian legislation, economics, environment, global warming, Gun Confiscation, health, history, homeless, Humanity, Iran, Iraq, Louisiana, Martial Law, media, Middle East, military, monopolies, NOLA, police state, political corruption, property rights, regulation, terrorism, The Katrina Fiasco, war on 2007.06.16 | Leave a Comment »
A while back I wrote about the Energy Vortex and others have commented on the same issue. The most cited instance of this is the War in Iraq (and possibly Afghanistan; it may have had a lot to do with the proposed oil pipeline through Afghanistan). This view of Operation Iraqi Liberation has worked its [...]
LTE: Jason Gatties For Pokagon Tribal Council
Posted in 2008 Elections, awefuckingtacular, civil liberties, constitutional rights, democracy, free your mind, Jason Gatties, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, local politics, media, Native American, politics, recruitment on 2007.06.12 | 3 Comments »
I wrote: Dear Editor, I am writing in support of Jason Gatties For Pokagon Tribal Council. Jason stands for both individual and tribal sovereignty. He believes that a truly free people can not take money and services from an occupying state and retain its independence and dignity at the same time. He believes the flow [...]
What Freedom of the Press Will Look Like if Adolf Giuliani is (s)elected President
Posted in 2008 Elections, 9/11, Adolf Giuliani, Big Brother, candidate interviews, censorship, civil liberties, coercion, communism, complete fucking stupidity, Constitution, constitutional rights, corruption, history, jailed journalists, law enforcement, Martial Law, media, police action, police brutality, police state, political corruption, politics, Republican Hacks, Rudolf Mussolini, terrorism, unusual behaviors, weird shit on 2007.06.06 | 3 Comments »
source: http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/ giuliani_reporter_arrested_on_orders_of_giuliani_press_sec.htm Matt Lepacek had valid CNN press credentials and was doing freelance reporting according to InfoWars.com. He asked Adolf Giuliani some inconvenient questions about the events of 9/11/01. Thereupon, Adolf Giuliani’s reichsminister of propaganda press secretary had the gestapo state police rough up Lepacek and fellow reporter Luke Rudkowski. He said police physically [...]
Vote or Die, Bitch!
Posted in 2008 Elections, awefuckingtacular, Big Brother, celebrities, child support, civil liberties, coercion, communism, constitutional rights, democracy, draconian legislation, draft, fraud, free your mind, gambling, general silliness, history, humor, insanetertainment, law enforcement, Martial Law, media, monopolies, music, pedophilia, personal responsibility, police state, political cartoon, politics, rap music, recruitment, regulation, terrorism, unusual behaviors, weird shit, women on 2007.06.05 | 3 Comments »
Since I gave Michelle a hat tip earlier, might as well make it a pair. (It’s easier to get away with staring with my hat tipped low). Something is making me think of Michelle and pairs today. Not sure what that is. Wait, don’t tell me, I almost got it figured out….damn, I forgot again. [...]
Ron Paul on the Daily Show
Posted in 2008 Elections, Adolf Giuliani, candidate interviews, celebrities, civil liberties, congressional campaigns, Constitution, constitutional rights, Eric Dondero Rittberg, immigration, internets, Kubby, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, media, politics, recruitment, Republican, Ron Paul, Tax Consumers vs. Taxpayers, taxes, texas, women on 2007.06.05 | 9 Comments »
hat tip Michelle Shinghal Now, anyone who has not just gotten here just now knows I’m supporting Steve Kubby for President. You know I have some issue position differences with Ron Paul. But, I’m endorsing Ron Paul for reelection to Congress, and I love what he is doing in the Republican debates. Speaking of Republican [...]
Let Freedom Grow! for 06/03/07
Posted in 2008 Elections, civil liberties, coercion, corporate welfare, economics, immigration, Kubby, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, police state, politics on 2007.06.04 | Leave a Comment »
In this week’s radio address, Steve Kubby discusses the US Senate’s immigration “compromise.” The political community’s been abuzz this week with news of a bi-partisan “deal” on immigration law. We go through this every few years as our politicians try to satisfy everyone, end up satisfying no one, and usually make things worse than they [...]
Pirates and Emperors
Posted in awefuckingtacular, civil liberties, coercion, communism, educational videos, free your mind, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, military, monopolies, politics, recruitment, terrorism, Uncategorized, war on 2007.06.02 | 4 Comments »
H/T djomama
Medical Marijuana and States Rights
Posted in awefuckingtacular, civil liberties, coercion, complete fucking stupidity, Constitution, constitutional rights, draconian legislation, drug war, economics, law enforcement, natural health products, personal responsibility, police state, regulation, terrorism, unusual behaviors on 2007.06.02 | 4 Comments »
H/T BureauCrash
Let Freedom Grow! for 05/20/07
Posted in 2008 Elections, civil liberties, constitutional rights, Kubby, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, politics on 2007.05.26 | Leave a Comment »
In this week’s “radio address” Steve Kubby discusses how citizen action can make freedom, not fear, the dominant factor in our political system: Thomas Jefferson, our third president, told us that “when the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.” It’s a basic litmus test for [...]
Bush Administration Declares Anti-War Nobel Peace Prize Winner “Irrelevant”
Posted in 2008 Elections, 9/11, Big Brother, blogging, censorship, civil liberties, complete fucking stupidity, Constitution, constitutional rights, corruption, crazy claims, Democrats, free your mind, George Bush, Guantanamo, history, Humanity, Iraq, Jimmy Carter, Middle East, military, Nobel Peace Prize, police state, politics, Republican, Republican Hacks, STFU, terrorism, war on 2007.05.22 | 1 Comment »
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) – The White House on Sunday fired back at former President Jimmy Carter, calling him “increasingly irrelevant” a day after Carter described George W. Bush’s presidency as the worst in history in international relations.Carter, a Democrat, said on Saturday in an interview with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that “as far as the adverse [...]
McCain: The Manchurian Candidate
Posted in 2008 Elections, Adolf Giuliani, Alabama, censorship, civil liberties, coercion, communism, constitutional rights, corporate welfare, corruption, draconian legislation, fraud, Gun Confiscation, guns, history, Iran, Iraq, manchurian candidate, Martial Law, Middle East, military, monopolies, nanny state, personal responsibility, police state, political corruption, politics, Republican Hacks, Ron Paul, terrorism, The Second Amendment, war, weird shit on 2007.05.18 | 3 Comments »
With all the attention we have been paying to Republican Presidential candidates Adolf Giuliani and Ron Paul lately, I thought it would be only fair to say a word or two about creepy warmonger John McCain. Here he is singing “bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran” and laughing about it. What did the Iranians ever [...]
Immigration hysteria being used as an excuse for rise of US police state
Posted in civil liberties, coercion, communism, Constitution, constitutional rights, Department of Homeland Security, draconian legislation, FEMA, George Bush, history, immigration, Martial Law, nanny state, police state, Real ID Act, terrorism, transportation on 2007.05.17 | 6 Comments »
“And he causes all, both great and small, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark” (Rev.13:16-17) Earlier we reported that the illegal immigration hysteria is being used to justify the construction [...]
Outright Libertarians survey – Steve Kubby for President
Posted in 2008 Elections, candidate interviews, children, civil liberties, coercion, Constitution, constitutional rights, gay rights, Gun Confiscation, guns, health, immigration, Kubby, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, military, politics, taxes on 2007.05.17 | 2 Comments »
Since Stuart mentioned the Outright Libertarians interview with George Phillies, here is their interview with Steve Kubby, from their blog. Unlike the problem with immigration that Stuart mentioned in George’s answers, Steve’s were traditionally libertarian down the line. Read the interview after the jump.
Adolf Giuliani: As Far From Libertarian As Possible
Posted in 2008 Elections, 9/11, Adolf Giuliani, Big Brother, censorship, civil liberties, coercion, complete fucking stupidity, constitutional rights, corporate welfare, corruption, crazy claims, Department of Homeland Security, draconian legislation, drug war, economics, fraud, free your mind, Gun Confiscation, history, law enforcement, Libertarian Posers, Martial Law, megabitchery, personal responsibility, police state, political corruption, politics, prostitution, Republican Hacks, Rudolf Mussolini, STFU, taxes, terrorism, The Second Amendment, war, weird shit on 2007.05.11 | 12 Comments »
Despite what a certain milk shake would like you to believe, Rudolf Giuliani Mussolini is As Far From Libertarian As Possible (click on the link to read about his early history as a psychotically deranged persecutor of victimless white collar “criminals”). Even some of Giuliani’s admirers admit he has fascist tendencies. The amazing record of [...]
Dana Rohrabacher, Traitor to Liberty
Posted in civil liberties, coercion, complete fucking stupidity, constitutional rights, crazy claims, Department of Homeland Security, draconian legislation, George Bush, history, Libertarian, Martial Law, Middle East, military, personal responsibility, police state, political corruption, politics, prostitution, Republican, Republican Hacks, STFU, terrorism, war, weird shit on 2007.05.09 | 7 Comments »
Via Brad Spangler Dana Rohrabacher wants me dead. Well, not just me. Dana Rohrabacher wants a whole bunch of Americans dead. “I hope it’s your family members that [sic] die,” said US Rep. Dana Rohrabacher to American citizens who questioned the Bush administration’s unlawful extraordinary rendition policies. Rohrabacher, bring it you fucking traitor. “But in [...]
Let Freedom Grow! for 05/06/07
Posted in 2008 Elections, civil liberties, coercion, free your mind, Kubby, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, platform, politics, Real ID Act on 2007.05.07 | Leave a Comment »
In this week’s “radio address” Steve Kubby discusses the essential difference between himself and some of those other presidential candidates: If you’ve been following the Democratic and Republican debates, you’ve probably noticed by now that the candidates are possessed of an astonishing variety of ideas for running your life. Whether it’s “national ID,” “universal health [...]
Wealthy Convicted Felon Fugitives Given Special Treatment
Posted in christianity, civil liberties, complete fucking stupidity, constitutional rights, corruption, crime, Ed & Elaine Brown, general silliness, guns, law enforcement, personal responsibility, police action, religion, STFU, taxes, terrorism, unusual behaviors, weird shit on 2007.04.26 | 107 Comments »
Ed and Elaine Brown have been holed up in their Plainfield, NH house for months, daring federal law enforcement to bother them. While normally that’s not a problem, since I don’t want federal law enforcement to bother me at home either, Ed and Elaine Brown have been not only convicted of federal crimes, but also [...]
Kent McManigal on Strike The Root
Posted in 2008 Elections, civil liberties, free your mind, guns, Kent McManigal, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, personal responsibility, politics on 2007.04.19 | 4 Comments »
A few folks have asked me why I support LP Presidential Candidate Kent McManigal. After all, I don’t agree with everything he says and he’s unlikely to get the nomination, but the truth is that Kent is a fascinating individual, a true individualist who has so much more to offer us than politics. He just [...]
Open Forum on Immigration
Posted in Big Brother, civil liberties, coercion, constitutional rights, Department of Homeland Security, free your mind, immigration, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, megabitchery, personal responsibility, platform, police state, politics, terrorism, unusual behaviors, wanker food fight, war on 2007.04.18 | 9 Comments »
This is an attempt to get Andy and Gary to stop sending this stuff to my email. Here you go guys, have at it. Source material for the debate: 1 (continues for 12 pages when you hit (“previous entries”). 2 The Case for Free Trade and Open Immigration Both sides OK, now you can quit [...]


