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Senate Democrats (and Some Republicans) and Another Christmas Surprise, S.1867 – Martial Law

It was over the Christmas holiday in which ObamaCare was pushed through the Democratically controlled House and Senate, and now another freedom destroying Bill is making its way through Congress toward the President’s desk – Senate Bill 1867. The Bill gives the military free access to treat U.S. soil as a battleground and detain indefinitely [...]

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Think You Can Rent Out Your Own House? Think Again!

In the town of Winona, Minnesota Ethan Dean, who is an adviser in Iraq and Afghanistan has to returned to the Middle East. In an effort to continue paying his bills, he wants to rent out his house while he is away. The City Council said No! Katelynn McBride at the Star Tribune website described [...]

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The U.S. and Its Loss in Economic Freedom

Over the years the U.S. has gone from the top country with economic freedom to ranking even below its close neighbor, Canada. Increased government regulations have been a major cause for this loss of freedom, and both sides of the aisle are guilty. EconomicFreedom.org has begun to produce some excellent videos illustrating these facts. I [...]

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USDA Threatens $60,000 Fine, Federal Raid Against Woman in Legal Possession of Indoor Lemon Tree

Natural News Ethan A. Huff, staff writer Oct. 3, 2011 (NaturalNews) The US government’s assault against innocent American citizens continues to get more aggressive and just plain strange, with new reports of harassment against honest owners of ordinary lemon trees. Health Freedom Alliance (HFA) reports that officials from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are [...]

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USDA: No Gorging on Vegetables For School Kids

With the obvious health crisis on the menu for school children, they now have to make sure not to eat too many vegetables per week. In an Oct. 6th article from the Hertiage Foundation, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is pushing for the rationed portions of lima [...]

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Another Community Bans a Man With a Sign

One of the earliest forms of advertising in the U.S. has been demonized in many communities and that form is sandwich boards also known as "sign walkers." With an effective advertising history that stretches all the way back to 19th Century England, it is amazing that such effective marketing during a struggling economy with heavy [...]

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Taking on Milwaukee’s Taxi Cartel

Private companies cannot use governmental power to outlaw competition, yet this is what the city of Milwaukee does for its established taxi cartel. Milwaukee allows only 321 taxicabs on its streets—almost half of which are owned by Milwaukee County Supervisor Joe Sanfelippo. That is about one cab for every 1,850 residents, one of the highest [...]

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Gov’t Says Wood is Illegal If U.S. Workers Produce It

From Gibson.com August 25, 2011 The Justice department bullies Gibson without filing charges The Federal Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. has suggested that the use of wood from India that is not finished by Indian workers is illegal, not because of U.S. law, but because it is the Justice Department’s interpretation of a law [...]

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Tennessee Woman Told to Remove American Flag Outside Her Optometry Office

Todd Starnes FOX News Aug. 17, 2011 Dawn Kamin said she would expect opposition to the flying of an American flag in more liberal parts of the country – but not the suburbs of Memphis, Tenn. Kamin said she was ordered to remove an American flag she had posted outside her optometry office. “I was [...]

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Washington D.C. Considering Capping Cab Companies

The City of Washington D.C. is considering a bill that will change the local cab industry from free market to a permit medallion system. Medallions, about 4000 of them, would be awarded to mainly minority drivers with over 5 years experience and cab companies with the option of renting. This could quite possibly put over [...]

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Further Adventures in For-Profit Ticketing

Dan Brooks Combat Blog July 6, 2011 A few weeks ago, we talked about various cities’ attempts to address revenue problems by selling private companies the right to operate and enforce parking meters. Around the same time, a St. Louis circuit judge ruled against American Traffic Solutions in a class-action suit, finding that the city [...]

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What’s the Link Between Economic Freedom & Quality of Life?

Meredith Jessup The Blaze June 28, 2011 As the Charles Koch Foundation demonstrates in this simple yet effective video, it’s pretty straightforward: a nation‘s economic freedom correlates directly with its people’s quality of life.  Take income for example — the more freedom you have, the more you’re likely to make: Dear College Democrats: that‘s why [...]

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