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From the article, when asked if the TSA would allow people to opt out of both due to religious beliefs the TSA administrator replied, “While I respect and we respect that person’s beliefs, that person’s not going to get on an airplane.” Nice. There’s no way to get out of it. And it makes me so angry to hear people like Joe Lieberman, “”I understand the privacy sensitivities,” said Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT). “Of course it’s awkward, it’s unusual. “On the other hand, the overwhelming majority of us, we get on those planes and we want to have the confidence…

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Watch out for this bill. I started a petition once for a similar bill, only to find out there are so many of these floating around in Congress that it does’t do any good to spend so much time on just one. But it looks like this one may get passed by Congress. http://www.naturalnews.com/030418_Food_Safety_Modernization_Act_seeds.html

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Maybe I’ll have to move to Texas! After all, Ron Paul lives there. That’s a good enough reason, but there’s even more here, http://thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/crime/5212-texas-legislature-to-consider-firearms-freedom-act

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A new book is out from the Mises Institute, a collection of essays by Walter Block on “cutting edge topics.” Jeffrey Tucker points out that this fills an important gap in libertarian literature, a well-rounded introduction to why liberty does work and why the government has failed. Tucker, “What first appears to be an eccentric collection of unpredictable opinions on a large range of provocative topics turns out to be a compelling presentation of the logic of liberty applied to a series of practical issues that surround us every day.” Take a look, http://blog.mises.org/14654/building-blocks-for-liberty/

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Yeah, the GOP has to keep up their facade of smaller government. They all know that earmarks account for such a tiny fraction of government spending it doesn’t really matter. It is like taking a grain of salt out of the salt shaker and proclaiming that you’ve helped reduce sodium intake. If the GOP ever decides to cut warfare and welfare spending, I will really be surprised. Really surprised. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/15/AR2010111504511.html

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Bush is being discouraged from spreading his sickening torture propaganda in the UK. If only Americans had that much sense… http://www.lewrockwell.com/spl2/boris-johnson-bush-torture.html

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As The New American says, “As world leaders have gathered in Asia for the Group of 20 (G-20) summit to discuss measures to revitalize the frail global economy, tensions have risen over struggling currencies and trade. Likewise, President Obama and other world leaders in Seoul, South Korea for the two-day summit are having to contend with one another’s opposing strategies for fostering a more stable economic environment and preventing a looming financial meltdown.”

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