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Today, 09:07 AM

economics102 replied to a thread Kokesh Arrested in General Politics

IANAL but my understanding is that if an officer attempts to arrest you without suspicion of a crime, that is no different than assault and you are...

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Today, 07:19 AM

economics102 replied to a thread Kokesh Arrested in General Politics

If the only charge is resisting arrest, aside from that being totally ridiculous, it's clear from the video that he BARELY resisted -- he...

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Yesterday, 10:49 PM

economics102 started a thread A pictorial response to "who will build the roads?" in General Politics

I did a quick pie graph, thought you guys might like it:

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Yesterday, 10:48 PM

economics102 replied to a thread Kokesh Arrested in General Politics

They must be really afraid of the DC march, because if their desire was simply to find a way to throw Kokesh in jail for a while, they could've just...

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05-17-2013, 03:39 PM

economics102 replied to a thread Piers Morgan is beginning to understand why we need the 2nd Amendment in General Politics

Hey, you know what, progress is progress. The pro-guns argument doesn't require that tyranny be "likely," only that it be a realistic possibility....

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05-16-2013, 11:36 PM

economics102 replied to a thread Obama calls in the marines--to shield him from the rain in General Politics

Seriously what the hell is going on in this photo? lol

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05-16-2013, 05:45 PM

economics102 replied to a thread Amash says he'll fight against an 'anti-civil liberties' GOP Senate candidate in Michigan in Justin Amash Forum

Well Justin, you know what they say, if you want a job done right, do it yourself! :) :)

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05-15-2013, 10:39 AM

economics102 replied to a thread Joe Biden: there would be"no legal reason"why taxing violent video games would be an issue in General Politics

If I were the ESA (videogame lobbying group) and the government started taxing videogames and donating proceeds to families of gun violence victims,...

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05-12-2013, 04:27 PM

economics102 replied to a thread JAGTV Has Launched It's Website in Liberty Activism Grassroots Central

OK, I'm a little less hostile now after seeing that email they sent. Maybe I was a bit harsh :)

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05-12-2013, 07:21 AM

economics102 replied to a thread Why Does the Public Tolerate the Bar-Association Monopolies? in General Politics

"Why Does the Public Tolerate" could be the beginning of a very long list of things...

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05-12-2013, 07:17 AM

economics102 replied to a thread Rand Paul: The moment of responsibility for Hillary Clinton in Rand Paul Forum

What's kinda funny about this video is Hillary is all smiles at the beginning and probably imagined Rand would be polite and friendly like his father...

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05-11-2013, 09:49 PM

economics102 replied to a thread NYPD Sergeant Says 'Guilty Until Proven Innocent' Is The Price We Pay For A 'Free Society in General Politics

Disgusting. And why is it the police never have to prove their innocence? I have a proposition: any time police use violence against a suspect,...

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05-11-2013, 10:21 AM

economics102 replied to a thread Greenwald: Debating Bill Maher on Muslims, Islam and US foreign policy in General Politics

Wow, that was some impressive rapid-fire truth-dropping by Greenwald at the end. There's not a lot of people who can shut Bill Maher up on the...

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05-10-2013, 01:51 PM

economics102 replied to a thread JAGTV Has Launched It's Website in Liberty Activism Grassroots Central

Why do they have a video in which they're cribbing everyone else's content, even to the point of putting their own logo over other networks' logos?...

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05-10-2013, 12:07 PM

economics102 replied to a thread Rand does snobby John Kerry impression in Rand Paul Forum

Yeah, I must sadly admit I was a Kerry supporter in 2004. I was a brand Democrat. I had never considered conservative/libertarian ideas and was still...

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05-10-2013, 12:01 PM

economics102 replied to a thread Rand Paul: The moment of responsibility for Hillary Clinton in Rand Paul Forum

According to Judge Napolitano, the charge of "lying to Congress" carries the same penalties as perjury and it therefore doesn't actually make a...

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05-10-2013, 12:10 AM

economics102 replied to a thread Back in 93', a good friend of mine said "if all is lost, what exactly are we conserving?" in General Politics

We are conserving an idea. We are conserving freedom. Unfortunately that fight hasn't been going well over the past century!

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05-09-2013, 12:38 PM

economics102 replied to a thread Happy 6th Anniversary RPF! in General Politics

Happy birthday RPF! This is a great community.

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05-09-2013, 12:40 AM

economics102 replied to a thread Congressman Gary Peters announces he will run for U.S. Senate in Michigan (D) in Justin Amash Forum

Not necessarily. Rand's bruising primary fight in Kentucky toughened him up and gave him a lot of campaigning experience that I'm sure helped him run...

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05-09-2013, 12:06 AM

economics102 replied to a thread Did Rand Paul Win the South Carolina Special Election? in Rand Paul Forum

Rand no doubt helped Sanford win with his endorsement, but I'm not sure Sanford would be helping Rand by drawing unnecessary attention to Rand's...

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05-06-2013, 08:16 PM

economics102 replied to a thread Boston Bombing Suspect - Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan motivated attack in General Politics

Um, that's exactly what they did after 9/11. The way they do it goes like this: 1. Despite being a mtter of public record, the fact that the...

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