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    Today, 07:38 AM
    By Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. March 29, 2024 Thanks, Robert Roche. 1773349674495168918 https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/land-of-the-free/
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    Today, 07:30 AM
    By Wanjiru Njoya Mises.org March 29, 2024 Self-defense is an ancient common law right under which necessary and reasonable force may be used to defend one’s person or property. As Sir Edward Coke expressed it in 1604: “The house of every one is to him as his Castle and Fortress as well for defence against injury and violence . . . if thieves come to a man’s house to rob him, or murder, and the owner or his servants kill any of the thieves in defense of himself and his house, it is no felony, and he shall lose nothing.” The meaning of reasonable force has always been heavily context dependent, considering the facts of the case including the intentions of the parties. If a trial were to become necessary in the scenario described by Coke, the court would have to establish that the intruders were indeed thieves intent on robbery or murder, or at any rate that the homeowner reasonably believed this to be the case. The use of force to defend oneself from an attack inherently carries the risk of causing the attacker’s death, making it necessary to ascertain that this was not merely a homicide masquerading as self-defense. Otherwise, anyone could shoot another and argue that he thought it was an intruder, as happened in the Oscar Pistorius case. If the attacker shoots first, it is clearly not unreasonable to shoot back. Difficult cases arise where the attacker is unarmed or armed only with the natural weapons of his own fists. The old common law rule, as reported by the Michigan Law Review in 1904, was that
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    Today, 07:14 AM
    The Most Astounding Feature of the Assange Case By Paul Craig Roberts PaulCraigRoberts.org March 29, 2024 The most extraordinary thing about Julian Assange is that he is being treated as if he were an American citizen. “Treason” was the original cry, now converted to “espionage.” There was no espionage. Wikileaks published, and made available to the New York Times, The Guardian, and other media organizations leaked information. The media organizations published the information, just as did Wikileaks, but they are not charged. Neither is Wikileaks charged. Only Julian Assange is charged.
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    Yesterday, 10:14 PM
    ^ That's what the centralists sold them. ^
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    Yesterday, 10:04 PM
    A true free market would drive costs and quality according to supply and demand, competition,,, it would not let government pick winners and losers.
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    Yesterday, 09:06 PM
    It always costs more to do things a second time. I wonder what level of insurance they purchased. Insurers could face losses of up to $4 billion after Baltimore bridge tragedy
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    Yesterday, 08:06 PM
    Does that also apply to non male/female images and activity?
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    Yesterday, 07:59 PM
    What about booze? Or beer? Should we go back to prohibition?
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    Yesterday, 07:48 PM
    Government f&ck up number 7,402,159: "Canada’s public health system finances it."
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    Yesterday, 07:11 PM
    Interesting debate. But the root problem was never discussed, which leaves people more inclined to choose-a-side based on emotion rather than fiscally-responsible and pro-liberty solutions. As long as the federal government continues to fund the NGO's and DHS on the tax payer dime, the people will scream for government police-state solutions. Catholic Charities, Jewish Family Council, the Lutherans are involved. What they do is they go to the border and take these asylum seekers from the Department of Homeland Security, . They’re paid by DHS to provide aid. So there’s an incentive to bring in more people.
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    Yesterday, 01:40 PM
    I can't speak for all areas or countries, but from what I observe in Mexico and a few other countries (setting aside the personal choice do drugs or not), most of the violence occurs between the drug lord factions, not civilians and tourists. My position is similar to Occam's Banana in Post #753.
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    Yesterday, 12:05 PM
    Some minor delays, but not the End of America the World as Biden would have you believe . GM, Ford will reroute Baltimore shipments after bridge collapse "There are a lot of other areas that can pick up the slack like the New York Harbor and all the way down to Savannah, Georgia", he said in an email. "It will take a while for the situation to resolve and to begin operating normally again, so definitely there will be delays in deliveries of goods."
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    Yesterday, 10:56 AM
    Yeah, stuff like that, I don't pay attention to. I see your point though; discerning libertarians/anarchists see past all of that and cut right to the matter, but others, not so much, which can pollute the mind.
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    Yesterday, 10:29 AM
    Reason has very valid and concerning points. The important thing is, though Javier is doing a great job so far , one should never rely or count on a leader no matter how well intentioned. Hopefully Javier provided a kickstart and the people will keep the momentum going with or without him. Keep the conversations going, never let your guard down, and hold them accountable.
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    Yesterday, 09:24 AM
    Polls, lol Can a candidate win the popular vote but lose the election? and What are Delegates and Superdelegates? And what about pledged and unpledged delegates?
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    Yesterday, 09:05 AM
    Ron Paul Institute by James Bovard Mar 28, 2024 Last December, one of the most intrusive provisions in the federal statute book was set to expire. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorizes the National Security Agency to vacuum up trillions of emails and other data. A bevy of bipartisan members of Congress called for radically curtailing those nullifications of Americans’ privacy.
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    Yesterday, 08:55 AM
    By Jacob G. Hornberger The Future of Freedom Foundation March 28, 2024 By now, I’m sure that most Americans have their own personal stories about TSA abuse. The U.S. government’s takeover of airport security after the 9/11 attacks has made flying an unpleasant experience. This past weekend, I was flying back to Virginia. A TSA agent took my carry-on suitcase aside and opened it up. She then pulled out a container of talcum powder. She spent around 5 minutes intensely examining it and then testing it. Up to that point, it was simply a matter relating to the talcum powder. No agent was hassling me ,and I was just waiting for the testing of the talcum powder to be completed. I nonchalantly and innocently said to her, “So, I’m curious as to whether it’s bad to bring talcum powder with me.” Well, that was obviously a wrong thing to say. I think you’re expected to keep your mouth shut and not question anything they do.
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    Yesterday, 08:50 AM
    Florida House Bill 621: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/621/BillText/er/PDF
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    Yesterday, 08:35 AM
    The Empire Slowly Suffocates Assange Like It Slowly Suffocates All Its Enemies By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com March 28, 2024 The British High Court has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may potentially get a final appeal against extradition to the United States, but only within a very limited scope and only if specific conditions are met. The court ruled that Assange may appeal only on the grounds that his freedom of speech might be restricted in the US, and that there is a possibility he could receive the death penalty. If the US provides “assurances” that neither of these things will happen, then the trial moves to another phase where Assange’s legal team may debate the merits of those assurances. If the US does not provide those assurances, then the limited appeal will move forward.
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    Yesterday, 08:21 AM
    Alan Gottlieb of course.
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    Yesterday, 08:11 AM
    The point for me is: F&ck you. No. Good intentions and all...
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    03-27-2024, 12:44 PM
    By Gary D. Barnett March 27, 2024 “Still another of the frauds of these men is, that they are now establishing, and that the war was designed to establish, “a government of consent.” The only idea they have ever manifested as to what is a government of consent, is this—that it is one to which everybody must consent, or be shot. This idea was the dominant one on which the war was carried on; and it is the dominant one, now that we have got what is called “peace.” ~ Lysander Spooner, No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority To believe or support any document that is claimed to be a contract agreed upon by all, and in perpetuity, without a single signature by any held to its decrees, represented by only a few criminal rulers, ‘interpreted’ by only nine appointed criminal ‘supreme’ court judges, and enforced at the point of a gun, is not only ignorant, arrogant, and asinine, it is completely insane. But in this nation-state 235 years ago, a few rich mercantilists and corrupt politicians falsely referred to as the ‘founders,’ in the dark of night, behind locked and closed doors, in total secrecy, drafted what is referred to as ‘The Constitution,’ and claimed it bound every single individual in the country, and would be binding on every single individual born thereafter. What nonsense is this?
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    03-27-2024, 09:27 AM
    My reference was in regard to what Biden said during his speech: "I told them we’re going to send all the federal resources they need as we respond to this emergency, and I mean all the federal resources. And we’re going to rebuild that port together." We should not be incurring the cost of what the company(ies) involved should be responsible for. I see Biden's move as another toward fascism. The square mile remark was meant as: damn that's another big one!
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    03-27-2024, 08:58 AM
    As fast as Biden made his announcement, I see it more as I posted in the other thread:
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    03-27-2024, 08:42 AM
    Not only that, but also another square mile toward the merger of private business/government fascism. "You didn't build that, we did".
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    03-27-2024, 08:32 AM
    You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Madison320 again. You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to acptulsa again. Those are the interventionists, like the ones who promote a globalists order, North American Union , invade other countries because "if America can't compete it will conquer", etc. I travel to Mexico often and can say that people for the most part are happy and laid back yet hard workers. Products are cheaper there, and often you will find stores that give free tequila for you to walk in the door at which point you can barter price further. "Concerned" people criticize them, complain about their wages and judge their lifestyle, which leads to more interventionism and eventually higher costs. Every country has poor and wealthy, bad and good areas just like here in the states. But it should be up to the people in those countries to worry about, not us. We can benefit by the cheaper prices, while they benefit by the profits when we buy. It sure beats war, or banning, which would cause our prices to soar while cutting off their means of profit and survive. If American's were so truly concerned about "independence", they would simply demand more "economic freedom zones", lower regulatory and tax rates, build and compete, which would bring prices back down here in the states. It "may not be as simple as that", but that's what needs to be done. Anti Federalist : the company involved should be liable for rebuilding that, or set up an alternate port, not the federal government/tax payers.
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    03-26-2024, 06:25 PM
    Joe Biden 2021 – present: $6.32 trillion - 6.33% (less than 1 term) Donald Trump 2017 – 2021: $8.2 TRILLION (40.43% in 1 single term) Barack Obama 2009 – 2017: $8.34 trillion (69.98% 2 full terms) RE: The Presidential Pen I wonder, if Biden is able to exceed Trump's debt, will Biden be allowed to "win" the upcoming election. If not, they will definitely need Trump back in office, to show them how it's done. It's all about raking it in, isn't it?
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    03-26-2024, 05:47 PM
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