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Brian Beyer's picture
By Brian Beyer at 3:50PM

YAL Moneybomb!

Money Bomb

Many years ago, Julius Caesar, emperor of Rome, was told to, "beware the Ides of March."

Help Young Americans for Liberty send the same message to Washington.

No more spending. 

No more printing.

No more taxes.

No more wars.

Help us reign in the American Empire on March 16th.

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Peter Tariche's picture
By Peter Tariche at 6:46AM

Will California be the First State to Legalize Marijuana ?

From the Los Angeles Times:

Proponents of an initiative to make California the first state to legalize marijuana have collected about 693,800 signatures, virtually guaranteeing that the measure will appear on a crowded November ballot.

The initiative to legalize marijuana if passed would allow the regulation and taxation of marijuana by local cities and counties. According to the Timesa field poll from April of 2009 concluded that 56% of California voters want to legalize and tax marijuana. 

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By Peter Tariche at 6:42AM

Ron Paul Under Attack by the "Tea Party" Movement

The "Tea Party" movement has a variety of conservatives, libertarians and independents who share a common opposition to big government. So, why on earth would Tea Partiers ever attack Ron Paul, the biggest adversary to big government Washington has seen in many years? As liberty-minded individuals, we must always be cautious of those whom cling to our ideology not to advance liberty but instead to gain political power. Let history be a reminder to this testament.

Shaun Bowen's picture
By Shaun Bowen at 6:36AM

Miss him yet?

G Bush Billboard

No this not a forgery. A local Minnesota Public Radio voice has brought attention to this billboard which can be seen traveling on I-35 near Wyoming, MN. Though funny, this billboard shows just how important liberty minded groups like YAL and C4l are right now.


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Bonnie Kristian's picture
By Bonnie Kristian at 6:03PM

SNL on FOX News

Apropos of the recent post on Jon Stewart's defense of Ron Paul against FOX's tendency to conveniently forget about him:

Rachel Kania's picture
By Rachel Kania at 4:55PM

Free Competition in Currency Act

Ron Paul recently introduced the Free Competition in Currency Act which has three parts as follows.

Courtesy of DownsizeDC.org:

  • The Honest Money portion would repeal the legal tender law, which gives the Federal Reserve a monopoly over the money supply.
  • The Competitive Currency section would repeal the words of Title 18 Section 489 of the U.S. Code, which gives the United States government a monopoly over the creation of coins for use as currency.
  • The Tax-Free Gold component of the bill would prohibit federal and state taxes, such as capital gains, on precious metal coins and bullion.

If you are new to the idea of competing currencies, then read more here.

Any power a government arrogates to itself, it is loathe to give back
to the people. Just as we have gone from a constitutionally-instituted
national defense consisting of a limited army and navy bolstered by
militias and letters of marque and reprisal, we have moved from a
system of competing currencies to a government-instituted banking
cartel that monopolizes the issuance of currency. -- Ron Paul

Brian Beyer's picture
By Brian Beyer at 4:53PM

Hide and Go Seek

The Taliban are hiding pretty darn well in Baluchistan province in Pakistan. So well, in fact, that they're not even there.

"Interviews with residents and officials in and around Quetta, a dusty frontier city of 1.2 million, reveal widespread skepticism that Pakistan's vast Baluchistan province harbors Afghan Taliban commander Mullah Omar, his aides or their foot soldiers.

It's a disconnect that does not bode well for Washington-Islamabad relations — and America's already tattered reputation among Pakistanis — as Baluchistan grows in strategic importance for the United States."

It looks like the US isn't all that great at finding things, let alone looking in the right places. After all, who could forget those pesky WMD's? (Actually, one was recently found by Iraqi prison guards. Turns out, it wasn't even a warhead.)

Jihan Huq's picture
By Jihan Huq at 3:59PM

Rep. John Murtha Dead

mPennsylvania Rep. John Murtha has passed away today. The Congressman died of complications after gallbladder surgery. No stranger to controversy, Murtha was known as one of the " kings of pork" -- but also for his critism of the Iraq War. He was also the first Vietnam War  combat veteran to be elected in Congress. Congressman Murtha was 77 years old.

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Sam Swedberg's picture
By Sam Swedberg at 3:50PM

$107 Trillion

social uh oh

In 2009 alone we had $107 trillion worth of unfunded liabilites, 10 times our national debt. Unfunded liabilities are the difference between the promised benefits of current and future generations and the amount of taxes and Medicare premiums collected. How long will the American people, especially the younger generations, allow blatent stealing of their money for programs they'll never benefit from anyway? I haven't met anyone who is complacent about money they've rightfully earned, yet most people still don't bat an eye when looking at their paychecks. Is it based on a blind faith that government will always provide? Whatever the reason may be, something must change. The sooner the better.

This article from the National Center for Policy Analysis is a great tool for anyone interested in arguing why Medicare or Social Security should be scrapped.

Elliot Engstrom's picture
By Elliot Engstrom at 3:49PM

Civilian deaths and conscription in Afghanistan

As has been the case since the beginning of the conflict in Afghanistan, the numbers of civilian dead or wounded continue to be staggering.  Unfortunately, the Western "solution" to increase support for the Karzai government, which is in effect nothing but one more faction competing for power, will in fact simply increase the source of the problem, as the addition of 40,000 troops to the country will merely increase the amount of night bombings and air support needed for American (excuse me...coalition) forces.

Karzai seems to have a great solution to the problem of civilian deaths -- make everyone join the military!  The Associated Press reports:

Karzai told a conference of the world's top defense officials in Munich that he wants to build and train an army and police force of 300,000 by 2012 that will be able to provide security for Afghanistan by 2015 without external help.


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