The FISA courts were made to track down bad guys in the wake of 9/11. They were then and they are now, good intentions run amuck. How have they been used in the last few years? As expected, not all that well.
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Notable Quote – Richard Wagner
A word to Bruce Currie, a frequent liberal commenter here at the ‘Grok whokeeps on insisting that a marketplace can ONLY exist with Government overseeing and regulating it. So, how is it possible for democracy to conflict with liberty? Democracy is a scheme for governing human interaction. But so is liberty, which is a system … Read more
Once again, Progressives wanting to take something away from you. Right, NH State Rep Skip Cleaver (D)?
Given our four day First In The Nation Primary broadcastfest with the 603 Alliance last week and the previous were pretty much a lost cause for blogging for me and I’m still trying to play catch up on some stuff that had caught my eye and I didn’t get the chance to do any writing. So, I’m late on this by a couple of weeks.
Taken Care of or Do We Want Liberty
Do most of us want to be taken care of or do we want liberty? Most of us have an exaggerated and idealized picture of the past. We long for a return to times gone by. The reason isn’t because food was more plentiful or better quality. It isn’t because we were more free. There … Read more
Follow the Money
I have been working on both State and County Budgets for over two decades. One handy rule I use in analyzing why the money is in the budget is “Follow the Money.” This simple rule leads one to find out the why this got included. Who benefits? Where does the money come from?
Pro-Life Women Celebrate the Dignity of the Unborn
Women have had the right to vote for 100 years. That’s how long it has been since passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The 19th amendment granted American women the right to vote. With its passage women came out from their dependence into the full sunlight of civic freedoms.
Notable Quote – Richard Wagner
The robust commercial republic that emerged through this constitution of liberty clearly warranted the designation of American exceptionalism. That exceptionalism has been under assault for around a century now as the consensual principle upon which the American regime was founded has come increasingly to give way to the factional principle, whereby government becomes an instrument … Read more
This is what I’ve been saying about the eco-Socialists for a long, long time
Regular readers know that I’ve always tried to show how the only “way forward!” from the environmentalists is that EVERYone must make do with less. No more meat, less choice in where we live, what we wear, how we work, the energy we use, less living spaces, no more fashion, and only get things we “need.”
Any Democrat Defense of Qasem Soleimani or Iran Includes the Blood of these 400 Women
Before you put the Qasem Soleimani T-shirts on the rack, make sure they are red. As the number two guy in Iran and the leader of its terrorist faction, his government is responsible (in one month alone) for the death of 400 women.
Notable Quote – John Dickinson
We cannot be happy, without being free…we cannot be free, without being secure in our property…we cannot be secure in our property, if, without our consent, others may, as by right, take it away. [Mankind’s] welfare…can be found in liberty only, and therefore her sacred cause ought to be espoused by every man on every … Read more
Op-ed: “We’re not giving up on charter schools”
On Friday, hundreds of public charter school students who traveled to Concord learned a harsh lesson about the legislative process. They learned that sometimes partisan politics gets in the way of bipartisan problem solving. They came to the Legislative Fiscal Committee asking lawmakers to accept the first round of a $46 million federal grant to … Read more
Republican Messaging Problem – one proposed solution
Steve has a thoughtful post on Republican messaging – it’s a problem. And his post caught me square between the eyes as it is one heckova problem because he’s right: the GOP is losing. It’s that old age issue: what do you say to counter “FREE”? First and as a long term “thing”, get Conservatives … Read more
The Republican Party Doesn’t Have a Brand Problem – It has a Messaging Problem
It should not be a secret. Democrats and their experts are social engineers. They use government force (higher taxes, regulation, and policy) to control your behavior. Not toward your interests or what you believe improves you or your life, but to use you to advance their priorities and state power.
The 12 Taxes of Christmas (courtesy of the NH Democrat Party) – Days 3 & 4
The third Tax of Christmas the Democrats gave to me…. A Road Usage Registration Fee Traveling on the snowy roads is difficult – now Democrats want to institute a new Road Usage Fee for when you register your car?! This is just absurd – last Christmas, Democrats tried to raise the tolls and now they … Read more
What does it say about our Country when Hong Kong-ers are waving American flags while fighting to protect their Freedom…
…from the Chinese Communists while here in America, the Left waves flags for and advocates for adoption of the same oppressive Socialist and Communist political structures that is oppressing the young in Hong Kong. A parade of U.S. flags as #hongkong rally plays messages of support from U.S. lawmakers pic.twitter.com/q1LTzOhK3T — Annie Wu (@annieeenyc) November … Read more
So what will YOU tell your children and grandchildren on how you protected their freedom?
From modernity to the 1700s. From Prosperity to poverty. From Freedom to Government restricting you in every aspect of your lives. The Bigger the Government, the smaller the citizen. Giving thanks for a Government that makes a mockery of “The Land of the Free”? (H/T: Powerline)
Federalism, socialism and ‘dreams of fancy’
Explaining the incredible prosperity of New England in the colonial era and early American republic, Alexis de Tocqueville noted first that the people were left largely alone by the government.
Liberals Love Freedom Leftists Love Control
Liberals love freedom while leftists love control. It’s an important point Alan Dershowitz illustrates. The retired Harvard law professor is a classical liberal. Classic liberals love freedom.
German Deplorables Send a Message: Chancellor Angela Merkel Slaughtered in Regional Elections
The German Deplorables are starting to smarten up and voting their beliefs. Worst hit – the Ruling Elite. “A rebellion has broken out in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Party (CDU) after it suffered defeat in a regional election on Sunday.”
America Was Not Founded on Slavery
The idea that America founded on slavery is an ignorant misrepresentation. Ben Shapiro addressed this leftist talking point and it bears repeating.