When it comes to dealing with federal overreach, most people take one of three different approaches - none of which should be your first response to extreme, repeated violations of the constitution and your liberty.
The post Resist. First. first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the American colonists’ protest against the Stamp Act and how their actions effectively nullified it. We’ve seen a lot of protests across America over the last few years, most recently waves of unrest in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. Protestors garnered…
On Sat. Feb. 23rd at the Oklahoma State Capitol, we will have an opportunity to assemble and to demonstrate those numbers and make it very clear to our elected representatives that Oklahomans expect their privacy rights to be respected! Continue reading →
Via El hombre original, SooperMexican; One of the more breathtakingly stupid memes of the Occupy Wall Street protest (and there are many) is the constant self-aggrandizing comparison to the “Arab Spring.” There are many reasons to be cautious in being overly celebratory of the Mideast revolutions even without comparing it to a “revolution” in America. Even the slightest [...]
“One consistent challenge in teaching is remembering how little students really know and how much they think they know. This is not a putdown of students. On the contrary, it is a celebration of optimism in the best sense of the word, the same optimism that was supposed to have inspired Winston Churchill to observe: …
Would you know what to do? (via Wired) Scenario: Your government is displeased with the communication going on in your location and pulls the plug on your internet access, most likely by telling the major ISPs to turn off service. read more
CCTV has led to large scale arrests, following the recent student protests in London, over increased tuition fees. A total of over 180 people have been arrested, with the majority identified by CCTV. Continue reading →
Majority of Americans Now Oppose Body Scanners and TSA Pat Downs A new poll by Zogby International finds that 61% of Americans polled between Nov. 19 and Nov. 22 oppose the use of full body scans and TSA pat downs. … Continue reading →
Thanks to FireDogLake for putting together this guide to knowing your rights when dealing with the TSA: read more
Every day I read a new story about the TSA violating a person's rights and privacy in the name of "security". I will NEVER submit to a body scan (out of principle, if nothing else), and have been subjected to the intimate public groping numerous times...