Justice and Fortitude

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Beat the Summer Heat 
Summer Tip #1: To save on your air conditioning bill, turn off unnecessary lights during the day. Much of the energy used by incandescent bulbs is emitted as heat.
Summer Tip #2: To save 1-2 percent on your energy bill, unplug electronic devices and chargers when they aren’t […]

This is a great, great, great video on the choices we’ll have this November…please pass along to friends.

http://www.bobbarr2008.com/a-real-choice/
Also, Bob Barr will be appearing on “Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace” this coming Sunday! Bob will be discussing his goals and the progress of the campaign along with his presidential platform. Fox News Sunday airs […]

·         The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one’s time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. 
            -Henry Louis Mencken, 1880-1956
 
·         No man has received from nature […]

The Supreme Court’s decision was split 5-4 in favor of the interpretation of the 2nd amendment for individual citizens to keep and bear arms. Listed below are initial reactions:
Dick Heller, winning the lawsuit: “I’m thrilled I am now able to defend myself and my household in my home.”
President Bush: “I applaud the Supreme Court’s historic […]

This is a joyous day, yet a troubling sign for the future of the republic.  Why do we even have to question the clear intent of our founders? 

Read on…
A SUPREME CONSTITUTIONAL DECISION: 6-26-08

“A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and […]

Marc Gallagher has audio of Bob’s appearance on the Dennis Miller Show over at Liberty Maven, where Miller and Barr discussed FISA, the recent Supreme Court decision regarding habeas for detainees and what pushed him to the Libertarian Party.
Barr opposes the FISA Bill and isn’t hesitant to challenge Obama’s support of the legislation with this […]

Sad, sad sign of our times: if you hear someone utter the words “do you know who I am?”, chances are that person is an elected official, and chances are, they’re getting arrested.
DISCLAIMER: all persons are innocent until proven guilty, and this case has not been completed yet.
Indiana Barrister reports:
Indianapolis City-County Councilor Doris Minton-McNeil was […]

In the June edition of Indiana Business, J.R. Gaylor talks about the unnecessary spending he sees in school construction (can anyone find a link?). This is especially interesting in the fact that Gaylor is the CEO of the Indiana Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
Penny Bigelow, President of Citizens for Education, writes this open […]

Every time I hear about a story on the U.N., I wonder why we haven’t kicked this criminal gang of dictators out of our country yet.  If they were Americans, most of them would be in jail by now.
A report by the U.N.’s Office of Internal Oversight Services suggests that Guido Bertucci, director of the […]

The House just passed the latest version of the FISA bill, and it’s quite possible the bill will go to the Senate next week. It’s no surprise that John McCain supports this bill, which erodes privacy rights and provides telecommunications corporations with legal immunity for violating the Bill of Rights. What has surprised and angered […]