Glenn Beck’s latest oddity:
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/01/glenn-beck-is-planning-2-billion-galts.html
Wow, good to know. I’ll be watching out for those warning signs much more carefully now.
Good to know those White House Petitions have become nothing more than a series of jokes:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57563629-1/white-house-shoots-down-petition-to-build-death-star/
Also, did anyone else get an email politely rejecting the secession petition? Well, here it is, with the stupidest parts highlighted:
“In a nation of 300 million people – each with their own set of deeply-held beliefs – democracy can be noisy and controversial. And that’s a good thing. Free and open debate is what makes this country work, and many people around the world risk their lives every day for the liberties we often take for granted.
But as much as we value a healthy debate, we don’t let that debate tear us apart.
Our founding fathers established the Constitution of the United States “in order to form a more perfect union” through the hard and frustrating but necessary work of self-government. They enshrined in that document the right to change our national government through the power of the ballot – a right that generations of Americans have fought to secure for all. But they did not provide a right to walk away from it. As President Abraham Lincoln explained in his first inaugural address in 1861, “in contemplation of universal law and of the Constitution the Union of these States is perpetual.” In the years that followed, more than 600,000 Americans died in a long and bloody civil war that vindicated the principle that the Constitution establishes a permanent union between the States. And shortly after the Civil War ended, the Supreme Court confirmed that “[t]he Constitution, in all its provisions, looks to an indestructible Union composed of indestructible States.”
Although the founders established a perpetual union, they also provided for a government that is, as President Lincoln would later describe it, “of the people, by the people, and for the people” – all of the people. Participation in, and engagement with, government is the cornerstone of our democracy. And because every American who wants to participate deserves a government that is accessible and responsive, the Obama Administration has created a host of new tools and channels to connect concerned citizens with White House. In fact, one of the most exciting aspects of the We the People platform is a chance to engage directly with our most outspoken critics.
So let’s be clear: No one disputes that our country faces big challenges, and the recent election followed a vigorous debate about how they should be addressed. As President Obama said the night he won re-election, “We may have battled fiercely, but it’s only because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future.”
Whether it’s figuring out how to strengthen our economy, reduce our deficit in a responsible way, or protect our country, we will need to work together – and hear from one another – in order to find the best way to move forward. I hope you’ll take a few minutes to learn more about the President’s ideas and share more of your own.”
@ WillyTruth
Well it’s good to know that the writing that certified the authoritative nature of the state came not from Murray Rothbard or Franz Oppenheimer but from the White House directly.
Two armed strangers rescue man robbed at gunpoint…
Victim: "I don’t believe in guns, I don’t own a gun. So, I’m totally at the mercy of my saviors. They obviously sent two angels to help me. These people protected me when I couldn’t protect myself.”
Come ON bro, what the heck? (Not you, SM, but Mr. Paul).
Oh HELL NO. If this goes through, criminy.
Supreme Court to consider if silence can be evidence of guilt
That’s a little misrepresentative:
Silence, in the context of having been answering questions. This is one reason you don’t even start answering any questions, because at some point you’ll decide it’s not a good idea, which in itself will give more information than you want to give.
Devaluations as far as the eye can see.
First Shots Are Fired in Global ‘Currency War’
Distinction without a difference. Silence is silence. You have a right to answer all, none or some questions and the questions you do not answer are simply information that you did not provide to the prosecutor, that is, your legal opponent in the court case. Since you have no duty to provide any of this information in the first place, provision of some information cannot create any obligation to provide any other information. By this logic, the moment I give a dollar in change to the homeless guy on the corner, I’m henceforth obligated to give him my entire net worth. Not obligated means not obligated. Inferring guilt from not doing something a person is not obligated to do is, well, it’s making it an obligation on that person.
Despite the fact they are a bunch of soulless, bloodsucking vampires, I’m fairly confident SCOTUS will do the right thing on this one because a) it’s obvious what the right answer is and b) I don’t see how they substantially benefit vis-a-vis the massive political backlash that will certainly occur if they defang the fifth amendment.
What people don’t generally understand is that “everything you say can and will be used against you” is not particular to the State… any legal adversary can and will use anything you say against you in a court of law. This is why insurers, bill collectors, etc. record all conversations you have with them. They are collecting your own words to be replayed in court against you. Nothing is as damning as someone saying “Well yeah, I owe that money but…” Trying to come back to court later and deny you owe money after admitting on tape that you owe it is generally a non-starter. The point is that the State has no more right to demand answers from you and I than we have to demand answers from each other. If you don’t answer my questions to my legal convenience so I can build a better lawsuit against you, that’s your prerogative. I can’t threaten to have you thrown in jail because you didn’t incriminate yourself sufficiently to my tastes so I can get a bigger lawsuit award against you. The fifth amendment is essentially the same limitation applied to the State.
Clayton -
And since this can never be posted too many times:
Clayton -
Wonderful video. I think it was the first I saw on this forum.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/01/16/chinas-massively-illegal-world-of-warcraft-theme-park
Awesome, go china.
Concerned about gun control? Fear not, the free markets got your back:
Massively illegal theme park that benefits all visitors, harms nobody, and that the “owner” of the theme didn’t bother building. Indeed, go China!
The comments are scary. Page upon page with arguing about the act of getting away with stealing the IP, not the validity of the IP.
Did Blizzard pay Tolkien, and CS Lewis for their ideas concerning mythical creatures? That’s what was cool about Torchlight 2. A couple Diablo 2 guys be like hey let’s go build a better game than D3 and encourage modding. F*** it, let’s even make the mod tools. This after we sell the game for forty bucks less than those assclowns. Then some more D2 fellas say, oh yeah? F*** you, we’re going to release a free to play game better than Diablo 3 AND we got Marvel characters.