Cuccinelli and Drunk Driving Laws

Posted by Patrick Semmens in October 31st 2009

Drunk driving laws don’t often come up as a campaign issue, but when they do my reaction isn’t always what the person who brings them up in a campaign usually intends. DUI law in our country is chock full of gross violations of Constitutional rights, so I find myself impulsively sympathetic to the candidate accused [...]

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under: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Rights

Must Read: The Anarchist’s Playbook

Posted by Patrick Semmens in October 27th 2009

In the most recent issue of Young American Revolution, W. James Antle III writes about the politics of Murray Rothbard.
Rothbard, an anarcho-capitalist, built the philosophical core of the modern libertarian movement. But instead of focusing on his philosophy, the article focuses on Rothbard’s long-standing search for a practical political movement that would build the foundation [...]

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under: "Ron Paul Republicans", Revolution

Wall Street Journal on Rand Paul

Posted by Patrick Semmens in October 21st 2009

National media outlets are starting to take note of the fact that Rand Paul has a legitimate chance of becoming the next Senator from Kentucky. This from the Journal’s subscription only Political Diary:
Libertarianism Is the Family Business

Who says you can’t learn something from your parents? Ask Rand Paul, son of last year’s presidential [...]

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under: "Ron Paul Republicans", Media Hits

Links: Things I’ve Been Reading

Posted by Patrick Semmens in October 18th 2009

Since I’ve been lax on the updates, here’s a list of things I’ve been reading:

Smoking ban study full of lies. Shocking!
Dropping the facade: Bill would explicitly use Federal Reserve to fund government spending.
Say no to a texting ban. It would give police another pre-text to pull anyone over, anytime.
Democrat party warmongers, a history.
De-criminalize it! Attempting to [...]

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