Washington Times September 16, 2010 BOVARD: Abolish the Phony Privacy Board Panel was designed to rubber-stamp constitutional infringement by James Bovard President Obama has failed to make any appointments to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. This board epitomizes the charades Washington has played since Sept, 11, 2001. Instead of stocking the board with […]
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Ron Paul Celebrates Justice Department’s 140th Anniversary
It’s almost always a shock when truth surfaces in the Congressional Record. Madam Speaker, the House of Representatives recently considered H. Res. 1422, honoring the 140th anniversary of the Department of Justice. I voted against this resolution because of the Justice Department’s history of violating individual rights. It is the Justice Department that leads the […]
Congratulations, Ron Paul – Audit the Fed Triumph
The House-Senate conferees on the financial reform bill have significantly tightened the bill’s mandate to audit the Federal Reserve. This is a huge triumph for Ron Paul – and another vindication of his 2008 presidential campaign. The bill’s provisions do not go nearly far enough – but they are a seachange in official Washington. It […]
Audit the Fed Dammit
Nation magazine columnist John Nichols has an excellent piece today on why Obama should reverse his position and support Auditing the Fed. Nichols mentions that Sen. Bernie Sanders will offer an amendment this week to attach ‘Audit the Fed’ to the so-called banking regulation reform bill: The Sanders amendment would require the Fed to name […]
Podcast of April 19th Interview with Ernie Hancock
Legendary hellraiser and freedom fighter Ernie Hancock had me on his radio show today. We talked about the meaning of April 19th – Waco, the Oklahoma City bombing, etc. He tried to squeeze out a few predictions but I pretty much took a dive. You can hear the show by clicking (The interview starts about […]
Kudos to Kucinich & 64 Other Courageous Congressmen on Afghanistan
Dennis Kucinich deserves credit for forcing the House to formally debate the Afghan war. His comments – and those of Ron Paul and the other 63 folks who voted against perpetuating this war – will be part of the honor roll of our time. On the Republican side, Rep. Paul was joined in opposing the […]
Dump Bernanke and Audit the Fed
How much damage can one man inflict and still be treated like a saint and savior in Washington? Ben Bernanke’s career answers that question. The Establishment media has rallied around the current Fed chairman as if his reign was the triumph of wisdom and goodness – instead of a debacle of bursting bubbles and ruined […]