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The Cow Flatulence Tax Proposal Gains, uh, Steam...

The global warming alarmists can't actually quote climatology or atmospheric science as their justification. They can't use the US Constitution to justify the regulations. But they propose them anyway, and what the heck, let's add taxes to the regulations of the economy!

Enjoy the story!

http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2008/20081230165231.aspx

Murphy Expands on Facts: SEC is not only Unconstitutional, it Encourages Fraud in Investment World

Robert Murphy does it again. Well done!

http://mises.org/story/3273

Civil War Buffs and "Historians" Decry Move by Wal-Mart to Build NEAR, not ON, Battle Site...

Here is a very good example of the libertarian principle that if there are not enough people to support something in the market, yet people are forced to support it, then the "something" they've been forced to support should not exist in its present state. Not only have the liberties of the taxpayers been dampened, but their economic well-being has been hurt. It also allows us to reflect on the fact that as times change, people's interests change.

Gubment Energy Provider TVA Leaks Tons of Coal Ash Onto Private Property - ABC News Uses Case to Push Obama Anti-Coal Plan

For those who watched ABC "World News Tonight" and weren't throttled by the intense interest US network news reporters and editors have over what happens in Gaza, there might have been another story that caught your attention. The TVA spilled tons of coal ash out into private water areas and private lands. But, strangely, ABC didn't really discuss the fact that it was a government agency that screwed things up, didn't mention how difficult it would be for private citizens to get any sort of compensation from the gubment from the Tennessee government.

Alarming? More Detailed Reports of US Troops Deployed on US Soil, Contrary to Posse Comitatus Act

Please read this piece, and make sure to pay extra close attention to the John Warner national Defense Authorization Act of 2007!

http://blacklistednews.com/?news_id=2777

Head of NSA Doesn't Know What Fourth Amendment Actually Says About Search and Seizure. Surprised?

Take a look at this.

Gard has been working the past two nights on a mega music pod for Christmas, but his audio program has now crashed THREE times, totaling about eight hours of work, so the music cast will have to come later, when he isn't ready to boot his computer to Titan.

For now, be prepared for some entertaining info, courtesy of the NSA. It shows how ignorant those dangerous people are.

http://www.dailynewscaster.com/2008/12/22/air-force-general-claims-the-c...

Talk to you tomorrow via podcast!

States Shake Down Mattel for Millions - Another Example of Twisted Contemporary Concept of Tort Law

Big thanks to Conspirator Andy, who sent this along to El G Grande. Gard's STILL without power, thanks to the NH gubment-enforced energy monopoly of Public Service of New Hampshire. He'll have some interesting, and perhaps angering, stories to tell on tonight's Liberty Conspiracy Audio, so tune in for that.

But Andy has sent over this tale, another example of how, since the time of the great "Lawsuit Against the Cigarette Manufacturers", contemporary views of tort law have changed, allowing state governments to claim damages for things that haven't damaged "states" in the least.

Bush: "I Had to Destroy Free Market to Save Free Market"

Kind of like a thief saying he had to steal in order to save your private property, or a rapist saying he had to rape in order to save a woman's chastity.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=081216215816.8g97981o&show_artic...

Robert Murphy on Fed's Involvement in Housing Troubles

Well done. Robert Murphy won't be appearing on a pop TV network news program any time soon, that's for certain.

Here is the link to his piece, at the Mises Institute website:

http://www.mises.org/story/3252

Obama Stimulus Plan Could Reach $1 Trillion over Two Years, Awaiting Bush Auto Bailout Scheme

If there were any doubters as to this mans intention to spread Keynesianism even more fully, this article spells it out oh-so-well...

http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE4BC1PV20081214?feedTy...

And while George Bush gets shoes thrown at him in the middle east, he also cooks up plans for an auto bailout? Is that true? Those 'in the know' expect word by Monday night.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/meltdown_autos

Bush Plan: Pentagon to Deploy 20,000 US Troops INSIDE US by 2011

The 130 year old Posse Comitatus Act is dead.

Some Americans have seen this coming. 5,000 troops are already here. Here is the Washington "post" article on the new story.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/30/AR200811...

Terror Attack in India -- Gun Control Helped the Attackers, and the "War" on Terror Didn't Save Americans

From Gard:

I was visiting www.repairmanjack.com, the official website for author F. Paul Wilson, and noticed a very good post by "Webby". It tied into something I heard on a talk radio station out of Boston. Here is the essence of what I wrote at repairmanjack.com...

"I heard that the police at the hotel attack were nearly powerless, because they were unarmed. The people visiting were unarmed. But, of course, the attackers were going to conform to the strict Indian gun control laws, just to be fair...

Stephen Smith on the Advantages of Specie Currency

As many Conspirators know, Stephen Smith has a great gift for explaining free markets and defending liberty. At his website, he has just posted a good piece on a "gold standard", and it is a great way to introduce neophytes to the principles that support the argument in favor of specie currency.