The First Rule of Liberalism: Government failure always justifies more government.
The first rule of liberalism: Government failure always justifies more government.
Tag: government
Standing up for your rights with the police when they ask for id
If you have broken no laws, you are not required to show the police your id. Getting them to accept this legal fact is often quite difficult. It is even more difficult if you should approach them with a camera while openly carrying a gun, as this man does. Watch the video below to see he not only refuses to give them his id, he literally walks away in the end, leaving the two cops befuddled.
Some background on the video can be found here.
TSA agents pat down 6-year-old twice
TSA agents pat down 6-year-old twice.
Bill would let federal health researchers ban certain chemicals
Giving more power to unelected bureaucrats: A new bill would let federal health researchers unilaterally ban certain chemicals.
The government’s war on cameras and free speech
The government’s war on cameras and free speech.
Obama’s Stimulus Waste: $7 million per House on Internet Access
Obama’s stimulus bill: $7 million per house to provide seven homes internet access in Montana.
The Senate canceled its July 4th Break to deal with the debt and literally did nothing
Throw these bums out! The Senate canceled its July 4th break to deal with the debt and literally did nothing.
More evidence the debt crisis is about to go critical
More evidence the debt crisis is about to go critical.
As I say, the day of reckoning looms.
TSA agent accused of pilfering from passengers
Doesn’t this make you feel safer? A TSA agent was arrested in Florida earlier this week for stealing from passengers.
The painful transition to private space
It appears that U.S. aerospace layoffs more than tripled in the first half of 2011.
The downsizing, prompted by cutbacks in defense and government contracts, jumped from 6,121 in the first six months of 2010 to 20,851 this year, based on planned layoffs announced by major employers.
Though I have always favored shutting down the government space agency and replacing it with privately-built rockets and spaceships, the manner in which this is being done now is disgraceful. George Bush declared the retirement of the shuttle seven years ago. Since then Congress, Bush, and Obama have all done an abominable job preparing the nation for that retirement.
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House proposes cutting NOAA by $103 million
More science budget news: The House today proposed cutting NOAA’s $4.59 billion budget by $103 million.
There already is some squealing about this (see the link above), but note that a $4.49 billion budget for NOAA would still be half a billion dollars more than NOAA’s 2008 budget, which is hardly what I’d call a draconian cut.
Ron Paul calls for the abolition of the TSA
Ron Paul (R-Texas) called for the abolition of the TSA yesterday.
House Spending Panel Flatlines NSF
More science budget news: The House proposes no budget increase for the National Science Foundation.
House proposes to drop NASA’s budget to 2008 levels, eliminate Webb Telescope
The House today proposed cutting NASA’s budget back to 2008 levels while eliminating all funds for the James Webb Space Telescope.
As much as I’d hate to see the Webb telescope die, it has cost far more than planned, is way behind schedule, and carries a gigantic risk of failure. However, if I had a choice, I’d rather they cut the $1.95 billion for Congress’s homemade heavy-lift rocket, the program-formerly-called-Constellation. There is a much better chance that Webb will get completed, launched, and work, than there is for this improvised and impossibly costly Congressionally conceived rocket.
LightSquared raises new capital as it awaits FCC approval despite evidence it interferes with GPS equipment
LightSquared has raised $265 million in new capital as it awaits FCC approval despite evidence its signal interferes with GPS equipment.
New NOAA commercial fishing regulations favor large businesses, destroy small family-owned operations
New NOAA commercial fishing regulations established last year are destroying small family-owned businesses.
“It sounds as if the package is going to be all spending cuts with a few symbolic revenue increases.”
Texas Court tells Clerk to remove Pledge and Prayer from records; Clerk says Hell No!
Texas court orders clerk to remove Pledge of Allegiance and opening prayer from the records; clerk says hell no!
“The level of enrollment shows they’ve analyzed the problem incorrectly, they don’t have a clue about health care, and they don’t have good solutions.”
New Mayor takes office, immediately asks for concessions from the unions
This keeps happening: The new Mayor of Miami-Dade County took office on Friday and instantly demanded concessions from eight unions.