Comments on the news – Unconstitutional Kentucky Gov’t, Library Funding, New Form of Medical Service, and Hands in the cookie jar     by Theresa Fritz Camoriano     1. The Courier-Journal is very upset with Republican David Williams for suing to try to limit Kentucky Governor Patton’s ability to spend money without having a budget passed by the state legislature.  Apparently, The C-J takes the approach that adhering to the law doesn’t matter as long as its side (the Democrats) gets what it wants.

UL Scholarship Accepted by International Science and Engineering Fair Finalist      This spring, Louisville hosted the International Science and Engineering Fair.  Many colleges and universities used the opportunity to try to recruit students.

New Government Policy - Separating Families at Airports?     by Theresa Fritz Camoriano     Last week, my daughter Andrea and I took a last-minute vacation to the Canadian Rockies.  As we checked our luggage in at the ticket counter, we were informed that we had been randomly selected for a full check of our luggage.  We carried our luggage over to the inspection station and waited patiently while inspectors dumped out the contents of our suitcases onto tables, spreading out our underwear and everything else we had packed, for all the world to see.

Donna Walker Mancini, Libertarian candidate for Louisville Metro Mayor, opposes Mayor Armstrong’s proposal to enact a helmet law.  Mancini said, “It is not the proper role of government to try to protect us from ourselves.  You can’t legislate common sense.”

Thoughts from a dog’s point of view:   What next, Mayor Dave?       by Mandy      I see that our mayor and the Board of Aldermen are considering a citywide ordinance that will force bikers, skateboarders, and skaters to wear helmets, elbow pads and knee pads because IF THEY FALL THEY COULD GET HURT!

Libertarians Challenge Two Party Monopoly     (Louisville, KY)  The reorganization of the Louisville/Jefferson County governments into a single entity has opened a window of opportunity for third parties.  The greatest breech in the wall of protection normally afforded the two major parties comes in the form of nomination signature requirements being the same for any candidate regardless of party affiliation.

Long-Term Care Insurance - what should you know about it?     By Bob Plunkett     Simply put, Long-Term Care Insurance is about freedom, choice and independence.

Cheney Refuses!     By Gordon Francis Corbett      On 22 July 2002, Judicial Watch's process server attempted to serve Vice-President Cheney with a complaint and a summons at the White House (probably one of the Executive Office Buildings, not the Executive Mansion itself).

PUPPY POLICE MORE CONTROL, MORE DOLLARS!!      By Terry Gray     There is not an ordinance in the city that says that a pet has to be registered.  Maybe the county has one, I don’t know.  However, it is being sold as law.  “YOUR DOG AND CAT MUST BE REGISTERED!  COMPLY!”  (I love COMPLY.

HOW THE SCOTS INVENTED THE MODERN WORLD:THE TRUE STORY OF HOW WESTERN EUROPE’S POOREST NATION CREATED OUR OWN WORLD AND EVERYTHING IN IT  By Arthur Hermann       Review by Mark Webster      Most Libertarians are aware of the works of Adam Smith, the famous eighteenth century moral philosopher.  Historian Arthur Hermann argues there are dozens more Scots of Smith’s stature who have influenced our way of looking at life in the modern world.

Servants or Masters?     by Gordon Francis Corbett     Why do public officials lie?
 

What's Next Mayor Dave?

"One of the sad signs of our times is that we have demonized those who produce, subsidized those who refuse to produce, and canonized those who complain." --
Thomas Sowell

 

"Steel prices have risen by 30 percent to 50 percent since President Bush
announced the imposition of special tariffs on steel imports in March. . . .
(W)e can hope other countries will learn an unintended lesson from the steel tariff debacle: that protectionism is the economic equivalent of shooting yourself in the foot."

- Columnist and former Delaware Gov. Pete Du Pont (from GOP News and Views)