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“The power to tax involves the power to destroy.”

-- John Marshall, McCulloch v. Maryland [1803]

Consumer Protection Laws That Harm Consumers          By Theresa Fritz Camoriano           Louisville’s Courier-Journal recently did a series of articles attacking a local car dealer who supposedly preys on poor people, selling cars with hidden defects at inflated prices.  If that is true, then the paper did the community a service by pointing it out.  Unfortunately, the paper did not stop there.  Instead, it advocated more laws to “protect” the consumers.             (click to read more)

Private Space Flight            They've done it: A privately funded rocket plane on June 21 managed to escape the earth's atmosphere by flying 62.5 miles from the earth's surface -- that's 330,000 feet, straight up -- thus becoming the first manned craft to do so without government funding.           (click to read more)

We don’t need a marriage amendment          By John Riley          Why do we need an amendment to the Constitution to define marriage when the issue is so well defined in United States Code Title 1, Chapter 1, Section 7? 
 
Instead, Congress should impeach any judge who chooses to knowingly and willingly violate the law and should send a clear and unmistakable message to the next judge who may consider it by enacting severe penalties on lawless judges in addition to impeachment.            (click to read more)

Leadership run amok in Lexington Kentucky         By: Dan Ewing            The anti-property rights rhetoric used by proponents of the attempted takeover of the Kentucky-American Water Company by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) deliberately obscures the truth, deflecting attention from critical issues.           (click to read more)
 

TERRY’S TIDBITS – Hidden Treasures, 4^th Street Live, Smoking Bans and Drug Busts            By Terry Gray

Arrogant Socialists in LEFTington KY Grab for More Taxes Yet Again           by Jeff "Mario" Smith    Guerilla Reporter      In yet another display of arrogance towards the Fayette County taxpayers, the LFUCG Council, with a 10-4 vote, approved a referendum to appear on the ballot in November which seeks to "aid" the inefficient and overpriced "practically free" bus service named LexTran. This latest socialist tax proposal will add another 6 cents to every $100.00 of assessed property value. They initially wanted 8 cents but scaled it back. Let's see, that means, for the average $150,000.00 home, this will add another $90.00 to what is already heavily taxed property. Here we go again!           (click to read more)

Club For Growth Successes in South Carolina and Utah           By Steve Moore           Tuesday night was a fabulous one for the Club for Growth's PAC and for pro-growth free market candidates.  The biggest and most gratifying victory of all was in the South Carolina GOP run-off election for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.  Jim DeMint won 59% to 41%.  This surprisingly wide margin of victory will help unite the GOP for the fall race and is a big win for free trade, Social Security Choice, and limited government.             (click to read more)

Proposed Smoking Ban Ordinance in Columbus Ohio       Text of Robert Butler's Testimony to the Columbus City Council, June 23, 2004           My name is Robert Butler. I am Executive Director of the Libertarian Party of Ohio. We are the only political party here today speaking in favor of small business and against this proposed smoking ban.           (click to read more)

What Are You Saying?             by Lady Liberty          
Whether you're forming a group or starting a business, one of the first and most important things you consider (after deciding where your focus will lie, of course) is the name of that group or business. Short, sweet, and to the point is usually best. If you get too cute, people may not take you seriously. If you get too clever, people may not recognize
who you are or what you do.           (click to read more)

“The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence. All initiation of force is a violation of someone else's rights, whether initiated by an individual or the state, for the benefit of an individual or group of individuals, even if it's supposed to be for the benefit of another individual or group of individuals. Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense.”

-- Ron Paul,

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