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Scientist Advocates for Legal Drinking Age for Soda

snappytype — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:19:00 +0000

Legislation is our knee jerk response to every "problem" we have as a society.

Mandatory Participation in Clinical Trials for Vaccines?

snappytype — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:35 +0000

My take on the discussion about compulsory participation in clinical trials for vaccines. What a terrible idea!

Rand Paul Detained By TSA!

lacrossewatchdog — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:25:46 +0000

Rand Paul Detained By TSA!
On his way to speak at the national Right To Life March in DC Rand Paul has been detained by TSA. This is all I have so far from Rand Paul's Facebook page. "Senator Paul is being detained at Nashville Airport by the TSA. We will update you as the situation develops."

Let freedom ring: Prostitutes say they’re “pimping for Paul”

Cowcidile — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:46:22 +0000

Let freedom ring: Prostitutes say they’re “pimping for Paul”

Posted on January 16, 2012 at 6:08 pm by Richard Dunham in Adultery,Paul likes to remind his supporters that freedom isn’t free.

Neither is the Moonlite Bunny Ranch.

But if you stop by the Nevada brothel, you can get a discount.

If you support Ron Paul for president.

The Bunny Ranch is offering a January special in honor of the Texas congressman: two bunnies for the price of one. The catch: You have to say, “I’m pimping for Paul.”

Court Case Involving the 5th Amendment and Passwords

kelvin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:29:51 +0000

From the 5th Amendment to the Bill of Rights "...nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself..."

...in an extraordinarily rare move, prosecutors in Denver are seeking a court order forcing Fricosu to unlock the computer so that they can obtain files they would use to try to convict her and her ex-husband.

Novelist argues taxes are slavery. Heated Debate Follows.

JovasKig — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:01:41 +0000

Fiction Writer Holly Lisle presents an argument that taxes are a form of slavery. Much to the consternation of socialist commentators.

Annual Childhood Flu Vaccines May Interfere with Crossresistance

snappytype — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:20:12 +0000

The research points up potentially conflicting policy outcomes. Annual flu vaccines are effective against seasonal flu, but could leave people more vulnerable to novel pandemics, says Bodewes, as induction of virus-specific killer T cells caused by childhood flu infection may reduce morbidity and mortality rates from pandemic influenza viruses.

1927 Supreme Court decision upholds eugenics

EcstaticShock — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:46:29 +0000

In the linked subsection, it's mentioned that this ruling legitimized eugenics laws requiring compulsory sterilization at the state's whim in Virginia until 1974.

‘No Food Rights’ Judge quits to work for Monsanto law firm

TheAllen4 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:10:57 +0000

As courts and bureaucrats continue to assert that citizens have no fundamental right to produce and consume the foods of their choice, we find Monsanto lurking nearby. The Wisconsin judge who recently ruled that we have no right to own a cow or drink its milk resigned to join one of Monsanto’s law firms.

The Unschooled "Free Learning" by Astra Taylor

rmyofme — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:17:16 +0000

Raised by independent-thinking bohemian parents, Taylor was unschooled until age 13. Join the filmmaker as she shares her personal experiences of growing up home-schooled without a curriculum or schedule, and how it has shaped her educational philosophy and development as an artist.

Victims speak out about North Carolina sterilization program

TheOpposite — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:12:29 +0000

Elaine Riddick was 13 years old when she got pregnant after being raped by a neighbor in Winfall, N.C., in 1967. The state ordered that immediately after giving birth, she should be sterilized. Doctors cut and tied off her fallopian tubes.

“I have to carry these scars with me. I have to live with this for the rest of my life,” she said.

Gruesome GOP crowd applauds Perry's 234 executions

RottingNation — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:13:15 +0000

For all the talk of government incompetence, the GOP sure trust the nanny state to put convicted criminals to death. Let's not consider all the people that have been exonerated due to DNA evidence or anything.

German City Unveils "Prostitute Meter"

alisium — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:22:43 +0000

Prostitution is legal in Germany, but collecting taxes from streetwalkers requires some creative efforts.

In Bonn, officials have unveiled a meter that prostitutes must pay roughly $8 into each night to get a nightly permit to practice the world's oldest profession.

Life in jail for not revealing identity?

phonon — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:08:45 +0000

mystery man arrested on minor charges more than three weeks ago remains behind bars in Utah while law enforcement officials try to determine his true identity, which he refuses to reveal.
"This is really a strange case," said Lt. Dennis Harris with the Utah County Sheriff's Office. "He just doesn't want to be found."

Now in his fourth week of incarceration, the man added another twist to the story recently by hinting he had business of some kind outside prison that he would need to attend to.

Driver smokes joint at police stop

Stu Pitt Moran — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:57:34 +0000

A brazen driver shocked police by lighting up a joint at a traffic checkpoint in Yarmouth,N.S.
RCMP were conducting a routine vehicle inspection last Wednesday afternoon when the smell of cannabis caught their attention.

Purdue announces amnesty program to prevent alcohol-related deaths

slayer548 — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:58:17 +0000

The university said they are offering amnesty to underage drinkers who get sick or are hurt. Underage drinkers or their friends can call police without fear of being punished.

Elderly woman asked to remove adult diaper during TSA search

phonon — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:31:28 +0000

Jean Weber of Destin filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security after her 95-year-old mother was detained and extensively searched last Saturday while trying to board a plane to fly to Michigan to be with family members during the final stages of her battle with leukemia.

Her mother, who was in a wheelchair, was asked to remove an adult diaper in order to complete a pat-down search.

“It’s something I couldn’t imagine happening on American soil,” Weber said Friday. “Here is my mother, 95 years old, 105 pounds, barely able to stand, and then this.”

Lawmakers to introduce bill to legalize marijuana

alisium — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:22:57 +0000

A group of US representatives plan to introduce legislation that will legalize marijuana and allow states to legislate its use, pro-marijuana groups said Wednesday.

Infant dies 6 days after being taken by the state

phonon — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:27:13 +0000

The mother of a 4½-month-old Alberta infant who died six days after she was taken into government care is rejecting the allegations that led to the child's seizure.

Two social workers and an RCMP officer went to the woman's central Alberta house on April 5. The woman's lawyer said they had an apprehension order for her roommate's children but also ended up taking the baby girl.

The child died six days later on April 11 after spending time in foster care.

Woman selling 'suicide kits' reignites right-to-die debate

jitgos — Tue, 31 May 2011 21:51:46 +0000

Sharlotte Hydorn, 91, says she's 'just interested in helping people' who might otherwise suffer painful deaths. FBI agents raided her home last week in an investigation of possible mail fraud or other violations.