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Darren Wolfe is the former Eastern Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania. He presently blogs as the International Libertarian http://www.theinternationallibertarian.blogspot.com/ His articles have also appeared in Ammoland.com, American Juror, OpEdNews.com, the Libertarian Penn, and the Nolanchart.com. News services such as the New York Post.com and Rational Review have published links to his work. Darren is the Philadelphia area contact for Come Home America (http://comehomeamerica.us/), a politically neutral peace movement. Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/IntLibertarian
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Smoke Down Prohibition 6: The Police State Escalates (video and pictures) SHARE
The sixth Smoke Down Prohibition happened on June 30, 2013 in Philadelphia, PA. The police state turned out in greater strength than ever. They put on an overwhelming show of force. There were several arrests but fortunately no one was hurt.
Smoke Down Prohibition 6: The Police State Escalates (video and pictures) SHARE
The sixth Smoke Down Prohibition happened on June 30, 2013 in Philadelphia, PA. The police state turned out in greater strength than ever. They put on an overwhelming show of force. There were several arrests but fortunately no one was hurt.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Illegal Detention (video) SHARE
Five members of The Panic Hour were followed into the City Hall rail station in Center City Philadelphia. Kyle Prouty was illegally searched and detained by SEPTA police officer Nicole Lawson at 3:20pm on 5/20/13. Kyle was charged with "disorderly conduct" "obstructing a highway and other public passage" and "resisting arrest". The people in this video had just left an arraignment hearing for Adam Kokesh and Nikki Allen Poe who were kidnapped from a peaceful marijuana rally on 5/18/13. They are currently being held illegally in Federal Detention at the Federal Detention Center 700 arch street Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
Illegal Detention (video) SHARE
Five members of The Panic Hour were followed into the City Hall rail station in Center City Philadelphia. Kyle Prouty was illegally searched and detained by SEPTA police officer Nicole Lawson at 3:20pm on 5/20/13. Kyle was charged with "disorderly conduct" "obstructing a highway and other public passage" and "resisting arrest". The people in this video had just left an arraignment hearing for Adam Kokesh and Nikki Allen Poe who were kidnapped from a peaceful marijuana rally on 5/18/13. They are currently being held illegally in Federal Detention at the Federal Detention Center 700 arch street Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Limbaugh's 'Big Lie' Strategy SHARE
With war, "minority opinion" becomes "a case for outlawry," and at times "the minorities are either intimidated into silence, or brought around slowly by a subtle process of persuasion . . . " That again is the job of the squawking chickenhawks. They are in reality a part of "the whole terrific force of the state" which is "brought to bear against heretics," a.k.a., the proponents of peace and prosperity as opposed to war and impoverishment of the masses.
Limbaugh's 'Big Lie' Strategy SHARE
With war, "minority opinion" becomes "a case for outlawry," and at times "the minorities are either intimidated into silence, or brought around slowly by a subtle process of persuasion . . . " That again is the job of the squawking chickenhawks. They are in reality a part of "the whole terrific force of the state" which is "brought to bear against heretics," a.k.a., the proponents of peace and prosperity as opposed to war and impoverishment of the masses.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Charles Koch Has No Power to Coerce Anybody; That's Why He Needs Government SHARE
Were there an awards show for unintentional howlers, Charles Koch's statement in a Forbes interview last December ("Inside the Koch Empire: How the Brothers Plan to Reshape America," December 5, 2012) would surely be a nominee. "Most power is power to coerce somebody," he said. "We don't have the power to coerce anybody."
No, but the government sure does. Maybe that's why the Koch Brothers put so much money into lobbying groups and think tanks like the American Legislative Exchange Council and the Heritage Foundation whose main purpose is to influence government policy.
Charles Koch Has No Power to Coerce Anybody; That's Why He Needs Government SHARE
Were there an awards show for unintentional howlers, Charles Koch's statement in a Forbes interview last December ("Inside the Koch Empire: How the Brothers Plan to Reshape America," December 5, 2012) would surely be a nominee. "Most power is power to coerce somebody," he said. "We don't have the power to coerce anybody."
No, but the government sure does. Maybe that's why the Koch Brothers put so much money into lobbying groups and think tanks like the American Legislative Exchange Council and the Heritage Foundation whose main purpose is to influence government policy.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The Second Amendment Was Not Ratified to Preserve Slavery SHARE
An article at Truth Out by Thom Hartmann argues that the Second Amendment was ratified to preserve slavery, particularly to empower the state militia that used arms to enforce the institution through slave patrols. I wrote to Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, an historian who has written at some length about the history of American militia and whose working paper Deadweight Loss and the American Civil War: The Political Economy of Slavery, Secession, and Emancipation extensively discusses slave patrols as a key method by which slaveowners socialized the costs of slavery's enforcement.
Hummel's response to the Second Amendment slavery theory? Don't buy it. Hartmann's argument is overstated "to put it mildly." In particular, the argument suffers from "presentism, back-dated from the Civil War, where everything that happened prior in U.S. history was driven by slavery."
The Second Amendment Was Not Ratified to Preserve Slavery SHARE
An article at Truth Out by Thom Hartmann argues that the Second Amendment was ratified to preserve slavery, particularly to empower the state militia that used arms to enforce the institution through slave patrols. I wrote to Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, an historian who has written at some length about the history of American militia and whose working paper Deadweight Loss and the American Civil War: The Political Economy of Slavery, Secession, and Emancipation extensively discusses slave patrols as a key method by which slaveowners socialized the costs of slavery's enforcement.
Hummel's response to the Second Amendment slavery theory? Don't buy it. Hartmann's argument is overstated "to put it mildly." In particular, the argument suffers from "presentism, back-dated from the Civil War, where everything that happened prior in U.S. history was driven by slavery."
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Alan Gross and Regime Change in Cuba SHARE
Ever since Alan Gross was arrested and incarcerated in Cuba, his supporters have portrayed him as a simple, naïve American who was doing nothing more than distributing some cell phones to Jewish groups in Cuba. U.S. officials have especially played the innocent, couching their demands for Gross's release in the context of free speech and other principles of a free society.
Gradually, however, the truth has come out. What Gross was actually doing was serving as a cog in the U.S. national-security state's decades-long machinery designed to bring regime change to Cuba.
Alan Gross and Regime Change in Cuba SHARE
Ever since Alan Gross was arrested and incarcerated in Cuba, his supporters have portrayed him as a simple, naïve American who was doing nothing more than distributing some cell phones to Jewish groups in Cuba. U.S. officials have especially played the innocent, couching their demands for Gross's release in the context of free speech and other principles of a free society.
Gradually, however, the truth has come out. What Gross was actually doing was serving as a cog in the U.S. national-security state's decades-long machinery designed to bring regime change to Cuba.
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Illinois Eavesdropping Law Finally Dead: State Attorney's Career also Likely Dead. SHARE
After several years of arresting citizens for merely recording cops in public, the Illinois Eavesdropping Law is officially dead.
The official notice came Tuesday when a lower court judge granted a permanent injunction to the ACLU, allowing them to record cops in public without getting arrested, ending a two-year legal battle in which a stubborn state attorney did all she could to keep the law alive, a felony which could have sent citizens to prison for 15 years.
Illinois Eavesdropping Law Finally Dead: State Attorney's Career also Likely Dead. SHARE
After several years of arresting citizens for merely recording cops in public, the Illinois Eavesdropping Law is officially dead.
The official notice came Tuesday when a lower court judge granted a permanent injunction to the ACLU, allowing them to record cops in public without getting arrested, ending a two-year legal battle in which a stubborn state attorney did all she could to keep the law alive, a felony which could have sent citizens to prison for 15 years.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Video: Interview with Andrew Bodoh SHARE
Attorney Andrew Bodoh presents the facts concerning the Richmond Police Department's lawsuit against Virginia CopBlock, Virginia CopWatch, Nathan Cox, Moriah Karn, and ten unnamed defendants. Please repost, reblog, and spread the word about this issue. The City of Richmond has chosen to sue residents for writing articles that they do not like. If this action is tolerated, nothing will stop RPD from taking similar action against other residents.
Video: Interview with Andrew Bodoh SHARE
Attorney Andrew Bodoh presents the facts concerning the Richmond Police Department's lawsuit against Virginia CopBlock, Virginia CopWatch, Nathan Cox, Moriah Karn, and ten unnamed defendants. Please repost, reblog, and spread the word about this issue. The City of Richmond has chosen to sue residents for writing articles that they do not like. If this action is tolerated, nothing will stop RPD from taking similar action against other residents.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Vote for Nobody's Jim Babb at Democracy Unplugged (video) SHARE
At this Democracy Unplugged (http://www.democracyunplugged.net/) forum for alternative parties the Vote for Nobody Campaign (http://www.anti-politics.ws/) participated for the first time. While the other presidential candidate's representatives talked about their vision of what the government should be and do, Jim Babb extolled the virtues of nonvoting and a stateless society.
Vote for Nobody's Jim Babb at Democracy Unplugged (video) SHARE
At this Democracy Unplugged (http://www.democracyunplugged.net/) forum for alternative parties the Vote for Nobody Campaign (http://www.anti-politics.ws/) participated for the first time. While the other presidential candidate's representatives talked about their vision of what the government should be and do, Jim Babb extolled the virtues of nonvoting and a stateless society.
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Friday, October 19, 2012
NJWeedman found not guilty in pot distribution case SHARE
He almost didn't get to hear the verdict, and his supporters' applause for the jury as they left the courtroom. During his closings, Forchion was nearly held in contempt of court for trying to advance his jury nullification argument.
Delehey quickly stopped him, reminding him of his earlier ruling that barred the argument. Forchion began verbally sparring with Delehey, who then ordered the jury out of the room and told the defendant he would be held in contempt if he continued to ignore the court's orders.
"If you want to make a martyr of yourself, the court will deal with you," the judge said. "You've done everything you can to disrupt this trial."
Jury nullification would allow the jurors to disregard the law they were ordered to follow in considering the case and acquit a defendant, no matter what the evidence, in effect nullifying or invalidating the law.
NJWeedman found not guilty in pot distribution case SHARE
He almost didn't get to hear the verdict, and his supporters' applause for the jury as they left the courtroom. During his closings, Forchion was nearly held in contempt of court for trying to advance his jury nullification argument.
Delehey quickly stopped him, reminding him of his earlier ruling that barred the argument. Forchion began verbally sparring with Delehey, who then ordered the jury out of the room and told the defendant he would be held in contempt if he continued to ignore the court's orders.
"If you want to make a martyr of yourself, the court will deal with you," the judge said. "You've done everything you can to disrupt this trial."
Jury nullification would allow the jurors to disregard the law they were ordered to follow in considering the case and acquit a defendant, no matter what the evidence, in effect nullifying or invalidating the law.
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Pa. man arrested outside NJWeedman trial SHARE
A Pennsylvania man said he will pursue legal action against the Burlington County Sheriff's Department and individual officers for his arrest Wednesday while handing out fliers about jury rights outside the county complex.
Fernando Antonio Salguero and five others were handing out pamphlets from the Fully Informed Jury Association in the morning on Rancocas Road, spurred into activism by the continuing Ed "NJWeedman" Forchion trial at the Burlington County Courthouse.
Pa. man arrested outside NJWeedman trial SHARE
A Pennsylvania man said he will pursue legal action against the Burlington County Sheriff's Department and individual officers for his arrest Wednesday while handing out fliers about jury rights outside the county complex.
Fernando Antonio Salguero and five others were handing out pamphlets from the Fully Informed Jury Association in the morning on Rancocas Road, spurred into activism by the continuing Ed "NJWeedman" Forchion trial at the Burlington County Courthouse.
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Friday, September 28, 2012
The Joke of Democratic Accountability SHARE
Any movement that seeks social justice through political involvement and attempting to hold public officials democratically accountable is doomed to failure. The only real way to achieve social justice is by bypassing the state, treating it as irrelevant, and building the kind of society we want without the government's permission.
The Joke of Democratic Accountability SHARE
Any movement that seeks social justice through political involvement and attempting to hold public officials democratically accountable is doomed to failure. The only real way to achieve social justice is by bypassing the state, treating it as irrelevant, and building the kind of society we want without the government's permission.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Critics Slam Obama Deployment of U.S. Troops to Guatemala for Drug War SHARE
In mid-July, the Guatemalan government signed what news reports and officials described as a "treaty" with the Obama administration -- the U.S. Senate, however, never ratified any such agreement as required under the Constitution. Within a month of the controversial deal, U.S. Marines, equipment, and military helicopters began arriving in Guatemala.
"This is the first Marine deployment that directly supports countering transnational crime in this area, and it's certainly the largest footprint we've had in that area in quite some time," Marine Staff Sgt. Earnest Barnes from the U.S. Southern Command told the Associated Press. However, the scheme, which began in January, is much broader than just the 200 U.S. Marines. The Coast Guard and assorted alphabet soup U.S. federal bureaucracies are involved as well.
Critics Slam Obama Deployment of U.S. Troops to Guatemala for Drug War SHARE
In mid-July, the Guatemalan government signed what news reports and officials described as a "treaty" with the Obama administration -- the U.S. Senate, however, never ratified any such agreement as required under the Constitution. Within a month of the controversial deal, U.S. Marines, equipment, and military helicopters began arriving in Guatemala.
"This is the first Marine deployment that directly supports countering transnational crime in this area, and it's certainly the largest footprint we've had in that area in quite some time," Marine Staff Sgt. Earnest Barnes from the U.S. Southern Command told the Associated Press. However, the scheme, which began in January, is much broader than just the 200 U.S. Marines. The Coast Guard and assorted alphabet soup U.S. federal bureaucracies are involved as well.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
'Lesser Evil' Voters: Stop Enabling Your Abusers (part 1) SHARE
Obama is as much a Wall Street-funded, ecocide-promoting war criminal as Dubya was, and Romney will be.
'Lesser Evil' Voters: Stop Enabling Your Abusers (part 1) SHARE
Obama is as much a Wall Street-funded, ecocide-promoting war criminal as Dubya was, and Romney will be.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
The Triumph of the Reich-Publican Party SHARE
From its inception, the Republican Party has been devoted to a doctrine properly called national socialism -- the fusion of politically favored corporate interests with national bank and an all-powerful, militaristic central government.
“The Party of Lincoln set out to fundamentally transform the American government from a decentralized confederacy of sovereign states to a consolidated, monolithic empire.†The mission of the GOP, in a single phrase, was to supplant the republic with a reich.
The Triumph of the Reich-Publican Party SHARE
From its inception, the Republican Party has been devoted to a doctrine properly called national socialism -- the fusion of politically favored corporate interests with national bank and an all-powerful, militaristic central government.
“The Party of Lincoln set out to fundamentally transform the American government from a decentralized confederacy of sovereign states to a consolidated, monolithic empire.†The mission of the GOP, in a single phrase, was to supplant the republic with a reich.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Activist Wiretaps in Response to Ademo's Conviction! SHARE
After the conviction of FK blogger and CopBlock.org founder Ademo Freeman on three felony counts of "wiretapping", Manchester liberty activist William Kostric approached prosecutor Michael Valentine and told him that he was going to go home and wiretap the police and send Valentine the evidence.
Kostric has followed through on his promise, and here's the proof. The video below includes his original promise to Valentine and the actual call to the police where he in no way indicates to them that he is recording.
Will Valentine prosecute? Kostric has done the same thing as Ademo and has even rubbed Valentine's nose in it. If Kostric is prosecuted, it will allow him to take on the same ridiculous charge with a different approach and new jury. If he's not prosecuted, it will be further proof of the arbitrary nature of the "justice" system.
Activist Wiretaps in Response to Ademo's Conviction! SHARE
After the conviction of FK blogger and CopBlock.org founder Ademo Freeman on three felony counts of "wiretapping", Manchester liberty activist William Kostric approached prosecutor Michael Valentine and told him that he was going to go home and wiretap the police and send Valentine the evidence.
Kostric has followed through on his promise, and here's the proof. The video below includes his original promise to Valentine and the actual call to the police where he in no way indicates to them that he is recording.
Will Valentine prosecute? Kostric has done the same thing as Ademo and has even rubbed Valentine's nose in it. If Kostric is prosecuted, it will allow him to take on the same ridiculous charge with a different approach and new jury. If he's not prosecuted, it will be further proof of the arbitrary nature of the "justice" system.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The International Libertarian: Lemonade and Raw Milk Rebels (Video) SHARE
They came to Washington DC from cities and small towns, from near and far, to break the law. Their crime? Selling raw milk and lemonade without permits nor licenses. Fortunately, the civil disobedience went well. Unlike last year the police didn't interfere and the protest went off with no one arrested.
The International Libertarian: Lemonade and Raw Milk Rebels (Video) SHARE
They came to Washington DC from cities and small towns, from near and far, to break the law. Their crime? Selling raw milk and lemonade without permits nor licenses. Fortunately, the civil disobedience went well. Unlike last year the police didn't interfere and the protest went off with no one arrested.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Jury Deems Ademo GUILTY of Wiretapping for Seeking Accountability SHARE
Twelve individuals today decided that Ademo Freeman was guilty of three counts of felony wiretapping for recording his conversation with three public officials per his attempt to bring accountability to a situation where it was noticeably absent -- the assault of 17-year-old Frank Harrington, a student at Manchester's West High School at the hands of Darren Murphy, the school resource officer and employee of the Manchester Police Department.
He's ordered to spend 12-months in the so-called "House of Corrections" with 9-months suspended. He'll then be under "good behavior" for the next three-years, which, if violated, will land him in the state prison in Concord for one-to-three-years. With "good time" he should be out in mid-October.
Jury Deems Ademo GUILTY of Wiretapping for Seeking Accountability SHARE
Twelve individuals today decided that Ademo Freeman was guilty of three counts of felony wiretapping for recording his conversation with three public officials per his attempt to bring accountability to a situation where it was noticeably absent -- the assault of 17-year-old Frank Harrington, a student at Manchester's West High School at the hands of Darren Murphy, the school resource officer and employee of the Manchester Police Department.
He's ordered to spend 12-months in the so-called "House of Corrections" with 9-months suspended. He'll then be under "good behavior" for the next three-years, which, if violated, will land him in the state prison in Concord for one-to-three-years. With "good time" he should be out in mid-October.
Friday, August 10, 2012
PAGOP Actions To Block Libertarian Candidate from Ballot Un-American SHARE
Lou Jasikoff, former Chair for the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party, blasted today's challenge brought by the establishment Pennsylvania Republican Party to keep Libertarian presidential candidate Gov. Gary Johnson from appearing on the November ballot as patently un-American. "Every registered Republican in the state of Pennsylvania should hang their head in shame over their party leadership's actions," Jasikoff commented.
"We have men and women fighting and dying all over the world in the name of democracy and yet it is easier for an Independent to get on the ballot in Russia or Iraq than right here in Pennsylvania. The American public is sick and tired of these same old political games. For the Republican Party to trample the very cornerstone of our democracy is an affront to our military, our Constitution, and every fair minded voter," said Jasikoff.
PAGOP Actions To Block Libertarian Candidate from Ballot Un-American SHARE
Lou Jasikoff, former Chair for the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party, blasted today's challenge brought by the establishment Pennsylvania Republican Party to keep Libertarian presidential candidate Gov. Gary Johnson from appearing on the November ballot as patently un-American. "Every registered Republican in the state of Pennsylvania should hang their head in shame over their party leadership's actions," Jasikoff commented.
"We have men and women fighting and dying all over the world in the name of democracy and yet it is easier for an Independent to get on the ballot in Russia or Iraq than right here in Pennsylvania. The American public is sick and tired of these same old political games. For the Republican Party to trample the very cornerstone of our democracy is an affront to our military, our Constitution, and every fair minded voter," said Jasikoff.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
House of Corrections; Yeah Right! SHARE
Written by Ademo Freeman, from Valley Street Jail in Manchester, NH. He is currently serving a 60 day sentence for the ever maleable charge of resisting arrest. He is really being punished for political activism.
House of Corrections; Yeah Right! SHARE
Written by Ademo Freeman, from Valley Street Jail in Manchester, NH. He is currently serving a 60 day sentence for the ever maleable charge of resisting arrest. He is really being punished for political activism.
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