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** FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020
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The right of self defence is the first law of nature: in most governments it has been the study of rulers to confine this right within the narrowest limits possible. Wherever standing armies are kept up, and the right of the people to keep and bear arms is, under any colour or pretext whatsoever, prohibited, liberty, if not already annihilated, is on the brink of destruction.
– St. George Tucker
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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February 27, 2020
A Virtue of the 14th Amendment ([link removed])
When the Constitution called the federal government into existence, it set forth its limited, enumerated powers. It was different, however, with respect to state governments. Except for a few express restrictions on their powers enumerated in the Constitution, the states could continue exercising whatever powers they wished against people within the state. That concept of state sovereignty was confirmed when ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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GUN CONTROL
The Tyranny of Gun Control ([link removed])
by Jacob G. Hornberger
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PRESIDENCY
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by Vincent Geloso
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Meddling Bullies Stifle Free Trade among U.S. States and Countries ([link removed])
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Trump Administration Punishing the Free Speech of Julian Assange ([link removed])
by Andrew P. Napolitano
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First They Came for Assange… ([link removed])
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Antiwar.com
Let The Assange Show (Trial) Begin (video) ([link removed])
by Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams
Ron Paul Liberty Report
Julian Assange’s Extradition (audio) ([link removed])
by Marjorie Cohn with Scott Horton
The Scott Horton Show
Assange’s Extradition Hearing Reveals Trump’s War on Free Press Is Targeting WikiLeaks Publisher ([link removed])
by Nozomi Hayase
Common Dreams
YouTube Has Censorship Problems. The 1st Amendment Isn’t the Tool to Fix Them ([link removed])
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