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In Praise of Individual Rights and Freedoms

Month: December 2012

And the 2012 Hypocrisy Award goes to…

The voting is finally complete and the 2012 Hypocrisy Award goes to… Who else?  Barack Obama. The gun-banning ditz Nancy Pelosi was a close, as expected. The man who is guarded by more men with guns than a tin-pot third-world…

Do Americans Have Civil Rights? Not any more thanks to the US Senate…

  [powerpress] Americans had, up until just a few days ago, rights guaranteed under the United States Constitution.  That obviously bothered US Lawmakers, who stripped the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (NDAA) of one very important amendment: the one ensuring…

Benjamin Gabriel Sebena charged in capital murder of Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer Lynn Sebena

It appears the sympathy I expressed in the opening paragraph of my December 24th article for the husband of murdered Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer Lynn Sebena was misplaced.

A husband is grieving the senseless loss of his wife this very minute.  Instead of preparing Christmas Eve dinner for his bride, Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer Lynn Sebena’s husband must now prepare for a funeral instead.

Canadian Sheeple are no better than their American Cousins!

  [powerpress] On December 4th, 2012, I wrote an article titled “30% of Americans are Nanny State Sheeple” in which I asked the question What’s become of the “Greatest Nation on Earth”? In that article I discussed my abject horror…

Hypocritical Anti-Gunners: Be Very Careful What You Wish For

  [powerpress] Anti-gun zealots get a lot more than they bargained for after publishing the names and home addresses of New York handgun permit holders. On December 24, 2012, The Journal News got up on it’s high horse and published…

Who needs the Constitution when you can have a Police State instead?

  [powerpress] You’ve heard the saying many times before… The solution is worse than the problem it’s supposed to solve. That’s precisely the state of affairs in Paragould, Arkansas, a small town roughly 90 miles northwest of Memphis, Tennessee, today. …

Merry Christmas!

  [powerpress] May you and your family have a blessed and happy Christmas! That said, while I would love to be nothing but sweetness and light in the days leading up to Christmas, I must admit that’s a little difficult…

Police Officer Jennifer Lynn Sebena is shot and killed in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

A husband is grieving the senseless loss of his wife this very minute.  Instead of preparing Christmas Eve dinner for his bride, Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer Lynn Sebena’s husband must now prepare for a funeral instead.

Every year stories of jackbooted thugs of the State dispensing the Spirit of Christmas warms my heart

  [powerpress]   Every year there are stories of government agents dispensing the Spirit of Christmas.  They never fail to warm the depths of my heart. One story that caught my eye while scanning the headlines today was of Christian…

Arthur Topham & RadicalPress.com Hate Crime Trial: Freedom of Speech Legal Case Update

  [powerpress]   On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Arthur Topham was back in the Quesnel, BC, Court house for his latest attempt at a bail hearing. The regular Judge presiding over Arthur’s case was unable to attend so a female…

Marc Lemire Case: the latest attack on Freedom of Speech by the Canadian Human Rights Commission

  [powerpress]   I had a long conversation with Marc Lemire on Wednesday evening, December 19, 2012. For those not familiar with his name, Marc Lemire is the one and only man to ever win a case against the Canadian…

Happy End of the World Day! (At least according to those dead Mayans…)

  [powerpress] Well, today is the day. The End Of The World!!! Good thing too, because if it doesn’t I’m in big trouble for not buying my wife any Christmas presents! Seriously though… the end of the world?  All because…

The Real Reasons for Mass Shootings

When you read today about Adam Lanza having ‘trouble relating’ to fellow students and teachers, ask yourself this question: what is the standard definition of a psychopath? Here it is: “a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral…

SunTV’s David Menzies – One Class Act

Sun News morning host David Menzies is often considered a comedian with little serious to say. Monday morning on his “Menzoid Mornings” segment David Menzies proved otherwise with his incredibly thoughtful and classy commentary on the Friday massacre of 20…

Ending School Shootings once and for all – A Simple 3-Step Plan

  [powerpress] As I wrote the other day in “Gun-Free Zones Kill Kids” there is a very simple way to end school shootings once and for all.  We as a people are simply too cowardly to face that reality because…

My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims of the Connecticut school shooting

  [powerpress] Friday’s school shooting is a tragedy of unprecedented proportion.  The horror of this mass murder is felt across the world, and I’m hardly alone in expressing my shock and horror at what a single madman did. Authorities in…

Gun-Free Zones Kill Kids

  [powerpress] Before I go any further, I want to express my deepest condolences to the families of every child and adult who was so senselessly murdered yesterday.  My most sincere thoughts and prayers go out to every one of…

Some simple yet effective ways to prevent burglars from victimizing your home

Sometimes the simplest ways to protect yourself and your home are also the easiest to implement.  The best part is these solutions also don’t take very long to implement. Take a few minutes to watch this video and do what…

If you’re a Facebook user who values your personal privacy you’ll want to read this

Facebook, ever the defender of personal privacy, is giving users just a few days to vote down changes to their privacy policy.  Failure to garner votes from 30% of Facebook’s users means the social media giant will no longer allow…

Thug RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler suddenly pleads guilty?

[powerpress] When it comes to police brutality cases I don’t surprise easy.  So often they are pathetically predictable. Today, however, I was shocked to see Kelowna thug and RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler suddenly changed his plea to guilty. This sad…

When Compliance with the Nanny State is More Important than Education

[powerpress] Andrea Hernandez just wants to get an education.  She is, by all accounts I can find, a good student.  She’s also a human being who understands we must never allow ourselves to be tracked like pieces of meat in…

30% of Americans are Nanny State Sheeple

  [powerpress] The TSA, surprisingly, does not currently perform oral, anal or vaginal cavity searches, but the shocking statistic that 30% of Americans would willingly submit to body cavity searches by TSA agents horrified me.  The poll, conducted by Harris…

Ian Thomson’s attempted murderers sentenced today… but not for the charge of attempted murder

  [powerpress] In the early morning hours of August 22, 2010, Ian Thomson’s home was attacked by four men screaming that they were going to kill him. They tossed Molotov cocktails at his home and dog kennel and did not…

Shocking But True! Good Cops Really Exist!

  [powerpress] In the midst of the Geoff Mantler police brutality trial it’s  easy for us to forget that not all cops are brutal thugs with badges and guns who believe they are above the law. Some police men and…

Debunking Firearm Myths: Sporting Ammunition and the Firefighter

The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturing Institute (SAAMI) was formed by America’s leading manufacturers of firearms and ammunition in 1926 at the request of the US Federal Government. The goals of SAAMI are: Creating and publishing industry standards for safety,…

An Open Letter to the Free Speech Censors at Netfirms.com

Arthur Topham believes in his Right to Freedom of Speech. He’s a very vocal advocate for that right, and has been for many years. Arthur Topham is also the latest individual being harassed by RCMP for what they call “hate…