Tag Archives: Stupid Congress Tricks

More power to the government? Ask Congress.

Posted on December 15, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

The latest National Defense Authorization Act, being herded through Congress months later than it is supposed to be, has a nasty little item buried in it. It is not just a reauthorization of an expiring provision of FISA (Foreign Intelligence … Continue reading →

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Our masters and kill switches

Posted on November 18, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Automotive kill switches are being rammed down our throats, and Congress wants it that way.
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We don’t need or want conscription

Posted on August 11, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

A couple of weeks back, Ron Paul’s Liberty Report featured this op-ed in the Military Times. Freedom’s Phoenix repostedDr. Paul’s (staff) charges with the headline “DC Swamp calls for a draft.” Big credit to both Dr. Paul and the Hancocks … Continue reading →

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Power corrupts and …

Posted on April 10, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely. Let’s look at one of the latest poster-children for this saying. But first, consider the saying itself. Our readers are certainly familiar with this famous statement and fundamental principle as stated by John Dalberg, Lord Acton. … Continue reading →

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Who are the stupid ones? New gun bill in Congress

Posted on January 31, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The Democratic Caucus – and their staff – indicate just how stupid they are in some of the recent legislation filed by the magnificent members of the US House of Representatives. Well, in this case, one specificant member, and her … Continue reading →

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It is time to impeach, isn’t it?

Posted on July 26, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It is time to impeach them all. No, not Trump.  Certainly not if they didn’t impeach the last guy. No, I mean the idiots in Congress who have wasted our time and money with the ridiculous acts … Continue reading →

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Sharing the blame and the shame

Posted on March 11, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We just can’t depend on government to do things right. Lovers of liberty are not the only people who embarrass themselves with what they say. (See my last commentary on JPFO, Hawai’i, and Levi Strauss.)

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Latest weapons industry advocacy bill introduced in Senate

Posted on January 13, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The delightful and compassionate senior Senator for California led a cabal of dozens of Democratic senators in introducing this important bill in the US Senate this week. According to a press release by the revered Conscript Mother, … Continue reading →

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Government shutdown – two weeks and counting

Posted on January 4, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Wow.  Two weeks now.  What a situation! (Please tell me, honestly, has this government shutdown REALLY created any problems for you?  Really?) I should point out that the longest government shutdown in the last fifty years was … Continue reading →

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Just shut down and stay that way

Posted on December 24, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Although I disagree with my brother Phil Robertson on many things both religious and political, his comments as posted at The Blaze make me want to hug him.  He’s cut straight to the point.  (You can also … Continue reading →

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