Thanksgiving has come and gone. But reasons to be cheerful/thankful still abound. For instance, say yay for free speech. Which is always under attack by somebody somewhere.
Hop the last train to Clarksville, Tennessee. A libel suit could meet you at the station. Launched by pols with development interests in neighborhoods targeted for eminent domain.
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By RB Scott 
In April Thomas Sowell, a respected conservative scholar, wrote an insidious column undercutting Barack Obama and attacking preemptively the presumptive stupidity and gullibility of an American electorate that would elect him President simply to make a little history. (http://www.townhall.com/col umnists/ThomasSowell/2008/0 4/29/an_old_newness )  
This would not be particularly noteworthy were Sowell not […]

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Those of us who live in mature liberal democracies such as the United Kingdom and all of Western Europe have a lot to thank the United States for – not least her huge role in ridding Europe of tyranny in the Second World War. In my case I have always seen America’s own democratic processes […]

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The Bill of Rights was written in 1789 to explicitly restrict the federal government’s ability to misinterpret or abuse the U.S. Constitution so as to infringe upon an individual’s G-d given rights. It took another 217 years before the Supreme Court affirmed the right to bear and keep arms in a landmark 5-4 decision that […]

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In a recent article Linda Greenhouse, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times wondered, “Where have all the 5-to-4 decisions gone? And whatever happened to the “Kennedy Court”? She frets, “Something is happening, clearly. The question is what.” The something that’s happening:
A year ago at this time, the Supreme Court had decided […]

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In one of the more absurd examples of political correctness, a court has decided that money discriminates.
Unlike many countries, all American money is the same size (and up to recently the  same colour). So if you are blind, you have to ask someone what denomination is the bill. Of course, once in awhile people cheat […]

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End Impunity in the Gambia- Editor MBai Presents Scary And Disturbing Piece To The Ghana Based Africa Legal Aid NGO!!!
End Impunity in the Gambia- Editor MBai Presents  Scary And Disturbing Piece To The Ghana Based Africa Legal Aid NGO!!!
 
The impoverished nation of The Gambia, is currently witnessing untold human rights, social and political crisis. Faced […]

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Now we know who a Vanderburgh County Indiana poll worker was arguing with in the now semi popular exclusive WTVW FOX7 video showing possible electioneering practices at an Evansville Polling Precinct.
The Evansville Courier and Press is reporting that the Democratic Poll representative was bickering with was Republican Leon “Big Man” Collins. Collins is running to […]

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Crank the Wayback Machine to Summer, 2005. When the U.S. Supreme Court allowed New London, Connecticut, to use eminent domain to take the property of people living and doing business in the waterfront neighborhood of Fort Trumbull. The Supreme’s decision on Kelo v. New London was the cherry on an ugly sundae. New London […]

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April 4, 2008 - Senator Obama is conveniently evading the question about his Islamic heritage. He consistently maintains he is a practicing Christian. However, the American electorate has a right to inquire about his early religious upbringing and observance while he was a child. Obama denies his primary educational background in Islam, however closest childhood […]

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We all know about that poll where 20% of US students thought Sudan was located in Asia, and 63% couldn’t find Iraq on a map.
But one expects a little more knowledge of history and Geography at the New York Times.
Today’s paper has a story questioning if McCain was eligible to be president, because he was […]

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35 Somewhat Random Comments on Montana and Secession from the US
Mostly from the AR-15 Forum

The story of the Supreme Court case, Heller v. D.C. and the Montana attorney general, Secretary of State and legislators warning the Supreme Court that if the Court finds that there is no individual right to bear arms in the Constitution, […]

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1. Neil Armstrong takes “one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind” on the moon, in 1969 when Michelle Obama was 5 years old. 
2. That same year, Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) becomes the first black woman elected to Congress. 
3. Mark Spitz wins seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics Games in Munich, […]

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Montana Legislators Fire a Shot Across the Supreme Court’s bow over Second Amendment case
We may move to Montana.
Members of the Montana legislature are hinting that if the Supreme Court rules against and individual’s gun rights as protected by the Second Amendment, it would invalidate Montana’s agreement it signed with U.S. when it became a state […]

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The Exxon Valdez was an ecological disaster for the fragile environment of Prince William Sound. On March 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez ran aground and ruptured 8 of its 11 tanks, leading to a huge oil spill that decimated the fish and wildlife, resulting in untold billions of dollars in damage to the economy and […]

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal judges have the discretion to give “reasonably” shorter prison terms for crack-cocaine crimes to reduce the disparity with crimes involving cocaine powder.
The 7-2 ruling represents a victory for lawyers who argued that crack-cocaine offenders were unfairly targeted under U.S. sentencing guidelines.
Current federal penalties for selling 5 grams […]

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Today, in the United States District Court in San Francisco, California, the ACLU has filed suit against the United States over the holidays that are designated as federal holidays where the federal government is closed. They argue that Christmas is the only religious holiday on the list and that it does not recognize religious […]

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Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty made good on his vow to contest the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruling that the city’s 1976 handgun ban is unconstitutional, because the Second Amendment applies to individuals as well as to militias - and the Supreme Court is now considering whether to take up […]

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Neoconservatives appear on the verge of winning another battle in the continuing fight to determine what constitutes freedom of speech in America. While their political fortunes may be on the wane they will retain supremacy, perhaps for years to come in the legal sphere of American culture.

The federalist society dominates American jurisprudence and till quite […]

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One of the problems of “hate speech” laws is that they make being impolite or obnoxious a federal crime.
On the other hand, there is a mild difference between a drunk using the “n” word or using a vulgar name for a minority group, something which needs to be met with the demands for an apology, […]

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Soon the U.S. Supreme court will hear a case that will determine the constitutionality of requiring a government-issued photo ID to vote. The case they will hear was brought by the Democratic party in Indiana. Indiana, it seems has the strictest voter-ID laws in the country and the Democratic party is claiming that requiring a […]

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Breaking News:Gambia to embark on Recession due to economic crisis! Major job cuts ahead
Following Major Economic Collapse-Gambia To Go On Recession Soon-Central Bank Officials Unveil!!
Government to Embark on Job cuts due to lack of funds to pay salaries
“Central Bank officials say the nation’s External Reserves are in the Reds.”
“ From January to date, we have […]

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Mexico’s president Felipe Calderón used the occasion of his first state-of-the nation address to declare war on the United States (AKA Azatlan), proclaiming that, “Mexico does not end at its borders,” and “[w]here there is a Mexican, there is Mexico.”
El gato is out of the bag. The 400,000 illegal aliens who cross our southern border […]

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Breaking News:Journalist Deyda Hydara’s Killers Finally named!! Jammeh masterminds killing!!
Deyda Hydara’s Killers Finally Named-NIA Official releases scary and damning report!!
Interior Minister Ousman Sonko, Major Musa Jammeh, alias Maliamongu, Late Captain Tumbul Tamba and Lieutenant Kawsu Camara, alias Bombaredeh killed Deyda Hydara-NIA operative alleges!!
“President Jammeh ordered the murder of Hydara.”
“Shortly before Deyda was killed, a planned […]

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Breaking News:KMC Acting Mayor Alieu Momar Njie Arrested!!
KMC Acting Mayor Alieu Momar Njie Arrested!!
Sources say Njie was being investigated on embezzlement of Funds
Police Spokesman Inspector Secka tells the Freedom Newspaper that Njie was granted bail pending the outcome of the investigations.
By Correspondent Famara Jammeh, Banjul.
Paid for and Commissioned by the Freedom Newspaper.
The Acting Mayor […]

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PANORAMA with ‘Bulfaaleh’-Ghanaians were killed by Gambia Gov Agents-Final Verdict Released 53 versus 44 ‘Bulfaaleh’ Investigates!(PART TWO)

NIA agents failed to abduct Sanna agent Kausu Jarju comes back another time with recording devices-the cassette that helped kill the Ghanaians.

The NIA under the stewardship of late Daba Marenah sent Kausu Jarju the agent at GAMSTAR for  another […]

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Scary Revelations:Jammeh/Amadou Samba Secret Business Deals Exposed!!!
…Over D50 Million Dalasis of Social Security Funds Used to Fund GAMCO and Ocean Bay Hotel!!
“Legal action has been filed against GAMCO ( a so called public private partnership designed to siphoned off funds by the In Law of Abacha , Jammeh through his proxy Amadou Samba who also […]

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In his book Revitalizing America, Donald L. Cleveland sets out to tackle an ambitious project. He not only points out many things that are wrong with the United States political system, but he also proposes how to fix it.

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Breaking News: President Yahya Jammeh Ordered for the killing of Deyda Hydara- Top NIA official alleges!!

President Jammeh ordered for the killing of Deyda Hydara-NIA Officer Alleges!
…State sponsored plan to murder Editor Omar Bah Exposed!!!
List of Hydara’s Murderers to be released soon!!!
“Omar Bah was going to be killed even if he was arrested alive. Jammeh had […]

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Breaking News:The Big Interview:Leading Gambian Professor Dr.Sulayman Nyang Speaks!!
“In light of this understanding,  I would argue that the style of rule and the manner in which President Jammeh negotiates his way with the other politicians in the country has made it different from his predecessor. Under Jammeh Gambians have seen  more violence and the Gambian […]

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