This is a really good set of 3 videos. From the YouTube description: "Judge Andrew Napolitano gives a speech from the heart about freedom and from where our rights come. The Judge explains the hard core truth about the Constitution and why we must fight to regain and retain our freedoms. Courtesy of www.CampaignForLiberty.com. Edited by FreeTheNation.com."
As other states have already done, Idaho is finally following up on the 10th Amendment memorial (HJM004) by introducing a bill that would exempt local transactions from federal oversight. Since federal jurisdiction is limited to interstate commerce, certain firearms, accessories, or ammunition that was manufactured, sold, and kept in Idaho would not be subject to federal regulation. Here is the text of H0589:
RELATING TO FIREARMS MANUFACTURED IN IDAHO; TO PROVIDE A SHORT TITLE; TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE INTENT; AMENDING CHAPTER 33, TITLE 18, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 183315A, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE PROHIBITIONS ON REGULATION OF CERTAIN FIREARMS, FIREARM ACCESSORIES OR AMMUNITION BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR MARKETING OF FIREARMS IN IDAHO, TO PROVIDE APPLICABILITY AND TO PROVIDE DUTIES OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEFENSE COUNCIL; AND PROVIDING SEVERABILITY.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This act may be cited as the "Idaho Firearms Freedom Act."
I am shocked - SHOCKED I tell you - at this ruling coming out of California. The judge in this case has done his homework and is absolutely correct that it does not violate the Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment. In fact, the whole notion of "separation of church and state" is a relatively recent development that came out of the courts, not the Constitution.
Back in the day, many of the states had their own official churches. The 1st Amendment was to ensure that the Federal government did not create a national religion (as back in Britain) and that they did not restrict an individual from exercising their faith. Somewhere along the line, the 1A was interpreted to mean that no government program, public schools especially, could ever legally be allowed to appear that they endorse a religion; especially Christianity. via WND:
A federal judge in California has handed down a scathing ruling against a school that required one of its teachers to remove signs celebrating the role of God in American history from his classroom walls.
As WND reported, math teacher Bradley Johnson had banners hanging in his classroom at Westview High School in San Diego, Calif., for more than 17 years with phrases like "In God We Trust" and "All Men Are Created Equal, They Are Endowed by Their Creator," only to have the principal order them torn down during the 2007 school year.
But Johnson filed a lawsuit alleging the order a violation of his constitutional rights, and the teacher has now been rewarded with a court victory and a powerfully-worded ruling.
"May a school district censor a high school teacher's expression because it refers to Judeo-Christian views, while allowing other teachers to express views on a number of controversial subjects, including religion and anti-religion?" posited U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez in his judgment. "On undisputed evidence, this court holds that it may not."
He continued, "That God places prominently in our nation's history does not create an Establishment Clause violation requiring curettage and disinfectant for Johnson's public high school classroom walls. It is a matter of historical fact that our institutions and government actors have in past and present times given place to a supreme God."
The judge further reprimanded the school, stating that while teachers at the district "encourage students to celebrate diversity and value thinking for one's self, [they] apparently fear their students are incapable of dealing with diverse viewpoints that include God's place in American history and culture."
I have heard about, and posted a video from, Moletov Mitchell before. This is the first time I've seen the others from this video. I think this should be the new acronym for our current administration: OTP.
Just over a year ago, Mitchell's unique weekly video commentaries launched exclusively at WND. Mitchell is Illuminati Pictures and has produced over 200 music videos, commercials and short films, documented Christian and occult subcultures, run for his life from knife-wielding voodoo priests, directed a film about building better marriages, and hosted a national television talk show on Faith TV.
Dolce, meanwhile, is becoming an icon after launching her own weekly video commentary (She calls it a newscast!) on WND-TV. News! News! is also produced by Mitchell.
This is a couple of years old but still made me laugh. Rob Riggle, Daily Show reporter and ex-Marine, goes undercover to report on Berkeley, CA's reaction to a new Marine recruiting station. I think he handles himself well...
According to the filings in Blake J Robbins v Lower Merion School District (PA) et al, the laptops issued to high-school students in the well-heeled Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated by the schools' administrators, who have used this facility to spy on students and even their families. The issue came to light when the Robbins's child was disciplined for "improper behavior in his home" and the Vice Principal used a photo taken by the webcam as evidence. The suit is a class action, brought on behalf of all students issued with these machines.
If true, these allegations are about as creepy as they come. I don't know about you, but I often have the laptop in the room while I'm getting dressed, having private discussions with my family, and so on. The idea that a school district would not only spy on its students' clickstreams and emails (bad enough), but also use these machines as AV bugs is purely horrifying.
Schools are in an absolute panic about kids divulging too much online, worried about pedos and marketers and embarrassing photos that will haunt you when you run for office or apply for a job in 10 years. They tell kids to treat their personal details as though they were precious.
But when schools take that personal information, indiscriminately invading privacy (and, of course, punishing students who use proxies and other privacy tools to avoid official surveillance), they send a much more powerful message: your privacy is worthless and you shouldn't try to protect it.
