Lethal force against law enforcement OK’d in Indiana

By William R. Toler

A new law in Indiana has liberty activists cheering and law enforcement cringing.

A recent addition to the state’s Castle Doctrine bill gives residents the greenlight to use lethal force to protect their homes and vehicles from someone barging in, even if that person is a “public servant,” according to Bloomberg News.

The addition stems from a state Supreme Court decision last year that ruled residents had “no right to reasonably resist unlawful entry by police officers.” Yes, you read that right. The court ruled that you have no right to resist UNLAWFUL entry by police officers.

Now, with the state’s new law, you can…at least if you’re in Indiana.

War: What is it good for?

By William R. Toler

As we reflect on this Memorial Day, as everyone breaks out the stars and bars to wave around in a temporary sense “Yay America,” I cringe at the thought of a tired cliche:

They fought and died for our freedoms.

To that I say (to use a word from those we rebelled against more than 200 years ago), “Bullocks.”

Sure, there have been brave men and women who have donned the uniform of one of the brances of the armed services and lost a limb, their life or themselves. I hold respect for them. They’ve seen and experienced Hell, and for that they are to be commended.

Fourth Amendment flushed in court decisions

By William R. Toler

“I’d like to get some sleep before I travel. But if you’ve got a warrant, I guess you’re gonna come in.”

The late Jerry Garcia would be disappointed–as are many civil libertarians–that his line from “Truckin'” is no longer relevant thanks to several recent court rulings.

Last week, the Indiana Supreme Court rendered two decisions that invalidate the protections of the Fourth Amendment. First, the court ruled that police did not have to knock before entering a home to serve a warrant, according to nwitimes.com. Then a few days later, the court decided 3-2 that individuals have “no right” to resist police entering your home without a warrant.

The ruling stems from a case in which a police had been called to investigate a couple arguing outside their home. As the couple went back in, the husband told police there was no need for them. When the officers tried to enter anyway, the husband pushed one of them against the wall. The other officer then subdued him with a stun gun and arrested him.

In a prime example of Orwellian Doublespeak, Justice Steven David wrote in the opinion, “We believe … a right to resist an unlawful police entry into a home is against public policy and is incompatible with modern Fourth Amendment jurisprudence…We also find that allowing resistance unnecessarily escalates the level of violence and therefore the risk of injuries to all parties involved without preventing the arrest.”

Let’s analyze that for a moment, shall we?

Hail and farewell

By Richard C. Evey

“We have met the enemy and they are us.”

I have tried to make people aware of what is happening and what is going on in and to this Republic. I have advised, informed, made reccomendations, revealed the truth in hopes that people will wake up and see and understand what is really, yes really, going on. But few have — or will — listen and learn.

I have been humiliated, condemned, called a nut case, ignorant, the village idiot and “just plain stupid!”

It appears to me that when I write, people look at it and cannot say anything to condemn or wrong me. But these people are so nit-picking that they will attack me on a comma, an “i” before “e” or any slight error. These people are nothing more than major anal-retentive creeps who have little in their mind but to condemn and find fault…any fault. They want to criticize but cannot find the errors or an argument for their criticism, so they nit-pick.

A blueprint for better elections

By Richard C. Evey
Libertarian/Patriot

One of those four boxes of freedom.

It is that time of the cycle when a large number of people want to gain power, not really, they want to do good things for you, me and the city, county, state or country. The bovine excrement is getting deeper.

The real truth is that all we are getting is the status quo: more laws, more taxes and more government. The DINOs and RINOs are all looking out for themselves, their party and anyone who can line their pockets. After all, “we have the finest government that money can buy“ and “We the People” suffer, one way or the other.

But to make real change, we must have people who can and will run for any elected office. People who are willing to take on the status quo and be heard by the people. “Maybe I cannot win but I want to give the people another opinion, another choice.”

It will take people who care about the people and are willing to take on the status quo. There are a lot of us out there.

Understanding the new U.S. history

By Ryan Graczkowski

When I was younger, I remember that some of my favorite books to check out from the library were history books. I was a big fan of the ‘olden days.’ Lincoln, Washington, both of them were heroes of mine. I breathed the American Revolution for a while, then went over to the Civil War for a while, and then back again. Because, honestly, they were just the coolest things.

Why? It wasn’t the Constitution, or the abolition of slavery. It was because war was where all the cool stuff happened – guns and explosions and men being men and all of that. It took me a long time to really get it – that without the Revolution, we couldn’t have the Constitution, the very core of our identity as a nation and the ultimate guide of the (little r) republican experiment we are a part of today. And without the Civil War, an African-American would still be three-fifths of a person, without rights or representation.

Now, the subject of how 1877 is a poor starting place for a historical education has been covered. It’s been more than covered. And I’m not going to go into some big spiel about how it’s wrong and all of that. But what I am going to do is attempt to understand why it is that the state wants to do it.

And at the end of the day, it’s very simple. It’s not some kind of Orwellian control scheme, and it’s not liberalism at work either. Ms. Garland made her reasoning quite clear – she is concerned over the lack of depth of knowledge of our history.

Getting serious: Q&A with a Libertarian

By Richard C. Evey
Libertarian/Patriot

A challenge was made on a number of questions on the subject of Libertarians getting serious, and I would like to rant. Correction: I am going to rant.

There will always be government, so how do we improve it?

We make it smaller. We make it accountable. The United States government is mandated to do only four things, according to the U.S. Constitution. State government is mandated to do what? Maybe build highways. County government: Enforce just laws, keep order and maybe run schools. City government: Enforce just laws and keep order.

I am not sure who said it: “The government that governs less governs best.” Government must be reminded that they work for “We the People“!

The right to restitution

By Richard C. Evey
Libertarian/Patriot

The platform of the Libertarian Party states “We support restitution of the victim to the fullest degree possible at the expense of the criminal or the negligent wrong doer.”

To this end, if someone takes, damages, harms or destroys my property, they, the wrong doer, owes me restitution. That restitution would be payment, return of property or making the property whole again, if possible.

That being said: someone takes my life, my property, that person owes me restitution. I may be dead but do I not deserve restitution for loss of my property, my life, my right to live? It will not return me to life but they took my life, should they not give up their life?

People take property, destroy property to the point that it could never be returned to it’s original state. Restitution must be paid, one way or the other.

Another Constitutional Convention?

By Richard C. Evey

This country is headed for a disaster. I am not referring to the inauguration of the savior in January of 2009. That is another story and I am not going there, not now.

I am referring to a call for a constitution convention, a con con. It has been reported, on mainly non main stream media, that 32 states, North Carolina being one of them, have called for a con con. If two more states vote for a con con then the congress must set up a convention and there is nothing the congress can do. Once two-thirds of the states call for a con con, nothing can stop it, it must go on.

Certificates sealed on Barry’s birth

By William R. Toler 

The controversial birth certificate of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama was officially sealed by Hawaii’s governor, according to World Net Daily.

Gov. Linda Lingle (R-Hawaii) denied a written request last week from WND reporter Jerome Corsi and ordered the Department of Health not to release the document to the media under any circumstances.