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Sigmund Freud famously asked, “What does woman want?” He also famously asserted that “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” :::
Babka commits a hate crime?
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The federal government has fallen in love with large, centralized, databases containing the personal information of millions of Americans. We’re told these databases will enhance our security, but anything that is large and highly centralized is also highly vulnerable, and an inviting target for terrorists. :::
The bigger they are, the harder they fall . . .:::
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MAKE BABKA JUSTIFY HIMSELF::::
Why does Downsize DC do some things, and not others? Jim Babka is the man responsible for these decisions, and this is your chance to challenge him.:::
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The House spent 10 hours Thursday debating a resolution saying “the United States will prevail in the war on terror.” They might as well have debated a resolution saying “the United States will stop murderers from killing people.” :::
The good news is that something of a debate about our policy in Iraq broke-out anyway. Most notable was Henry Waxman’s laundry-list of the misuse of taxpayers’ money in Iraq. We will try to share some of the lowlights from this list in the days ahead. Meanwhile, here’s how the House voted . . .:::
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IN THIS ISSUE::::
* Yesterday’s fake Iraq debate :::* Medical marijuana vote near:::* “Read the Bills Act” action item:::* Relentless incrementalism:::* RTBA Meet-Up Groups:::* Operation Everywhere:::
Harry Browne departed this terrestrial ball on March 1. I’ve thought about him quite a bit since. Each time, I’ve missed my friend and mentor. ::::::There’s allegedly a debate about Iraq in Congress today. I’m sitting here trying to think about what Harry Browne would say about the overly dramatic political opera playing on C-SPAN as I write this. I conclude that today, we all miss Harry Browne’s clear, moral voice. ::::::But we must go on without Harry. ::::::What Harry Browne would say
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The majority in Congress has responded to the pressure for a debate on Iraq by setting up a fake debate!:::
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THE STARTING POINT FOR OPERATION EVERYWHERE::::
DISCHARGE PETITION FOR DEBATE ON IRAQ GAINS SUPPORT IN CONGRESS::::
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