http://libertypulse.comHave you checked your pulse today? http://libertypulse.com/article/4784/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4784/ Once upon a time, the United States was a land of unparalleled freedom. The rest of the world envied the freedom that ordinary Americans had to think, say and do what they wanted. But all of that has changed. Now Americans have to fear that they will be tackled by a squad of security goons and dragged off to a detention facility somewhere if they spill a Pepsi on a flight attendant or take a few too many pictures of a public building. The United States used to be the polar opposite of totalitarian regimes like Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, but now America is rapidly becoming very much like them. Due to the fear of a boogeyman living in a cave somewhere or some guy with explosive powder in his underwear we are all being forced to give up our freedoms and learn to live in a Big Brother police state... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:20:31 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4783/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4783/ WASHINGTON D.C. – Senators Charles Schumer, Democrat of New York and Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina are meeting today with President Obama to discuss tactics on how best to orchestrate the appearance of bipartisanship regarding comprehensive immigration reform. However, immigration reform is not the sole reason for the Senators’ visit. Also on the agenda is the culmination of the plutocrat’s fetish like desire to track all Americans with yet another attempt at shackling us with a national identification card... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:59:25 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4782/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4782/ When Sarah Palin came out with her memoir Going Rogue: An American Life, a group of liberal writers put out a similar-looking book mocking Palin called Going Rouge: Sarah Palin, An American Nightmare. <br><br> This morning, the Maryland Democratic Party has done the same with their new website BobEhrlich.org mocking probable Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Ehrlich’s website, BobEhrlich.com. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:20:38 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4781/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4781/ WASHINGTON D.C. – The man once held as a P.O.W. and tortured after his A4E-SKYHAWK jet was shot down during the Vietnam War has authored a bill entitled, “S.3081 – Enemy Belligerent, Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010” which thus far has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill outlines the process by which Americans may be held indefinitely, without notice of their Miranda Rights, and without ever being charged with a crime. Worse detainment of an individual according to the legislation is authorized by mere suspicion that the individual did or seeks to harm any asset of the United States government or any civilian target... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:43:48 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4780/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4780/ (Wire/LP) – The Liberty movement has been looking for a beacon of truth in the mainstream media to stand up for the Founding Fathers vision of patriotism. At CPAC’s Campaign for Liberty event Thursday night, Ron Paul talked about a young man who came to his office to ask the congressman what it would take to get into politics. Dr. Paul encouraged the young man to consider going into the media business instead. During an interview with Judge Andrew Napolitano promoting his book “A Nation of Sheep”, he told me we need more... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:34:45 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4779/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4779/ When the City of Chicago banned all handguns recently, countless Americans rightly cried foul. When it looked like the Supreme Court might overturn the ban, gun-rights advocates cheered the decision. But while their heart is in the right place, their enthusiasm is not, as what gun-rights advocates are really cheering is the federal government assuming even more power... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:20:44 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4778/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4778/ Video on DailyPaul.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:32:54 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4777/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4777/ If you are a die-hard Glenn Beck fan (like I was), please keep a very open mind as you read this. Our freedom depends on it. <br><br> I know too many “ex-Glenn Beck fans” who are using the wrong approach in attempting to show you why Glenn is more of a threat to the American people than he is a truth-teller or savior. I don’t entirely fault them because I understand their frustration as well as their “sense of urgency”. The simple fact of the matter is that if “We The People” do not begin to think for ourselves, and stop the conformity, we will continue to be misled, and we will get nowhere in our fight to regain our freedom and liberties... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:23:49 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4776/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4776/ Men have chosen the precious metals gold and silver for the money service on account of their mineralogical, physical, and chemical features. The use of money in a market economy is a praxeologically necessary fact. That gold — and not something else — is used as money is merely a historical fact and as such cannot be conceived by catallactics. In monetary history too, as in all other branches of history, one must resort to historical understanding. If one takes pleasure in calling the gold standard a "barbarous relic,"[1] one cannot object to the application of the same term to every historically determined institution. Then the fact that the British speak English — and not Danish, German, or French — is a barbarous relic too, and every Briton who opposes the substitution of Esperanto for English is no less dogmatic and orthodox than those who do not wax rapturous about the plans for a managed currency... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:15:22 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4775/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4775/ Kurt Wallace of Libertypulse.com will join Mike Church Show today to discuss his commentary on Neocon Beckaholism. Listen on Sirius.com channel 144 at 11am eastern today March 11, 2010. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:07:07 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4774/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4774/ (NaturalNews) For decades, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was pushed by the medical establishment as a kind of youth elixir that offered all sorts of remarkable benefits. Take the hormones Big Pharma concocts from pregnant horses' urine and chemicals and middle-aged and older women would supposedly have better sex lives, fewer wrinkles, protection from heart attacks and no more hot flashes. Only, it was all a huge myth. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:01:31 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4773/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4773/ Lawmakers working to craft a new comprehensive immigration bill have settled on a way to prevent employers from hiring illegal immigrants: a national biometric identification card all American workers would eventually be required to obtain. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:59:59 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4772/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4772/ “Give us all your liberties, and we will keep you safe.” – Intentions of the United States Congress under the USA PATRIOT Act, 2001-2010... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:50:48 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4771/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4771/ From the Boston Globe: New Hampshire’s House voted Wednesday to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults, but the victory was followed immediately by the governor’s pledge to veto the bill adults to possess one-quarter ounce or less of the substance It also would decriminalize transporting less than one- quarter ounce of the drug Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:09:34 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4770/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4770/ WASHINGTON — The government ran up the largest monthly deficit in history in February, keeping the flood of red ink on track to top last year's record for the full year. <br><br> The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the February deficit totaled $220.9 billion, 14 percent higher than the previous record set in February of last year. <br><br> The deficit through the first five months of this budget year totals $651.6 billion, 10.5 percent higher than a year ago. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:28:40 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4769/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4769/ The IRS wants taxpayers to know about the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007. In the waning weeks of 2007, Congress passed and President Bush signed into law this remedial legislation. Initially limited to tax years 2007, 2008 and 2009, the law was intended to prevent debt cancellation tax for unfortunate home owners who lost their home to foreclosure. Congress, as part of the stimulus legislation passed in 2009, extended the life of the statute through tax year 2012. Limitations on this statute and details of debt cancellation tax will be explored in later articles. However, it is important to note that the statute, which amended the tax code, added a specific exemption for home loans and forgiveness of debt up to two million dollars when the taxpayer’s principle residence is involved. <br><br> It is important to note this statute only covers the principle residence or main home of the taxpayer. A principle residence can be a house, houseboat, mobile home, co-op apartment or condominium. Any abode that a taxpayer can call home is likely to meet the IRS standards for principal residence if that is where the taxpayer lives most of the time. When it is a close question whether or not an abode is the principal residence of the taxpayer, the IRS will look at factors such as the following: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:25:44 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4768/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4768/ Mike Church Show an interview with Valerie Meyers Candidate for US Congress GA 8th District. You can listen to the audio and read the transcript of the interview by clicking below. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:22:11 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4767/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4767/ CPAC 2010 - Judge Napolitano Interview Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:17:55 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4766/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4766/ A few weeks ago at CPAC, a Friday panel was assembled to answer the question: “Does security trump freedom?” Among the panelists were Robert “Skip” Ash, who teaches a course on “national security law” at Regent University, and also serves at the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) as their Senior Litigation Counsel for National Security Law. The deck was stacked beforehand: The ACLJ claims to be “focused on National Security issues and waging an effective and constitutional war on terrorism” (Constitutional? What Constitution?), and the debate moderator was Jay Sekulow, who serves as the organization’s Chief Counsel... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:06:28 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4765/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4765/ The Treasury Department announced Wednesday it had sold its warrants in TARP recipient Washington Federal Inc. for $15.4 million. <br><br> The deal is expected to close Monday, when Treasury's 1,707,456 warrants will sell for $9.15 each. <br><br> Washington Federal has 151 bank branches in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington. It received $200 million in taxpayer funds through the Troubled Asset Relief Program in November 2008. It paid back the money in May 2009. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:56:44 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4764/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4764/ We are being hoodwinked again by the FDA and Big Business – the Coca Cola Company, feeling the heat of an increasing consumer rebellion against carcinogenic sweeteners like Aspartame, managed to beg, bribe and bully the FDA into approving Truvia™, also-known-as Rebiana... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:31:38 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4763/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4763/ I had heard about this, and hadn't really thought much about it. I guess if I had any reactions to the idea, they were probably positive. Elizabeth Warren seemed likable and well-meaning, and if she's pushing for it, why not? <br><BR> Then I started watching this video of her on Charlie Rose, and I started thinking "Oh, it's another regulatory agency." One person's "protections" are another person's "regulations." Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:59:11 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4762/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4762/ With President Obama hitting the throttle on health care reform, Tea Party opponents are reaching for the emergency brake. <br><br> But will they be too late? Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:55 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4760/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4760/ Just seven minutes into Glenn Beck's hour-long interview of Eric Massa on Tuesday evening, things had already gone very wrong. <br><br> Conservatives had hopes that the now-former Democratic congressman from Upstate New York, who resigned abruptly under an ethics cloud, would deliver the goods about corruption and strong-arm tactics in the Obama White House and Congress. But instead, Massa served up an icky new confession. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:48 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4759/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4759/ What does Ron Paul want you to write on your census forms? How does the IRS plan to track online payments? and more... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:58:22 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4758/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4758/ Congressman Dan Boren Dem. Defies Health Care Bill Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:25:57 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4757/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4757/ Are you aware that a Federal Reserve dollar bill is not a constitutional dollar? Perhaps you are, but if so, do you know what a constitutional dollar literally is? Is it gold? Is it silver? Is it both? What is actually meant by a metal standard? Can the United States or any country be on two standards at the same time? Can two metals circulate as coin if there is but one standard? Or does one metal have to drive the other out of circulation? How and why does Gresham's law work when a country uses metal coin for money? In what ways are certain statements of Gresham's law misleading? Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:50:48 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4756/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4756/ Congress wants to establish a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) that will regulate everything from credit cards to mortgages. <br><br> House Democrats want the CFPA to be an independent agency, but Republicans are opposed. As a result, Senators Chris Dodd and Bob Corker are thinking of making it an arm of . . . the Federal Reserve! Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:11:48 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4755/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4755/ Today, the Idaho House passed House Bill 589 (HB589), the Firearms Freedom Act. The vote as 52-17. <br><br> The bill, which now moves to the Senate, seeks to declare guns or ammunition manufactured and sold in Idaho to be exempt from all federal laws and regulation, including registration requirements – as claimed by D.C. under the power to regulate commerce “among the several states.” Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:05:46 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4754/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4754/ The Ministry of Defense of Iraq said Friday that it will repay almost 20 thousand officers from the former army that had been removed from service after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime in April 2003. According to a ministry statement, the order was issued by the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, who is also commander in chief of the army, and will take effect in the next 28 days... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:03:42 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4753/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4753/ Dahlia Wasfi on Press TV-News Analysis-Brown at Iraq inquiry Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:25:32 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4752/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4752/ The Obama administration will accept no more public input for a federal strategy that could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters. <br><br> This announcement comes at the time when the situation supposedly still is "fluid" and the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force still hasn't issued its final report on zoning uses of these waters. <br><br> That's a disappointment, but not really a surprise for fishing industry insiders who have negotiated for months with officials at the Council on Environmental Quality and bureaucrats on the task force. These angling advocates have come to suspect that public input into the process was a charade from the beginning. <br><br> "When the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) completed their successful campaign to convince the Ontario government to end one of the best scientifically managed big game hunts in North America (spring bear), the results of their agenda had severe economic impacts on small family businesses and the tourism economy of communities across northern and central Ontario," said Phil Morlock, director of environmental affairs for Shimano. <br><br> "Now we see... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:52:44 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4751/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4751/ Yi Gang, head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, said that while gold was "not a bad asset," it would never become a big part of China's overall investment portfolio. "The international gold market is very limited. If I purchase gold on a massive scale, it will definitely push up global gold prices," Yi said at a news conference on the sidelines of China's annual parliament. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:24:29 EST http://libertypulse.com/article/4747/ http://libertypulse.com/article/4747/ The Senate's official gatekeeper, said the Drudge Report, a conservative news aggregator, and whitepages.com "are responsible for the many viruses popping up throughout the Senate," according to an e-mail to the Environment and Public Works Committee. <br><br> In the very body sworn to protect and defend the Constitution, an e-mail is circulating warning U.S. Senate staffers not to view one of the most popular news sites on the Web, claiming it could spread computer viruses. <br><br> The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, the chamber's official gatekeeper, said the Drudge Report, a news aggregator, and whitepages.com, a telephone directory site, "are responsible for the many viruses popping up throughout the Senate," according to an e-mail from the Environment and Public Works Committee obtained by FoxNews.com. <br><br> Another e-mail from a separate office warned that staffers who had visited the Drudge Report or White Pages had experienced viruses on their PCs. <br><br> "Please avoid using these sites until the Senate resolves this issue," the e-mail read. "The Senate has been swamped the last couples (sic) days with this issue." But the Drudge Report suggested that politics might be behind the warning, noting in an original story that the e-mail came as the "health care drama in the Capitol reaches a grand finale." Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:20:42 EST