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Just as true today

The late Harry Browne, the Libertarian Presidential candidate in 2000, said to Tim Russert, "No. You know, I know, everybody watching this show knows that four years from today, whichever of them is elected, government will be bigger, more expensive, more obtrusive, and more oppressive. If you vote Republican or Democrat, you are giving up. You’re saying ‘I’m never going to be free. America will never be a free country again. I will never get smaller government. So I’m just going to vote for the one I think will take me to hell at the slowest-possible rate.’"

Who Owns the West?

The United States government has direct ownership of almost 650 million acres of land - nearly 30% of its total territory. These federal lands, which are mainly used as military bases or testing grounds, nature parks and reserves and indian reservations, are managed by different administrations, such as the Bureau of Land Management, the US Forest Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the US Department of Defense, the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US Bureau of Reclamation or the Tennessee Valley Authority.

This map details the percentage of state territory owned by the federal government. The top 10 list of states with the highest percentage of federally owned land looks like this:

Nevada 84.5%
Alaska 69.1%
Utah 57.4%
Oregon 53.1%
Idaho 50.2%
Arizona 48.1%
California 45.3%
Wyoming 42.3%
New Mexico 41.8%
Colorado 36.6%
Notable is that all these states are in the West.

A Write-In Campaign for Ron Paul? No

Here is what Ron says: "I don’t think that’s very productive. Supporters can do it, of course, but in most of the states it won’t count. And if they can change the rules in a primary and not count all the votes, imagine what they could do with write-in votes!"

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Another "Freedoms Being Lost" Alert: Spray Paint

In St. Louis, they don't want to see any more graffiti. So, a legislator, Ms. Baringer has presented a bill that would treat spray paint and markers like weapons. Restrict who can buy them, require buyers to show ID, and impose a criminal penalty for illegal possession. The proposed bill deals with "graffiti tools," which include spray paint, paint sticks, and fat-tipped markers. If you want to buy three or more of these blacklisted implements, you must present a photo ID. Stores will have the burden of recording the sales and buyers' personal information and hand that info over to police if requested.

Now, what do YOU think?

School tells Student to be Quiet, then calls the cops when he Cites the Constitution

"I was assisting an injured student. While I was talking I was booted from Class! When I cited The Constitution the police were called to come get me!"