The case of Brandon Raub: Can the government detain you over Facebook posts?, Citizen Warrior by Tiffany Madison for Communities @WashingtonTimes.com DALLAS, August 22, 2012 — Brandon J. Raub, a 26-year-old pro-liberty activist, former U.S. Marine, and Virginia resident, was arrested after authorities deemed his Facebook posts threatening. Citing an obscure statute allowing the involuntary detainment of a citizen for psychiatric [...]
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Ecuador grants Wikileaks’ Assange asylum, ignites diplomatic storm with England
Ecuador grants Wikileaks’ Assange asylum, ignites diplomatic storm with England, Citizen Warrior by Tiffany Madison for Communities @WashingtonTimes.com DALLAS, August 16, 2012 — Julian Assange, founder and guiding spirit of the whistle-blowing organization Wikileaks, has been granted asylum by Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa, sparking a tense diplomatic stand-off between Ecuador and the West. Ecuador’s foreign minister Ricardo Patiño explained the [...]
READ MORE »After recent shootings, Americans reject renewed calls for federal gun controls
After recent shootings, Americans reject renewed calls for federal gun controls, Citizen Warrior by Tiffany Madison for Communities @WashingtonTimes.com DALLAS, August 6th, 2012 – After the Aurora, Colorado tragedy law-makers, gun control advocates and media pundits predictably called for tougher federal laws. This reactionary process is reliable: a horrific crime sparks circular blame and the disarmament agenda is exalted. Within [...]
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