Police raid little girls' lemonade stand

Yes, you read that headline correctly. The wise city leaders of Midway, Georgia, have decided that their sheep - errr, citizens may be in mortal danger from lemonade.

Who knows what horrible, poisonous contaminants may have found their way into the highly suspect, potentially lethal, amateur mixture of lemon juice, sugar and water? Thank goodness elected officials are so magnanimous as to protect innocent people from the likely harmful effects of rogue, underground commerce:



Perhaps the 1,100 citizens of Midway should invite their brainy city leaders to reconsider this law. It sounds like it might be more appropriate for licensing street vendors in Manhattan.

Ironically, Midway is located in Liberty County, Georgia.

Senate Republicans: No more spending without a budget

Credit where credit is due. Our hats are off to Senate Republicans who are taking a principled stand against Federal fiscal irresponsibility:


According to Politico:

According to the Congressional Budget Act, Congress may not appropriate money for any fiscal year without first passing a budget, which serves as a concrete plan for spending, borrowing, and taxing. Despite this prohibition, Senate Democrats—who have refused to pass a budget for 807 days or make one public at all this year—attempted to move a spending bill on the floor yesterday. In response, Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Sessions led his Republican colleagues in a period of extended debate, calling for Congress to fulfill its legal duty to present an adopt a budget (by April 15th of each year).

In order of appearance, Republicans who speak in the clip above are Senate Republican Budget Committee ranking member Jeff Sessions (AL), Bob Corker (TN), John Thune (SD), Marco Rubio (FL), Mike Lee (UT), Rand Paul (KY), John Cornyn (TX), Patrick Toomey (PA), Ron Johnson (WI), and John Barrasso (WY); Sessions repeats as the final speaker. In addition to Sessions, Thune, Cornyn, Toomey, and Johnson are aslo committee members.

Let them know what you think about their courageous stand against the Democrat leadership's flagrant violation of the law.

Barack Hussein Obama has a record now, and it's abysmal.

When Barack Hussein Obama ran for President in 2008, he was among the least qualified men ever to seek the office. He was undoubtedly the least vetted Presidential candidate in our history.

A sycophant, corrupt, progressive media advocated his candidacy in no uncertain terms, and enabled Obama at every step of the campaign. Our national media continue to ignore significant Obama scandals like Operation Gunrunner (also known as Operation Fast and Furious).

Obama's personal past is shrouded in secrecy. He released a document earlier this year, alleging it to be a copy of his long-form birth certificate. But it was created electronically in such an odd fashion that it raised more questions than it answered. His kindergarten, junior high, and high school records are sealed. His multiple college records are missing or sealed. We don't know details of his mother's travels or even citizenship status because Stanley Dunham's passport records are inexplicably incomplete or destroyed. This, despite Federal law requiring such information be retained for 100 years. Obama's own citizenship status while living in Indonesia is another murky detail, left completely unexplored by our media.

But that is all 2008 Obama. His policies, actions, and statements as President are mostly public information. 2012 Obama does have a record. His opponents will do well to make certain every American knows exactly what this President has done to our country.

And this is how it's done:

Are you ready for a world ruled by Islam?

Many people who aren't familiar with Islam don't understand that one of its goals is world domination. As in subjugation. As in you convert to Islam, or be killed - or worse.

Muslim leaders are gathering in the United Kingdom to discuss their vision of a world ruled by them, under sharia law:



Khilafah? You may know it better in English as "Caliphate." Muslims use the term to describe the world under Islamic rule.

They are deadly serious, and they are coming for us.

Who's the bigger joke - Pat Paulsen or Obama?

Pat Paulsen would have made a far better President than Barack Hussein Obama. And he really was a joke candidate:

Rochester, NY police arrest woman for video taping from her own yard

Apparently, Rochester, New York police officers need some remedial freedom training. Or at least officer Mario Masic does:



It is not illegal to photograph or video tape police officers.

According to Carlos Miller's blog, Emily Good was charged on June 21 with "obstructing government administration," which actually sounds like a good, patriotic activity to us.

Our post-9/11 police state problem

Since Islamists attacked the United States on September 11, 2001, Federal and state government officials have been busy passing laws.

All airport security screening within the United States was Federalized on November 19, 2001 - just days after the attacks on New York, Washington, DC, and the plane crash in a Pennsylvania field. It is now known as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), an arm of the US Department of Homeland Security.

Political leaders claim that these sweeping changes are for our protection. Unfortunately, laws like the Patriot Act also carry the unintended consequence of restricting freedoms Americans have taken for granted since we rejected rule by a British king.

Taking photographs or recording video in public places are now acts that merit the attention of law enforcement. It has been documented that Muslim jihadists planning acts of terrorism have "cased the joint" by photographing and/or video taping airports and other modes of transportation.

The videos below, recorded by a man who simply enjoys photographing the trains he rides, raise some real questions. Police asked for this man's identification, which seems reasonable. By law, you are required to show identification to law enforcement officials when requested to do so. If this man had simply produced his driver's license, what would have happened? Would they have accepted his apparently reasonable explanations at face value and left him alone? Or would he have been detained or arrested anyway?

Maybe it was just a slow day for Maryland Transit Authority Police officers:





Among the wisest of our Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin famously said, "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Most would agree that we do need tools that allow our brave law enforcement officers to do what they can to prevent acts of terrorism. Jihad Muslims will attack us at every opportunity, and will do whatever they can to cause mayhem and death within our borders.

But have we begun to give up too much "essential liberty?" In the end, the nanny state government will not be there for us. No government, no matter how invasive, encroaching, or regulatory can possibly keep us safe from every bad thing all the time.
More legislation in the name of more safety must be very carefully considered. Every step toward safety is a step away from liberty.