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• Reason: Was the Iraq War a Complete Waste?
• Rand Paul Met With Major GOP Donors and Talked About Making a Big Change to the Party Platform
• Big Business Vs. Libertarians in the GOP
• Lesson II - "Disobedience"!
• When my daughter turns 16
• Clever piece of code exposes hidden changes to Supreme Court opinions
• CIA Rendition Jet Was Waiting In Europe To Snatch Snowden
• I love you all
• Ron Paul 'End the Fed' on Jeopardy - June 12, 2014
• FORBES: The Free State Project: A Libertarian Testing Ground For Bitcoin, 3D Printers, and Drones

Reason: Was the Iraq War a Complete Waste? Posted: 14 Jun 2014 07:18 AM PDT It gets increasingly difficult to imagine that the U.S. has gained anything worthwhile from its invasion of Iraq. David Harsanyi | June 13, 2014 | Reason Let's just say that the Iraq army isn't exactly anchoring a democratic awakening in the Middle East. Earlier this week, Iraq's armed forces in Mosul—trained and supplied by the United States to secure the well-being of its people and institutions—reportedly dropped their guns, shed their uniforms, and surrendered to black-flag-waving Sunni insurgents in a mere four days. No Thermopylae here. About a half-million civilians have left the second-largest city in Iraq to flee what is surely going to become a hotbed of beheadings and other assorted acts of jihad. And now, according to CNN, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria also has almost complete control of Tikrit. Al-Qaida (or something very much like it) is definitely on the run—right toward our allies. Not that we should be surprised. Back in 2010, Army Gen. George Casey warned that the 130,000-strong Iraqi police and soldiers lacked leaders, were deserting by the thousands, were hampered by corruption, displayed little will to fight, and would probably never be able to fend off insurgents. Obviously, not much has changed, despite President Barack Obama's assertion in 2011 that the war was over and "Iraqis have taken full responsibility for their country's security." read more

Rand Paul Met With Major GOP Donors and Talked About Making a Big Change to the Party Platform Posted: 14 Jun 2014 07:10 AM PDT The Blaze: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) met with about 25 major Republican donors on Wednesday to discuss making changes to the 2016 Republican Party platform to draw in more young voters, including potentially changing the party's approach to same-sex marriage. All of the donors present had contributed the maximum $32,400 to the Republican National Committee, said Shaun McCutcheon, who was the lead plaintiff in this year's landmark McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court case. "I heard them saying, these donors of the committee, that they really want to reach their own children," McCutcheon told TheBlaze. "One of them had 15 grandkids. They feel like they're not on board with the platform. They want to change the platform is what I heard so that we can reach their kids." read more

Big Business Vs. Libertarians in the GOP Posted: 14 Jun 2014 06:21 AM PDT The Daily Beast: In Michigan business leaders are funding financial consultant Brian Ellis's primary challenge to Rep. Justin Amash. Since his election in the 2010 tea party wave, Amash has emerged as the most libertarian member of the House of Representatives. He's second to McClintock on the National Taxpayers Union spending-vote ratings. He organized a bipartisan effort to rein in the National Security Agency that came within a few votes of passing the House. He heads the House Liberty Caucus. He Amash told the New York Times, "I follow a set of principles, I follow the Constitution. And that's what I base my votes on. Limited government, economic freedom and individual liberty." So why wouldn't Grand Rapids business leaders be proud to have such a widely admired young representative? They say they want a congressman who will work with others to "get things done." Andrew Johnston, the political director of the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, told the Wall Street Journal, "There is frustration among those who think his rigidity makes it difficult to move forward on legislation." He promised that Ellis "will have access to funds that will be helpful to his campaign." read more

Lesson II - "Disobedience"! Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:23 AM PDT Refuse to enlist, refuse to vote, refuse to be their notoriety, refuse to be anything for them.

When my daughter turns 16 Posted: 13 Jun 2014 08:08 PM PDT First, she will be getting a great used car that is very safe. My daughter ranks at the top of her class, not because I hound her mind you, but because her father instilled curiousity and principles into her. The greatest wont be giving her the keys to her car, it will giving her my password to the DailyPaul. I want her to know my positions. I do not force my child into anything other than living by certain principles. Im honest with her about everything pertaining to life. (Who I may be seeing is a different story, no worries tho, only one woman has met her.) read more

Clever piece of code exposes hidden changes to Supreme Court opinions Posted: 13 Jun 2014 07:21 PM PDT by Jeff John Roberts | GigaOM SUMMARY: The Supreme Court has long made surreptitious changes to its opinions without telling anyone. In response, a coder has created a tool that flags and publicizes those changes. Supreme Court opinions are the law of the land, and so it's a problem when the Justices change the words of the decisions without telling anyone. This happens on a regular basis, but fortunately a lawyer in Washington appears to have just found a solution. The issue, as Adam Liptak explained in the New York Times, is that original statements by the Justices about everything from EPA policy to American Jewish communities, are disappearing from decisions — and being replaced by new language that says something entirely different. As you can imagine, this is a problem for lawyers, scholars, journalists and everyone else who relies on Supreme Court opinions. Until now, the only way to detect when a decision has been altered is a pain-staking comparison of earlier and later copies — provided, of course, that someone knew a decision had been changed in the first place. Thanks to a simple Twitter tool, the process may become much easier. read more

CIA Rendition Jet Was Waiting In Europe To Snatch Snowden Posted: 13 Jun 2014 07:11 PM PDT Unmarked Gulfstream tracked as it passed above UK By Duncan Campbell, 13 Jun 2014 The Register As the whistleblowing NSA sysadmin Edward Snowden made his dramatic escape to Russia a year ago, a secret US government jet - previously employed in CIA "rendition" flights on which terror suspects disappeared into invisible "black" imprisonment - flew into Europe in a bid to spirit him back to America, the Register can reveal. On the evening of 24 June 2013, as Snowden arrived in Moscow from Hong Kong intending to fly on to Cuba, an unmarked Gulfstream V business jet - tail number N977GA - took off from a quiet commercial airport 30 miles from Washington DC. Manassas Regional Airport discreetly offers its clients "the personal accommodations and amenities you can't find at commercial airports". Early next morning, N977GA was detected heading east over Scotland at the unusually high altitude of 45,000 feet. It had not filed a flight plan, and was flying above the level at which air traffic control reporting is mandatory. read more

I love you all Posted: 13 Jun 2014 06:18 PM PDT who I know in those rare instances when I love myself You are of greater worth Than any point Any argument to be won You could be wrong Or maybe I am 1000 times Your worth to me Would not diminish I am yours, you are mine You put up with me I put up with you Our group is more than points of view People are stronger than facts Love is greater than truth Points of logic pale beside Little human acts Divided by much space Physical and ideological Nonetheless we find our place There is always a place for you And one for a 3BILL

Ron Paul 'End the Fed' on Jeopardy - June 12, 2014 Posted: 13 Jun 2014 05:32 PM PDT http://youtu.be/mavOt4y1MJE

FORBES: The Free State Project: A Libertarian Testing Ground For Bitcoin, 3D Printers, and Drones Posted: 13 Jun 2014 04:50 PM PDT http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/06/12/the-free-... A positive article in the FORBES about the free state project in New Hampshire. You will see a lot of familiar names. If you were not sure what to do or where to move: New Hampshire is a good state to consider moving.

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