L. Neil Smith's
THE LIBERTARIAN ENTERPRISE
Number 185, August 5, 2002
EVEN IF THE JUDGE HAS A FIT, YOU MUST ACQUIT

SOMEBODY NEEDS A READING TEST!

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the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is actively teaching immigrants that "gun control" is part of our Constitution.

www.jpfo.org/alert20020731a.htm

THE PENTAGON POOPERS

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The FBI has asked several members of the House and Senate intelligence committees to submit to lie-detector tests as part of the investigation into who leaked information related to the Sept. 11 attacks, a law enforcement official said late Thursday.
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"Lie-detector tests are a standard element of FBI investigations and they are meant to eliminate people from suspicion," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "They are always voluntary."
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White House spokesman Ari Fleischer has called the disclosure of the language "alarmingly specific."
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"The selective, inappropriate leaking of snippets of information risks undermining national security, and it risks undermining the promises made to protect this sensitive information," he said.

Lawmakers Asked to Take Lie Tests
Fri Aug 2, 7:46 AM ET
By CHRISTOPHER NEWTON, Associated Press Writer

IS ALAN BOCK ON THE BLOCK?

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Early next month, descendants of R.C. Hoiles--the one-time newspaper publisher and a standard-bearer for libertarianism--will gather for what could become a watershed moment for Orange County's famously conservative character.
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On the agenda: The possible sale of Freedom Communications, the privately held company through which Hoiles' descendants run the Orange County Register, 27 smaller daily newspapers, 37 weeklies and eight television stations.
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At issue is a desire by some of Hoiles' descendants--led by grandson and Freedom board member Tim Hoiles--to earn more income from their holdings. ...

Would Sale of O.C. Register Silence Libertarian Voice?

Tue Jul 30,11:44 AM ET
By SCOTT MARTELLE

WRONG "RIGHT" -- BUT I'M SURE HE MEANS WELL

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Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster reminded women Thursday that they can pack a gun to protect themselves from a serial killer who has slain three women in the capital in the past 10 months.
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"You have the right to get a gun permit," Foster said. "Learn to use it."

Louisiana governor advises women to get gun
August 1, 2002 Posted: 7:33 PM EDT (2333 GMT)

I GOT A BAD FEELIN' ABOUT THIS ONE, BOB!

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We've got to do whatever it takes -- if it takes sending SWAT teams into journalists' homes -- to stop these leaks," admonished James B. Bruce, vice chairman of the CIA's Foreign Denial and Deception Committee.
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I hope we get a test case, soon, that will pit the government's need to prosecute those who leak its classified documents against the guarantees of free speech. I'm betting the government will win," Bruce said to an audience this week at Washington's Institute of World Politics.

CIA Expert: Leaks of Classified Information Must Stop
Dave Eberhart, NewsMax.com
Saturday, July 27, 2002

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