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Number 669, May 6, 2012
"I'm thoroughly tired of all this fascist crap"


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Down With Power
by L. Neil Smith
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The unabridged audio version of my 1983 novel The Nagasaki Vector, brilliantly read by the great libertarian radio host Brian Wilson, is finally available for purchase.

Many feel that this is the funniest book I've written so far—at least intentionally—and features our old friend Win Bear, G. Howell Nahuatl, a sapient coyote, time traveler Bernie Gruenblum, and Georgie, the time machine who loves him.

The price: $12.99.
The place: CD Baby.

I understand that it will soon be available in iTunes, as well.

—L. Neil Smith

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Sweeter Than Wine
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On our Weekly To Be Read List:

EFF Condemns CISPA, Vows to Take Fight to the Senate
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And Our Publisher Mr. L. Neil Smith comments on the following "From Democrats.com no less!":

"Stop Big Brother—Stop CISPA"
by Bob Fertik

Finally, this week's WTF?!?! goes to our feature article in this issue, or rather to the subject discussed therein: "Amendment Three Point Five" by L. Neil Smith. I mean, really, WTF?

Finally, (Is there an echo in here?) I note that Version 2.8 of The GIMP is out gimp.org

Down With Power: Libertarian Policy In A Time Of Crisis (A.k.a. "L. Neil Smith's Little Gold Book") is on the web at down-with-power.com and [Amazon.com dead tree] and [Amazon.com Kindle] and [BarnesAndNoble.com dead tree and Nook]

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Nullification Act

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Three ads this week. We always have three ads.
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Letters to the Editor
from L. Neil Smith, Carl Bussjaeger, Neale Osborn, Elliott Wade, Andrew Offutt, Renata Amy Russell, A.X. Perez, and Ron Helwig
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Amendment Three Point Five
by L. Neil Smith
It was announced quietly last week that Colorado will play host this month to Russian soldiers and paratroopers joining American units in practicing the suppression of "domestic terrorists"—which, of course, the current regime in Washington identifies as you and me. Among other things, they will be "taking over" Denver International Airport. The Russians will be equipped and trained with American weapons, which is just about the worst news that could possibly accompany this announcement.
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A Brief History of the Bill of Rights
by Neale Osborn
Started in the middle of 1776, and sent for ratification to all 13 colonies by the end of 1777, the Articles of Confederation were our original agreement to become a country- a confederation of 13 separate states that agreed to work together to achieve their independance from England. The last state, Maryland, ratified it in March of 1781. It was felt this was necessary in order to legitimize our revolutionary government and allow us to enter into diplomatic relations with European countries, deal with Indian problems, and settle territorial problems. Soon, certain of the Founding Fathers decided our weak central government was a detriment to our continuing existance. They didn't allow for the government to collect taxes to pay war debts, and provided for no president or court system.
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Epiphany in A Major
by L. Neil Smith
A few evenings ago, I was in church—"Wait! Stop! Desist!" I pretend to hear you gasp. "Can this really be an L. Neil Smith column? What's next, the conversion the Pope to Islam?"
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Are You Truly Free In America?
What Makes You Free? The Constitution? Or YOU?

by Frank Doosey
Give this idea some pause. A lot of my friends in the Liberty movement often cite that they are free men because the Constitution guarantees them their rights. Sure, it's easy enough to cite this; looking at the document itself, there are plenty of statements in there about how certain rights "shall not be infringed", about how Congress is chained down to certain duties and no more.
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In the Final Analysis
by L. Neil Smith
America is infested with a political parasite. They're nothing really new, these parasites. Among other things, they're directly responsible for the deaths of 620 thousand human beings in the 1860s, and for many more since then. But a swirling current in events tends to "pull our focus", alter the context in which we see things that we've been used to looking at for a long time.
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Atlantea The Beautiful No. 175
by L. Neil Smith and Rex May
Number 175 of a weekly cartoon series.
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The unabridged audio version of my 1983 novel The Nagasaki Vector, brilliantly read by the great libertarian radio host Brian Wilson, is finally available for purchase.

Many feel that this is the funniest book I've written so far—at least intentionally—and features our old friend Win Bear, G. Howell Nahuatl, a sapient coyote, time traveler Bernie Gruenblum, and Georgie, the time machine who loves him.

The price: $12.99.

The place: CD Baby.

I understand that it will soon be available in iTunes, as well.

—L. Neil Smith


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Down With Power
by L. Neil Smith
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The Probability Broach
by L. Neil Smith

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Lever Action
by L. Neil Smith

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Sweeter Than Wine
by L. Neil Smith

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The American Zone
The American Zone
by L. Neil Smith

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Ceres
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Pallas
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The Venus Belt
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The Crystal Empire
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Tom Paine Maru
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Hope
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Roswell, Texas
by L. Neil Smith and Rex F. May
Illustrated by Scott Bieser
Colored by Jen Zach

Published by Bighead Press, 2008
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