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Number 690, September 30, 2012
"Exactly like you, I have been a slave to the state
all my life, and I won't vote to let it continue."


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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

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—L. Neil Smith

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The latest from Marc Victor's campaign for the Arizona US Senite seat.

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Neil reports that Down With Power is selling very well, which is a good thing for him, and a good thing for us and our children and our grandchildren and The World of The Future! which is coming right down the pike as we speak.

And finally, we all knew it was coming sometime, but here it is, folks, the ultimate statement of the "conservative" position (or is it the "liberal" position? I can't tell 'em apart):

Former Copyright Boss: New Technology Should Be Presumed Illegal Until Congress Says Otherwise
from the wtf dept

One of the reasons why we live in such an innovative society is that we've (for the most part) enabled a permissionless innovation society—one in which innovators no longer have to go through gatekeepers in order to bring innovation to market. This is a hugely valuable thing, and it's why we get concerned about laws that further extend permission culture. However, according to the former Register of Copyrights, Ralph Oman, under copyright law, any new technology should have to apply to Congress for approval and a review to make sure they don't upset the apple cart of copyright, before they're allowed to exist. I'm not joking. Mr. Oman, who was the Register of Copyright from 1985 to 1993 and was heavily involved in a variety of copyright issues, has filed an amicus brief in the Aereo case (pdf).
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Yep, EVERYTHING is prohibited that isn't specifically allowed. That's what it means, right? That's EXACTALLY what those nit-wit twits going by "conservative" and "liberal" want. Ban the new because if it was good it would already exist. Flabbergasting, but somehow not all that surprising. Somehow.

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Letters to the Editor
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A Challenge to Republicans
And An Opportunity For Gary Johnson

by L. Neil Smith
This election season, like so many others since I turned 18 and first marked a ballot, it has been carefully arranged so that I have nobody to vote for. My own presidential candidate was illegally and immorally cheated out of his chance by a system so thoroughly corrupt that it shines in the dark like a pile of rotting fish. As Boss Tweed famously put it, "I don't give a damn who votes, as long as I do the nominating".
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The Victim Disarmament Crowd is at it Again
by Sean Gangol
Thanks to what happened last July, the gun grabbers are back in full force. Not that they ever went away. Whenever there is mass shooting you can rest assure the anti-gun side will be there to dance in the blood of the victims so they can further their own agenda. It's always during the time of tragedy when the attacks on our Second Amendment rights are the most intense.
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The Fourth Article of the Bill of Rights Series. The 3rd Amendment
by Neale Osborn and BD Styers
This is the fourth article in the series. Remember, neither BD nor I claim to be Constitutional scholars. Our goal with this series is to define the Bill of Rights IN THE TERMS USED IN THE DAYS THEY WERE WRITTEN. As we all know, words change meanings over the years. The "Gay Nineties" were not known for homosexuality, but for good times. A "faggot" used to be a bundle of sticks for the fire. Not anymore. So it is important to know the Amendments as written in the terms of their day, not as the words of today might imply. So, as in the last article, we shall first present the Amendment, then define any words whose definitions have morphed over the years into other meanings. Finally, we will present our "common man's viewpoint" on what it means in relation to laws today. And as always, regular print is my contribution, italics is BD Styers' contribution. BD shall have moderator powers here, simply by asking. PLEASE follow the CoH, as outlined in the first comment. In this case, BD supplied the blockquotes. Let's face it, this one is a cakewalk compared to the rest!
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Hunger Is No Game
by Jim Davidson
The DVD of "The Hunger Games" came out recently. My wife and I watched the film and were disappointed. Some research into its literary background presented some relief for our disappointment. The following film review contains "spoilers." If you have neither read the book "The Hunger Games," nor any of its sequels, nor seen the film, you may wish not to read the remaining paragraphs of this review. On the other hand, you might enjoy the review more than the film.
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Atlantea The Beautiful No. 196
by L. Neil Smith and Rex May
Number 196 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.

Now available in iTunes, as well
The price: $9.99
The Place: iTunes

—L. Neil Smith


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Roswell, Texas
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