Posse Comitatus was a law that prevented mililtary from acting as police. The original purpose of the law was to ensure that local police could not be federalized; meaning local law enforcement could not be done by the national government. This law was erased in 2007 via the John Warner Defense...

The exercise scenario was a sobering one: a 10-kiloton nucleardevice detonated in America's heartland, quickly overwhelming civilian responders Go to Full Article

House prices in 20 U.S. cities declined in July at the fastest pace on record, signaling the worst housing recession in a generation had yet to trough even before this month's credit crisis. Go to Full Article | via WRH

According to research produced by MAPLight.org, House members who voted "yes" on the proposed bailout package received 54 percent more money from banks and securities than members who voted "no": Go to Full Article | via WRH

The House is limiting e-mails from the public to prevent its websites from crashing due to the enormous amount of mail being submitted on the financial bailout bill. As a result, some constituents may get a 'try back at a later time' response if they use the House website to e-mail their...

Thousands of protestors demonstrated agains the proposed $700 Billion bail out plan for the finance and banking industry, yet the national news media in America didn't even report it! Why not? It seems strange that this barely generated a gander from the big news outlets like ABC, CNN, CBS, NBC...

by Robert Wilkinson. Since the most important election of our lives is only 840 hours away, I'll be posting some things to consider or support from time to time. Today we offer videos interviewing GOP Cyber security expert Stephen ... Go to Full Article

Accused of permitting unwarranted spying on citizens, torture, helping to blow a CIA agent’s cover and firing non-political appointees for political reasons, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales left the White House shrouded in ignominy. Facebook just hired his former right-hand man, Ted...

See our section on the North American Union for context. -- KM *** Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) — North American economies must better integrate or risk falling further behind in competitiveness with Europe and Asia, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said. “North America has been losing...

The Federal Reserve and foreign central banks moved Monday to pump billions of dollars to cash-strapped banks at home and abroad in a dramatic bid to break through a credit clog and spur lending. Go to Full Article | via BLN

This is key. Panic selling of US debt will push us closer to a run on the US dollar, as it will become apparent that the US will not be able to raise more debt and thus will have to print money to finance its way out of this mess. With the bailout frenzy, particularly Fannie/Freddie, as well...

CNN.com has a great, concise article from Harvard’s Jeffrey Miron that would serve as a good introduction to what’s wrong with the bailout for any friends or family that still don’t quite see the problems.Thanks to Bill Anderson for posting the link originally on the lewrockwell.com blog....

Rockwell, as usual, as it right: this is about Congress actually representing the people's interest, and not just merrily expanding executive power. A rare victory, though we will need many more, and bigger ones, if the republic is to be restored. I don't think the republic can be restored, and...

In Missouri, if you “lie” about Barack Obama the cops may arrest you. “The effort appeared to be part of a move by the Obama campaign to block advertisements to which it objects. The campaign also sent ‘threatening’ letters to several news agencies in Pennsylvania and Ohio demanding they stop...

As a vote nears on the $700 billion dollar plus bailout bill, Congressman Ron Paul took to the House floor this morning to warn that the passage of the legislation will destroy the dollar and the world economy. Go to Full Article | via WRH