“[T]ake the war on drugs. The average American says, "The war on drugs has been beneficial." The rest of us see reality. This war has destroyed thousands of Americans. It is also a pretext for government agents to rob innocent people in airports and on the highways - they seize and confiscate large amounts of cash and say to their victims: "Sue us if you don't like it." And more and more judges, politicians, intelligence agents, and law-enforcement officers are on the take - as dependent on the drug-war largess as the drug lords themselves.” PeopleIfsHas BeensWarRealityGovernmentLawLordJudgingAmountPoliticianDrugVictimAverageInnocentDestroyedAgentsDependentOfficersCashLaw EnforcementEnforcementHighwaysAirportsBeneficialWar On DrugsPretext Author:Jacob G. Hornberger
“Funny that all of Nixon's crimes - anonymous campaign cash, wiretapping, undeclared wars - are all legal now. Discuss.” WarLawPoliticalJusticeCrimePoliticianCampaignsUsaPrivacyCashPresidencyDouble StandardDeclaringCampaigningCrimes And Misdemeanors Author:Bill Maher
“Many a politician wishes there was a law to burn old records.” LawPoliticalPoliticsWishRecordsPoliticianOld Records Author:Will Rogers
“I did a lot of theater in school. I thought maybe I wanted to go to law school or be a judge or a politician. And then I just kind of got smitten by the process of rehearsal and working with other actors and those kinds of challenges. And then comedy.” KindWantedSchoolLawActorsProcessChallengesComedyJudgingPoliticianTheaterRehearsalLaw SchoolSmittenWorking With Others Author:Rashida Jones
“No-knock police raids destroy Americans' right to privacy and safety. People's lives are being ruined or ended as a result of unsubstantiated assertions by anonymous government informants. ... Unfortunately, no-knock raids are becoming more common as federal, state, and local politicians and law enforcement agencies decide that the war on drugs justified nullifying the Fourth Amendment. ... No-knock raids in response to alleged narcotics violations presume that the government should have practically unlimited power to endanger some people's lives in order to control what others ingest.” PeopleShouldWarStatesGovernmentLawOrderResultsCommonBecomingPoliticianDrugShould HavePoliceSafetyResponseLocalsAgencyPrivacyAmendmentsFourthUnlimitedLaw EnforcementRuinedEnforcementJustifiedViolationAssertionBecoming MoreWar On DrugsNarcoticsUnlimited PowerRight To PrivacyFourth AmendmentInformants Author:James Bovard
“Any politico who's afraid of his constituents being armed, should be. Leaders of the anti-gun movement (for the most part, politicians who enthusiastically advocate confiscatory taxation and government control of everything) realize that a populace is much easier to herd, loot and dispose of if it has been stripped of its weapons. The naked fraud and transparent fascism of victim disarmament must be eradicated through the repeal of all gun laws at every level of government.” IfsShouldHas BeensGovernmentLawRealizingLevelsLeaderMovementPoliticianEasierWeaponsGunVictimNakedFraudFascismTaxationTransparentHerdsDisarmamentConstituentsAnti GunGun Law Author:L. Neil Smith
“In 302, the Roman emperor Diocletian commanded "there should be cheapness," declaring, "Unprincipled greed appears wherever our armies ... march. ... Our law shall fix a measure and a limit to this greed." The predictable result of Diocletian's food price controls were black markets, hunger and food confiscation by his soldiers. Despite the disastrous history of price controls, politicians never manage to resist tampering with prices -- that's not a flattering observation of their learning abilities.” ShouldLawBlackAbilityResultsPoliticianLimitsArmyGreedSoldierHungerDespiteManageObservationMarchPredictableEmperorFlatteringDeclaringCheapnessRoman Emperor Author:Walter E. Williams