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on April 7, 2015 in World News

How America Became an Oligarchy

How America Became an Oligarchy Our elected representatives are beholden to the moneylenders According to a new study from Princeton University, American democracy no longer exists. Using data from over 1,800 policy initiatives from 1981 to 2002, researchers Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page concluded that rich, well-connected individuals on the political scene now steer the direction of the country, regardless of – or even against – the will of the majority of voters. America’s political system has transformed from a democracy into an oligarchy, where power is wielded by wealthy elites. “Making the world safe for democracy” was President Woodrow… View Article

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on April 7, 2015 in World News

Judge Lightens Convicted Child Rapist’s Sentence

Judge Lightens Convicted Child Rapist’s Sentence, Says He Did Not ‘consciously intend to harm’ 3-year-old Man’s sentence reduced to a mere 10 years… A California judge has reduced a convicted child rapist’s jail term by 15 years, claiming the sentence is too harsh because the man did not “consciously intend to harm” the three-year-old girl he sodomized. Orange County Superior Court Judge M. Marc Kelly last Friday moved to lighten 20-year-old Santa Anna resident Kevin Jonas Rojano-Nieto’s 25 year sentence, asserting the jail term violates the US Constitution’s Eighth Amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment. Rojano-Nieto was convicted last December… View Article

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on April 7, 2015 in World News

Rand Paul declares presidential bid

Rand Paul declares presidential bid It’s official: “Libertarian Conservative” Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) says he’ll be running for president of the United States in 2016. Paul, 52, announced Tuesday morning that he’ll indeed be pursuing the Republican Party’s nomination for president ahead of next year’s election. READ MORE:10 things you need to know about Rand Paul “I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government,” Paul announced on his website. Tuesday’s announcement makes Paul the second big-name Republican to formalize their bid for the White House in recent weeks. Last month, Sen…. View Article

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on April 7, 2015 in World News

House bill bans fake guns — not real guns — near schools

House bill bans fake guns — not real guns — near schools The Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill Monday night that makes it illegal to take a squirt gun — but not a real gun — within 150 feet of a school. The new ban was included in a larger bill that would nix any local laws prohibiting people with gun permits from taking guns to parks. The federal “Guns Free School Zones” act makes it illegal for anyone who doesn’t have a permit from taking a gun within 1,000 feet of a school. If that person has… View Article

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on April 7, 2015 in World News

Best Government – Governs Least

Best Government – Governs Least Once upon a time the Founding Fathers were considered to be the personification of the American Republic. Most notable among giants, was Thomas Jefferson. The significance of his authorship of the Declaration of Independence is heralded as the very essence of the purpose for fighting the revolution. Jump onward to the present era and examine the sentiment held by the populace. The seeming disconnect from the political thought of the 18th and 19th century to the attitudes in this 21st totalitarian collectivist mindset that dominates the culture, often resembles life on a different planet. According… View Article

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on April 7, 2015 in World News

Ben Carson Invokes Jesus on Easter, Media Freaks Out

Ben Carson Invokes Jesus on Easter, Media Freaks Out Dr. Ben Carson spent part of his Easter Sunday popular New York R&B radio station WBLS, and on that Holy day he generated some headlines with his comments on faith. “We need to reestablish faith in our communities and the values and principles that got us through slavery, that got us through Jim Crow, and segregation, and all kinds of horrible things that were heaped upon us,” Carson said, as Business Insider reports. “Why were we able to get through those? Because of our faith, because of our family, because of… View Article

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on April 7, 2015 in World News

Florida Man Allegedly Forces Way into Kentucky Home, Gets Killed

Florida Man Allegedly Forces Way into Kentucky Home, Gets Killed On April 4, a 45-year-old man allegedly forced his way into a Boyd County, Kentucky, home, “engaged in a physical altercation with the homeowner,” and was then shot to death by that same homeowner. The man was a Sarasota, Florida, resident who appears to have picked the Boyd County home randomly. According to Kentucky State Police, the incident occurred “just prior to 4 a.m. at 1520 Oneal Drive in Rush, KY.” Police report that the alleged home invader–Gregory W. Coddington–“unlawfully forced entry into the residence” and was fatally shot by… View Article

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on April 7, 2015 in World News

NJ State Senate Pres to Gun Owners Initiating Recall: ‘Bring It On’

NJ State Senate Pres to Gun Owners Initiating Recall: ‘Bring It On’ New Jersey state senate president Stephen M. Sweeney has three words for gun owners who have initiated a recall effort against him–“Bring it on.” According to the Courier-Post, New Jersey Second Amendment Society president Alexander Roubian said the recall effort “has been three years on the making.” He says it began after Sweeney promised gun owners he would not let a “high capacity” magazine ban come to the Senate floor, then did an about face and allowed the bill to come to the floor after visiting with parents… View Article

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on April 7, 2015 in World News

Rahm Struggles to Hold on in Chicago

Rahm Struggles to Hold on in Chicago It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Having turned back more formidable challengers, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was supposed to be reelected to another term in February. Instead, a resurgent left-wing base, fueled by newly engaged Hispanic voters, forced Rahm into the first-ever run-off race for Mayor. Rahm, with the city’s entire establishment, including Republicans, behind him, is likely to prevail on Tuesday. The very near-run contest, though, is a sign of future problems for the Democrat party. It is a touch ironic that Rahm, who built his political career as a hard-charging… View Article

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on April 7, 2015 in World News

Dems Don’t Sign Brief in Support of Obama Exec Amnesty

Centrist House Dems Don’t Sign Brief in Support of Obama Exec Amnesty On Monday, 12 centrist House Democrats–including an Oregon Democrat who declared that amnesty for illegal immigrants is the new civil rights movement and will determine who controls the country for the next 30 years–refused to sign an amicus brief in support of President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty, revealing that voters in their districts may not be as supportive of granting amnesty to illegal immigrants as national Democrats. According to The Hill, 181 House Democrats signed the brief, which argues that “Congress has vested the Secretary of Homeland Security… View Article

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