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From Rand Paul’s interview:
MADDOW: Do you think that a private business has the right to say we don’t serve black people?
PAUL: I am not in favor of any discrimination of any form. …
…In the totality of it, I’m in favor of the federal government being involved in civil rights and that’s, you know, mostly [...]

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Paul Krugman wrote a piece blaming libertarians for the BP oil spill, saying “If libertarianism requires incorruptible politicians to work, it’s not serious.”

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The facts
Obama released the Torture Memo and said that those who designed the rules for torture may face criminal charges.
It was reported most recently here, here, and here. Watch Obama talk about it here.
Counterarguments
His opponents (Dick Cheney, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Bill O’Really) argue that:

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On April the 7th, the The Department of Homeland Security sent a secret report to police and sheriff’s departments across the United States under the headline, “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment.” Is defines right-wing extremists as follows:
“rightwing extremism in the United States” as including not just racist [...]

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Passover, Tea Parties, Slavery, and Redistribution? All of these are connected.
Only 53% of Americans believe capitalism is better than socialism. How does socialism differ from capitalism? Redistribution. “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.” “Social justice.” “Economic justice.” “Fairness.”
Paying for somebody else’s housing – redistribution. Paying for somebody else’s [...]

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Here are images reflecting some of the scenes of Publicani. Do you remember the scenes?

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There is little doubt that the U.S. is moving away from its main constitutional principle of limited federal government toward a tax/borrow/print and spend government usurping unlimited unconstrained unconstitutional powers. In the process the government destroys individual liberties unconditionally guaranteed and protected by the Constitution.
How Did They Trick Us into Accepting the Mess?
We are on [...]

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Almost every day we hear a loud sucking sound from Washington where politicians are pumping away our freedom. Recording our emails. canceling secret ballots. Regulating our toilets.
It’s easy to get disappointed. It’s easy to get despaired.
That’s why we welcome a sight that tells us each day one of the best stories of people fighting for [...]

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Look at some of my favorite signs from this Friday’Teaparty:

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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, …” Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776
Look what I found on Internet:
All men are created equal. Therefore all persons alive on this earth are of equal value before the law.
Racism has no place on this planet, in any way, shape or form.
We [...]

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