The power of III

Summum ius summa iniuria--More law, less justice
--Cicero.

03 February 2012

Ron Paul resists.



112TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION


H. R. 3785


To repeal section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.




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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


JANUARY 18, 2012


Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned




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A BILL


To repeal section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,


SECTION 1. REPEAL OF SECTION 1021 OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012.


Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81) is hereby repealed.

02 February 2012

Swarming Nano Quadrotors

Question: Are these useful for FreeFor?


Presented for coolness factor alone.


01 February 2012

The progress of Ron Paul

Ron Paul gets a nod from Bill Gross, the head of PIMCO, a global wealth management firm with $1.3 trillion in assets.  (about 6 minutes into the clip)



"I'm a little Ron Paulish, to take a political stand...both parties have basically done the same thing..."


Note well: The stuff he says in the minute before the economy doing well in the 4th quarter, and that the fed has to keep buying treasuries is totally wrong headed, and goes against principles of Austrian economics and the stand of Ron Paul.  The 4th Q boost is related to the Fed's quantitative easing, and is a temporary reinflation of a burst bubble, and cannot last.  The Fed buying treasuries is more hocus pocus QE.  


h/t to zerohedge.com

Ron Paul making inroads with ordinary voters:

Vote totals - 2008 vs. 2012:


IA: 2008 - 11.817 ... 2012 - 26,036 that's 2.2x as many
NH: 2008 - 18,346 ... 2012 - 56,872 that's 3.1x
SC: 2008 - 16,155 ... 2012 - 77,993 that's 4.8x
FL: 2008 - 62,887 ... 2012 - 117,105 that's 1.9x


Now look at the first 4 contests coming up in February (ALL CAUCUS STATES)


NV: 2008 - 13.7% of the vote
ME: 2008 - 18.4%
CO: 2008 - 8.2%
MN: 2008 - 15.2%


I have every reason to believe that this trend of getting 2 to 5 times the number of votes will continue. February is shaping up to be great for Ron Paul!

h/t to dailypaul.com

In times of desperate economic conditions, should we withdraw from empire and consolidate the military, or should we launch a war with Iran?


Sun Tzu chimes in (h/t to dailypaul.com):

According to Sun Tzu's Art of War, Americans are losing:

There is no instance of a country ever having benefited from prolonged warfare.


In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.


If the campaign is protracted, the resources of the State will not be equal to the strain.


Now, when your weapons are dulled, your ardor damped, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity. Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue.


There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.