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  • Beating Trees into Hockey Sticks

    Number of comments: 4
    Not that you would know it from the mainstream press, but the largest economic fraud in history, greatly dwarfing the housing bubble, has just been revealed.  The press on this side of the Atlantic is carefully avoiding it, but in Britain, where there is still a free press, Climategate is [...]
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    Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:32am EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Kelo Vs. New London – Pfizer Utopia Gone Bad

    Number of comments: 8
    As reported in the Wall Street Journal, Pfizer has announced plans to close its Research and Development Headquarters in New London, Connecticut.  You know….the big revenue stream enhancer for which  Suzette Kelo lost her right to property for? The big deal with Pfizer to bribe the city to take peoples [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:05pm EST
    by Britt Howard

  • VA Governor Race, No Choice For Liberty.

    Number of comments: 8
    Let’s face it. Come election time, we are not given many choices. This is by design, this is the way the powers that be like it. The less competition they face, the more likely we will side with the lesser evil. I’m trying to figure out which one that is, and it [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2009, 10:39pm EDT
    by Rich Roberts

  • H1N1 Your Public Option at Work

    You will probably get Swine Flu H1N1) this year.  You, or your children, might even die of it. You didn’t have to get it, there is an effective vaccine, but you probably won’t get it until it is too late. You might have a newspaper article based on a Center for [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:41pm EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • For what its worth

    Number of comments: 3
    Below is the full text of a Letter to the Editor of the Virginian Pilot in response to their article on “real socialists” which they chose not to print. Crushing the Human Spirit The Socialists’ mantra of ‘From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.’ sounds noble to the [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 2:44pm EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • Protesting MacArthur Mall Effectively

    Number of comments: 8
    Hundreds of young people are angered by MacArthur Mall’s new policy of excluding those under 18 years of age unless chaperoned by a Dirty Old Man or Cougar over 21. Really, what other kind of adult wants to hang at the mall with teens? In all seriousness though, as an elder [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 10:20am EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • The question the media and politicians forget to ask

    My boss has drilled a very important lesson into my head. Whenever I come back from a sales call, a  meeting, a job site, the first thing he’ll ask is, “What did you learn?” Whenever I screw something up, he won’t get mad. He’ll ask, “What’s the lesson here?” I’d always be so [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 7:49pm EDT
    by Rich Roberts

  • Rebuking the Economic Legend of Bill Clinton

    Number of comments: 2
    How many of you have experienced an macro-economic conversation with a “liberal” and when they quickly find themselves unable to justify their positions they pull out what in their mind is the ultimate trump card, Bill Clinton? Obviously since I’m asking, I encounter this phenomenon often. Then next exchange is typical, expected, [...]
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    Posted: August 23, 2009, 9:28pm EDT
    by Rich Roberts

  • Tidewater LP Health Care Alternative

    Number of comments: 4
    Health Care for a Free Country An Alternative Solution Offered by the Tidewater Libertarian Party Quicklink http://wp.me/paM4C-dx The miracle of free markets has served us well in most parts of the economy, bringing us ever increasing value and declining real costs for the things we want and need, yet health care becomes increasingly [...]
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    Posted: August 21, 2009, 9:45am EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • Why the DNP Can’t “Sell” Health Care Reform

    Number of comments: 4
    It is not my intention to explain flaws in the plan or comment on specific details of the bill that I do not like. For one, I have not read all of the esoteric document, and even if I had, I seriously doubt I could fully comprehend all of the moving [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2009, 12:18pm EDT
    by Rich Roberts

  • I Endured Repeated Insults This Morning

    Number of comments: 8
    I was repeatedly called a “conservative”. Granted, the speaker was speaking not just to me, but the entire Tidewater Libertarian Party.  And, he was not of the opinion that “conservative” is an  insult.  You see, a gentleman named Mike Prunty dropped by to invite us all to be part of an [...]
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    Posted: August 01, 2009, 4:11pm EDT
    by Rick Caldwell

  • Proposed TLP Statement on Health Care Reform

    Number of comments: 10
    It is not enough for Libertarians to simply oppose the socialist proposals to nationalize health care, as that could be seen as an endorsement of the status quo. Changes are needed, but a reduction in government involvement is the answer.  Below is a proposed statement for comment and discussion at [...]
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    Posted: August 01, 2009, 3:21pm EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • Applying Mr. Spock’s Logic to Eminent Domain

    Number of comments: 6
    Who could forget that dramatic scene at the end of Star Trek  II: The Wrath of Khan? The Enterprise was disabled; Khan, realising he had been defeated, fires up the Genesis Device in order to take Kirk out with him. Ignoring pleas from the engineering crews, Spock charges into a room [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2009, 1:48pm EDT
    by Rich Roberts

  • Cap & Trade Protests in Richmond & Chesterfield

    Bearing Drift has a nice little Youtube clip from a Cap and Trade protest. Not sure which city the clip was from. Bearing Drift quotes Sen. Warner’s office from Chesterfield as saying about 200 protestors were outside. I would expect a low ball number from them, but it looked like [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2009, 9:59pm EDT
    by Britt Howard

  • Rally at Sen. Webb’s Office asking him to Stop Both Cap & Trade and Socialized Medicine

    All photo credits – Petey Browder. Robert Dean is again typically blunt and pulls no punches. He leaves no doubt as to his position on Cap and Trade. This is one of his finer qualities that makes him so unloved by “Big Government” socialist politicians and operatives. I was originally told that [...]
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    Posted: July 19, 2009, 5:56pm EDT
    by Britt Howard

  • Massive Resistance in Norfolk

    Number of comments: 3
    On July 17th in Richmond, there was a symposium examining the effects of “Massive Resistance” and the heroic efforts of many to integrate public schools in the 50’s and after. As dark as that history is, today’s progress lends hope that things can still get better and that other profound [...]
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    Posted: July 18, 2009, 10:18pm EDT
    by Britt Howard

  • Which Candidates Take the Tea Party Movement Seriously?

    Number of comments: 6
    UPDATED!!! Libertarians and fiscal conservatives might want to know just who takes the Tea Party movement seriously. Just which candidates are fiscally conservative and don’t support all the wasteful federal spending and bailouts. Having been to the Tea Party in Chesapeake on June 26th, I can tell you that the ONLY [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2009, 12:15am EDT
    by Britt Howard

  • Thoughts on the 4th, been there, done that

    Number of comments: 4
    Here we go again. We would be a great embarrassment to the men who signed our Declaration of Independence which we celebrate today. It appears that every generation has to have its little flirtation with socialism. It doesn’t seem to matter that it never works, and never provides for the basic [...]
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    Posted: July 04, 2009, 7:54am EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • Ignored to Death

    Number of comments: 1
    As of yet, the Virginian Pilot has not reported a word about the Tea Party Rally on June 26, 2009, nor has there been any note taken by any of the other local media. I note, however, that advance notice for the Gay Pride Festival, Out in the Park, was afforded [...]
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    Posted: June 28, 2009, 8:51am EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • The Parable of the Bulldozer

    Number of comments: 1
    Some time ago, while guest hosting on Rush Limbaugh’s program, my favorite living economist, Walter E Williams, explained the necessity for individual capital accumulation as a means for lifting society as a whole out of poverty, in what I have come to refer to as the ‘Parable of the Bulldozer.’ As [...]
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    Posted: June 24, 2009, 2:36pm EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • Neither Reasonable nor Necessary

    Number of comments: 6
    (NOTE: This article is the full text of a rebuttal of an Op-Ed which appeared on Sunday defending the Chesapeake Police Department raid on the home of Ryan Frederick submitted to the Virginian Pilot which had to be greatly edited for printing.) Former Norfolk Police Lieutenant Rue L. Bagwell asserts that the [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2009, 10:09pm EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • Health Care, Time to Choose

    Number of comments: 2
    Liberty or socialism? Choose one. If we choose to nationalize our health care, we have taken the fork in the road that leads inevitably to socialism, make no mistake in that. This post is intended to serve as a ‘Table of Contents’ for four previous articles on Health Care, which, because [...]
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    Posted: May 10, 2009, 9:03am EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • Health Care for a Free Country

    Number of comments: 8
    (Note, this is the last of a series on health care. For an index of other articles on the topic, see Health Care, Time to Choose) OK, having identified many of the government interferences in the market that have resulted in unaffordability of health care, relative to everything else we [...]
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    Posted: May 08, 2009, 2:19pm EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • Final Chance for Common Sense passes

    Number of comments: 6
    Judge Arrington followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Ryan Frederick to ten years in prison. A report on the proceedings from John Wilburn follows: ************************************************** * Ryan Frederick Sentencing Hearing – Friday, 8 May, 2009 * ************************************************** Court convened at 9:55 – Judge Arrington had a (minor) personal concern, which caused her to be [...]
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    Posted: May 08, 2009, 1:39pm EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • Formal Sentencing for Ryan Frederick

    Number of comments: 2
    Over the fifteen months since the tragic death of Det. Jarrod Shivers, while serving a search warrant at the home of Ryan Frederick, many questions regarding the means used in obtaining the warrant, the method chosen for serving the warrant and the time allowed for Frederick to respond before forcing [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2009, 11:25am EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • Health Care - The Road to Hell

    Number of comments: 3
    Usually, when we are deeply involved in the consequences of a bad choice, we think, “It seemed like such a good idea at the time.” What has happened to the health care market is a lot like that, as, with all the best intentions, bad choices were forced on the marketplace [...]
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    Posted: May 06, 2009, 12:24pm EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • A Republican, a Libertarian and a Democrat go into a Restaurant…

    I heard a joke involving a Libertarian, so I had to share. It isn’t dirty but, some might find it offensive. Let me know if you think I crossed the line. My apologies in advance if I did. A Republican in a wheelchair entered a restaurant one afternoon and asked the [...]
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    Posted: April 23, 2009, 8:59pm EDT
    by Britt Howard

  • Va.Beach TEA PARTY!

    Number of comments: 3
    April 15th, 2009 Much has been said about the Tea Parties. The Tea Parties are non-partisan but, as you will see from the pictures, there was a definite Libertarian presence. ALL Photo Credits: Robert K. Dean Some critics think the Tea Parties have something to do with the last election. They don’t. [...]
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    Posted: April 17, 2009, 10:04pm EDT
    by Britt Howard

  • Ken Cuccinelli Fund Raiser -

    On April 4th, Cary Nunnally hosted a fund raiser for Republican candidate for Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News. Along with delegates Tom Gear and Brenda Pogge were a whole lot of Republicans and at least 6 Libertarians to support Ken Cuccinelli. Cuccinelli [...]
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    Posted: April 17, 2009, 8:32pm EDT
    by Britt Howard

  • Beware of HOAX claiming DHS attack on “right wing extremists”

    Number of comments: 10
    Tonight, on the eve of Tea Parties across the nation, I was given a copy of a supposedly DHS “For Official Use Only” report that targets “right wing extremists” as potential terrorists needing close scrutiny by DHS and law enforcement. People believed this clever hoax. Once I read the document [...]
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    Posted: April 15, 2009, 4:08am EDT
    by reidgreenmun

  • Health Care - Disconnection from the Market

    In the first article in this series, I argued that the actual cost of health care, stripped of cost shifting, litigation and regulatory costs, is not at all unreasonable for what it is. If you disagree with that premise, I suggest you read Health Care – a Broken Market and [...]
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    Posted: April 11, 2009, 9:29pm EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • Health Care, a Broken Market

    Number of comments: 4
    The miracle of free markets has brought us the goods and services we need and desire at constantly decreasing cost (in real dollars) in nearly every private sector category EXCEPT health care.  Or at least that is how it appears. The perception that health care has become unaffordable has led us [...]
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    Posted: April 10, 2009, 11:53am EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • Federal Real ID back room effort by Gov. Kaine defeated by House!

    Number of comments: 1
    From: Virginia Gun Owners [mailto:pmmchugh@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 6:10 PM To: ; Subject: Good News on Dangerous ID There was intense debate over the Governor’s recommendations to amend SB 1046 into a Dangerous ID compliance bill. I just finished watching the debate. The Senate accepted the Governor’s amendments on a straight party line vote, [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2009, 10:14am EDT
    by reidgreenmun

  • John Stossel’s 20/20 Report - Bailouts and Bull

    Number of comments: 1
    Hard to believe but, you will find the truth on TV now and then. [...]
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    Posted: March 15, 2009, 7:25pm EDT
    by Britt Howard

  • The Virginian Pilot Editorial Page and TLP Agree!!!!! Hell Freezes Over….Again!

    Number of comments: 4
    Just when you thought some things were impossible……. The Virginian Pilot agrees with the Tidewater Libertarian Party that more police oversight is needed in Chesapeake and that a Citizens Review Board should be considered. This was a great editorial from my biased perspective. Given the tragedy of losing Officer Jarod Shivers [...]
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    Posted: March 09, 2009, 11:03pm EDT
    by Britt Howard

  • Obama’s Soak the Poor Tax

    Number of comments: 1
    Though it is masked as a measure to save the Earth from Anthropogenic  Global Warming (which is equivalent to saving the Earth from equally non-existent Martians) President Obama’s largest tax increase, his Carbon Cap-and-Trade Tax is aimed squarely at those who can least afford it.  But what else should we [...]
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    Posted: March 08, 2009, 1:28pm EDT
    by Don Tabor

  • McDonnell Endorses the Ousting of RPV Chairman Jeff Frederick. McDonnell signs RPV Suicide Pact

    Number of comments: 10
    I first spotted news on this in a posting by JR Hoeft on Bearing Drift. [...]
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    Posted: March 05, 2009, 9:48pm EST
    by Britt Howard

  • The Tidewater Libertarian Party Asks For a Citizens Review Board After the Frederick Case

    Number of comments: 2
    In the February 25th edition of the Virginian-Pilot, an article featured the Tidewater Libertarian Party request for a Citizens Review Board to assist the Chesapeake Police Department in finding solutions. The Tidewater Libertarian Party called the shooting death of a Chesapeake detective last January “tragic and avoidable” and on Tuesday night [...]
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    Posted: February 26, 2009, 10:38pm EST
    by Britt Howard

  • Mr. Obama’s War

    Number of comments: 5
    It is no secret that I disagreed with most Libertarians in supporting the invasion of Iraq. I am not a dove in international relations.My view on foreign policy is that anyone who thinks killing my grandchildren is an acceptable way to accomplish their political goals should be killed. I viewed the [...]
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    Posted: February 25, 2009, 2:23pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Request to Chesapeake Council for Citizen Review

    Number of comments: 10
    Tonight, I brought the Tidewater Libertarian Party’s request for a citizen review board on the police procedures revealed by the Ryan Frederick case to the Chesapeake City Council. I must have run a bit long, as when I was wrapping up, Mayor Krasnoff asked me to wrap it up. It [...]
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    Posted: February 24, 2009, 10:50pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Eminent domain’s ugly head is rising… again!

    Editor’s note: Authorized by the Tidewater Libertarian Party, posted for Robert Dean, who still hasn’t set himself up to author. Filthy McNasty is back at the marriage altar with Old Dominion University. Just when you thought your local elected officials and government bureaucrats had finally read the Virginia Constitution and would swear [...]
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    Posted: February 23, 2009, 12:56pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Restaurant Smoking Ban takes a bite out of Liberty

    Number of comments: 2
    Editors note: The following is posted on behalf of Robert Dean, who, being a Mac user, has not been up the the complexity of registering as an author directly What is Libertarianism and what does it have to do with a ban on smoking in restaurants?  Perhaps Senators Blevins, Stolle and [...]
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    Posted: February 20, 2009, 12:45pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Vladamir Putin Quotes Ron Paul & Warns of the Dangers of Socialism

    Number of comments: 1
    Yes, Hell has frozen over! Credit to: Virginia News Source and The Right Perspective Russian Prime Minister and former head of the KGB admits to Soviet mistakes as he warns the US that, “excessive intervention in economic activity and blind faith in the state’s omnipotence” will lead to a repeat of Soviet Union like [...]
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    Posted: February 20, 2009, 1:41am EST
    by Britt Howard

  • For English Press 1, for Tagalog Press 2

    What does it take to come to the United States and become a citizen? Just getting a visa can be daunting. When the topic of immigration comes up, most people are thinking Latinos. They think Mexicans. If you live in Virginia Beach you might overlook the fact that a large [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2009, 11:38pm EST
    by Britt Howard

  • “Undocumented” Whores Stealing “Jobs”

    Number of comments: 10
    Just when you see the newspapers feature articles with pro-illegal immigrant groups declaring that “immigration” is no longer a concern on voters minds, I see in the Daily Press, the travesty on the Pennisula. Apparently illegal…..I mean undocumented whores and their pimps are crossing the border illegally/undocumented and stealing “johns” [...]
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    Posted: February 15, 2009, 11:41am EST
    by Britt Howard

  • Call to Action, and Change in Timing

    Number of comments: 10
    The Tidewater Libertarian Party has authorized me to address the Chesapeake City Council to request a Citizen Review of police procedures in the incident leading to the death of Detective Jarod Shivers and the subsequent trial of Ryan Frederick. It was originally planned that our request would be delivered at the [...]
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    Posted: February 15, 2009, 9:02am EST
    by Don Tabor

  • TLP General Counsel wins 2nd amendment case!

    Number of comments: 4
    Attorney Stephen Merrill won his case representing Dan Moore against the City of Norfolk. A Norfolk police officer asked Dan Moore to leave Norfolk’s Waterside simply because he was openly carrying a pistol. Moore was arrested for trespassing for refusing. State laws permit openly carrying firearms in public places. City officials [...]
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    Posted: February 11, 2009, 10:13pm EST
    by Britt Howard

  • Teacher suspended for posting picture of herself with gun on facebook!

    http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9781795&nav=menu1362_10 Teacher suspended for posting a photo on facebook of herself with a gun “trained at the camera.” Uhm, excuse me, say what? Lady, points gun at camera, takes picture, uploads to facebook, gets suspended. What sense does this make? Lets see, was the photo 1) on school grounds? NO 2) during time when she was supposed [...]
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    Posted: February 07, 2009, 10:45pm EST
    by Mike Lowry

  • OK, the Trial is Over, What are we going to do about it?

    Number of comments: 10
    Not about Ryan Frederick’s fate, that is his attorney’s job, but this trial has left us all at far greater risk than before. Instead of learning form the experience, the police, if their FOP leadership is typical, feel vindicated in their dangerous tactics. The precedent established by this jury’s verdict will [...]
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    Posted: February 07, 2009, 7:15pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Today on Ronald Reagan’s Birthday

    Number of comments: 5
    “Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better than any centralized government planning process ” - Ronald Reagan “But great as our tax burden is, it has not kept pace with public spending. For decades we have piled deficit upon deficit, mortgaging our future [...]
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    Posted: February 06, 2009, 11:40am EST
    by Britt Howard

  • Sentence handed down

    Number of comments: 10
    I just heard on WAVY channel 10 that Frederick was given the maximum sentence of ten years. John Wilburn’s Account None of us are safe in our homes if this stands. The reasoning for this sentence in the absence of a conviction on the firearms charge makes no sense at all. More as information [...]
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    Posted: February 04, 2009, 5:54pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Verdict in the Ryan Frederick Trial

    As before, I will post John Wilburn’s account when it becomes available. Note that his post will be updated as more information becomes available this evening. I heard from my son that a verdict had been reached as I was driving from work to the courthouse. I arrived too late to [...]
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    Posted: February 04, 2009, 5:25pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Consequences

    Number of comments: 10
    While we wait for the verdict, and since the list of comments on Day 10 is getting too long to scroll through, I’ll ask a few questions. Of course, the consequences of the verdict will be life changing for Ryan Frederick, but what would be the consequences for the citizens of [...]
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    Posted: February 04, 2009, 10:31am EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Ryan Frederick Trial, Day 10

    Number of comments: 10
    John Wilburn will report in stages this evening, I will post his accounts as they become available. John’s Report post begins with Jury instructions at 9:35 PM - Part 2 Conway’s closing added 11:10 PM Part 3 Mr. Broccoletti’s closing added 1:45 AM. Ebert’s rebuttal added 2:05 AM The Judge gave the [...]
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    Posted: February 02, 2009, 7:52pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Tidewater Libetarian Party Legislative Proposals

    Number of comments: 10
    From Tidewater Libertarian Party General Counsel Steve Merrill: Ten Modest Legislative Proposals Those who believe in far greater personal and economic freedom for Virginians are sometimes criticized as unrealistic. It is said by many our nation cannot go back to the simplicities of the times of Thomas Jefferson or even to the [...]
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    Posted: January 31, 2009, 6:50pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Ryan Frederick Trial, Day 9

    Number of comments: 10
    I will post JohnWilburn’s detailed account as soon as I receive it, in whole or in part. (NOTE: the remainder of John’s report was added at about 8 AM  Saturday morning.) I was able to attend the afternoon session and, to kill some time and hopefully enlighten, I will post some comments [...]
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    Posted: January 30, 2009, 6:40pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Ryan Frederick Trial, Day 8

    Number of comments: 10
    We have an early report from John Wilburn on this morning’s blockbuster news. So, what did Prosecutor Ebert know and when did he know it? I just heard from John( 8:10 PM). Court recessed at 7:45PM, I will post his reports as they become available. The remainder of John’s report posted at 3 [...]
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    Posted: January 29, 2009, 12:32pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Ryan Frederick Trial, Day 7, Being There

    Number of comments: 10
    Part one of  John Wilburn’s account now posted, part two posted at 7 AM Thursday morning . In the meantime, I was able to attend the afternoon session, after the Jury View of the house. Sometimes, you have to be there. After the jury was brought in, Det. Roberts was called back [...]
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    Posted: January 28, 2009, 9:53pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Call for Disbarment

    Number of comments: 10
    The Carpetbagger Prosecutors have been dishonorable from the very beginning of the ryan Frederick prosecution, but today, in court, it has become clear they have gone too far. On March 20, 2008, using a search warrant specifying measurements, drawings and pictures of the property owned by Ryan Frederick, the prosecutors and [...]
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    Posted: January 28, 2009, 9:03pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Ryan Frederick Trial Day Six

    Number of comments: 10
    Here are John Wilburn’s notes from Day Six One of the nicest things about having John’s notes is that those who want the details can read them there and I can just provide a bit of analysis. Regarding Wright’s testimony about the warrant, if he is telling the truth, then Det. [...]
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    Posted: January 27, 2009, 10:09pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • We All Lose in Tragedies Like This

    Number of comments: 10
    I get concerned when I see some of the strong rhetoric flying from both sides. Why are there two sides? We are all in the same Constitutional Republic known as the United States of America, right? Do we have our choices limited to hating Ryan Frederick or hating Law Enforcement? [...]
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    Posted: January 27, 2009, 11:30am EST
    by Britt Howard

  • Ryan Frederick Trial Day 5 CORRECTION

    Number of comments: 6
    In summarizing from John Wilburn’s notes, I mixed Defense attorney Korslund’s questions with Det. Mienhart’s answers,  or lack of answer. This was my error, not John’s. As I now understand it, Korslund asked the Detective if certain information about marijuana cultivation was correct, but the Prosecution objected to his answering as [...]
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    Posted: January 27, 2009, 10:06am EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Ryan Frederick Trial Day Five

    Number of comments: 10
    I was back in Hampton fixing teeth today, but John Wilburn was able to attend the trial and sent me very thorough notes from which to prepare a report. A ‘Jury Visit’ to the home was scheduled for today, but was delayed until tomorrow pending a motion by Prosecutor Ebert asking [...]
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    Posted: January 26, 2009, 8:26pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • A Minor Deviation To Doc Tabor’s View

    Number of comments: 10
    I agree with Doc Tabor that it is time to dial down the rhetoric, and  on the tendency to unnecessarily demonize those who oppose us, but I have to part with him when it comes to dropping the rhetorical hammer on certain individuals. First and foremost is Detective Roberts. That warrant [...]
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    Posted: January 26, 2009, 11:15am EST
    by Rick Caldwell

  • Jury View today

    Number of comments: 5
    The jury view of the house was requested early on by the defense so the jury could see for themselves that there is no opportunity for Frederick to have seen who was outside as he came to the front door. The layout of the house is such that he would [...]
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    Posted: January 26, 2009, 10:45am EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Time to Dial Down the Rhetoric

    Number of comments: 10
    Not about the policies of  the Chesapeake Police Department leadership, or the Carpetbagger Prosecutors, but at least about the individual Officers who have lost one of their own. I have noted a lot of comments here and elsewhere claiming organized mass perjury and faked emotion. That is unfair. It is [...]
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    Posted: January 24, 2009, 8:23pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Refocus on the Real Issues

    Number of comments: 10
    Emotion is the enemy of reason, and passions run high over both the tragic death of Det. Jarod Shivers and the injustices directed toward Ryan Frederick. Personalities also inject anger and frustration into the process, and lead us down side issues with little real import and distract us from what [...]
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    Posted: January 23, 2009, 9:35pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Frederick Trial Day 4 (Friday)

    Number of comments: 8
    Today, before the jury was brought in, the defense asked the judge to compel the return of a witness. Det. Edward Winkelspecht was the first to interview Frederick after his arrest and could answer questions regarding Prosecutor Willet’s allegation that Frederick was “stoned out of his mind” and acted in [...]
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    Posted: January 23, 2009, 6:33pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Twenty-five Seconds

    Number of comments: 10
    I know the title is somewhat cryptic, but since this will be largely about confusion and uncertainty, that is as it should be. Prior to bringing in the jury, Judge Arrington dealt with motions filed yesterday. The ruling on the  mistrial request was delayed at request of the defense pending upcoming [...]
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    Posted: January 22, 2009, 5:59pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Ryan Frederick Trial Begins

    Number of comments: 10
    A jury of 12 with 2 alternates was seated by 2:30 PM today. Jurors were questioned in groups of three yesterday and today. After the first 2 or 3 groups, the process is about as repetitive as watching a traffic light, Red comes after Yellow every damned time. Prosecutor Ebert [...]
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    Posted: January 21, 2009, 6:55pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Juror Instructions Masked as Questions in Frederick Case

    Number of comments: 6
    Wavy 10 has posted copies of the Juror Questionnaires requested by the Prosecution and the Defense in the Ryan Frederick case. Reading these questions I would have to wonder why a judge would allow many of them, as they appear to be legal instruction masked as questions.  It is the judge’s [...]
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    Posted: January 14, 2009, 6:30pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Ron Paul: Gaza crisis is blowback for past US interventions

    Number of comments: 3
    Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) spoke on Friday in opposition to a non-binding House resolution (pdf) expressing “strong support for Israel” in its invasion of Gaza and decrying Hamas as a terrorist organization that has put “hundreds of thousands of Israelis in danger.” “I rise in opposition to this resolution, not because [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2009, 5:16pm EST
    by reidgreenmun

  • Upcoming State Elections

    Number of comments: 6
    The races for State Election are already in gear. Things are starting to heat up in the Democrat party as three challengers battle for the one Democrat nomination for Governor. The Republican nomination has already been decided. Also of interest are the races for Lt. Governor and Attorney General for Virginia. [...]
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    Posted: January 08, 2009, 4:59pm EST
    by Britt Howard

  • “On The Record” replacement

    Number of comments: 2
    It appears that Joel Rubin’s local political discussion program, On the Record, as been replaced, as I predicted, with an infomercial. I will be sure to tune in every week to learn who the sponsor is to be certain I never do business with any of the sponsors WVEC places [...]
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    Posted: January 04, 2009, 11:28am EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Questions of Identity and Privacy

    Number of comments: 9
    There are legitimate needs in today’s world to establish that I am who I say I am, and that no one else be able to claim to be me. There must be some way to accomplish that, but the Real ID Act is certainly not the way to do it. [...]
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    Posted: January 04, 2009, 11:20am EST
    by Don Tabor

  • We don’t need no stink’in Real ID badges!

    If you can, please plan to attend a rally in Richmond on January 21st, 2009. The rally is a gathering of pro-freedom loving citizens of Virginia and our elected representatives in the General Assembly will stand together in support of HB 1587 Real ID Act, federal; State will not participate [...]
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    Posted: January 04, 2009, 7:13am EST
    by reidgreenmun

  • Some thoughts on Libertarians from across the internet.

    Number of comments: 1
    Libertarian Paradoxy Complex objects become clearer when seen from different angles. Here is libertarianism from pairs of opposing viewpoints. Libertarians are a serious threat to the establishment. Because we seek to undermine the very foundations of political power we threaten the establishment not with mere change but with annihilation. Politics is [...]
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    Posted: January 02, 2009, 5:07pm EST
    by reidgreenmun

  • From NPR: Libertarian Island: No Rules, Just Rich Dudes

    Number of comments: 6
    The Bryant Park Project, May 21, 2008 · What happens when Milton Friedman’s grandson, an eccentric billionaire and some ocean real estate all intersect? You get “seasteads,” permanent dwellings on the ocean. The first seastead is scheduled to hit the waters of San Francisco Bay in two years. “Seasteading is essentially [...]
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    Posted: December 31, 2008, 11:43am EST
    by reidgreenmun

  • What? Was he afraid someone would ding his paint?

    Number of comments: 1
    OK, usually you see this with a Lexus or Beamer owner who is sure that his desire to keep his paint pristine supercedes the convenience of others wishing to use a parking space, but you don’t usually see police cars parked this way when officers are eating lunch at a Mexican [...]
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    Posted: December 23, 2008, 1:02pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Do non-whites consider Libertarians to be a ‘whites only’ club?

    Number of comments: 10
    During a discussion on a Libertarian Facebook account I had the following comment was directed towards me. This comment made me wonder, is there a preception by non-whites that The Libertarian Party is a “whites only” group? Here is the comment (below) - please share your thoughts about this viewpoint and your [...]
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    Posted: December 23, 2008, 11:56am EST
    by reidgreenmun

  • A Christmas Wish

    Number of comments: 1
    When asked what she wants for Christmas she said she wants to see how Many Christmas cards she can get. Many people have passed this wish along to their churches, prayer groups, friends and family. Send Hannah Garman a Christmas card at: Hannah Garman 704 Orchard Rd Lititz, PA 17543 If you don’t, I’ll personally put [...]
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    Posted: December 20, 2008, 3:25pm EST
    by Rick Caldwell

  • Ryan Frederick Being Harrassed By Chesapeake Bureaucrats: You Need To Know About This

    Number of comments: 1
    Ryan Frederick Being Harrassed By Chesapeake Bureaucrats        [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 1:35pm EST
    by Rick Caldwell

  • Ryan Frederick update 12/15/08

    Number of comments: 8
    Judge Arrington denied two defense motions and handled a procedural matter regarding jury selection. The first motion was on a request by the defense for a videotape of a police recreation of the raid recorded under a search warrant executed last spring.  The Defense contended that it is entitled to anything [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 2:39pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Bill of Rights Day 2008

    Number of comments: 1
    Quickly... the Bill of Rights Day celebration at Town Center Virginia Beach has been posted on the Tidewater Libertarian Party website. Enjoy! [...]
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    Posted: December 14, 2008, 10:27pm EST
    by Chad Post

  • More Malfeasance from VA Beach Police

    Number of comments: 10
    No one likes getting a ticket. But there are times when the injustice involved should be an issue for everyone. Such is the case for a traffic ticket my daughter was given on Nov. 11 of this year.  At issue is Section 46.2-921.1 which requires drivers passing a stopped emergency [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 8:26pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Lawsuit challenges rule banning political apparel at polls

    Number of comments: 1
    Today’s Virginian-Pilot reports the following: The Associated Press © December 10, 2008 RICHMOND Free-speech advocates are suing Virginia election officials over guidelines that prohibit voters from wearing apparel with political messages at the polls. The American Civil Liberties Union, the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and The Rutherford Institute filed [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 12:27pm EST
    by reidgreenmun

  • Protect Property Rights - even in Virginia Beach.

    Number of comments: 8
    Today’s Virginian-Pilot reports the following: By Deirdre Fernandes The Virginian-Pilot © December 9, 2008 The City Council will hold a public hearing tonight and vote on whether to use eminent domain to gain access to the Cape Henry beaches for a sand replenishment project. The council has reached an impasse with some Cape Henry [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2008, 7:00am EST
    by reidgreenmun

  • Yet Another Rescheduled Hearing

    Number of comments: 1
    The hearing for Ryan Frederick scheduled for today (Dec. 5) has been rescheduled for Dec. 15 with only one day’s notice. I have not yet learned why, but these constant changes in schedule make covering these hearings a very costly enterprise as I must reschedule patients every time it happens. You’d almost [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 10:41am EST
    by Don Tabor

  • My Savior! Tim Geithner!

    Number of comments: 6
    Hallelujah!   I wake up this morning this Sunday morning. I grab my paper and my breakfast and turn on the TV, which is still on the “All Barack Channel” from last nights football game.   A group of people were discussing how great the spending on “Black Friday” was due to the [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2008, 2:41pm EST
    by Rich Roberts

  • Candy Coated Hate

    Number of comments: 7
    Am I the only one who has noticed that racists are trying to find new ways to disguise their hate? I’m speaking, of course, of the tendency of your typical white racist to substitute “Muslim” for “Black.” If you give these people half a second, they reveal themselves to be [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2008, 11:19pm EST
    by Chad Post

  • Change of Venue Denied in Frederick Case

    Number of comments: 4
    At least for now, the Ryan Frederick Case will remain in Chesapeake. I attended the rescheduled hearing today in Judge Marjorie Arrington’s court. The judge ruled that the trial would remain in Chesapeake unless it proves impossible to seat a jury when the trial begins in January. Special Prosecutor Paul Ebert appeared [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2008, 4:19pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Well, there you go again…

    Number of comments: 10
    One of the few advantages to being very close to 60 years old is that you can put events like this 2008 election into perspective. The United States has not gone commie, the Constitution will prevail, the sun will come out tomorrow. After all, he can’t be any worse than [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2008, 8:41pm EST
    by Don Tabor

  • Socialism Wins!

    Number of comments: 2
    With great enthusiasm and joy vast numbers of Americans across the nation patiently waited in line yesterday to vote. When their votes were finally tallied late last night, large jubilant crowds celebrated in urban centers across the land. In Chicago and elsewhere impressive numbers of people exuberantly welcomed in a [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2008, 7:15am EST
    by reidgreenmun

  • Is this for real? Ron Paul endorses Thelma Drake?

    Number of comments: 5
    From: Jared <jdhendrixster@gmail.com> Subject: [ronpaul-31] Ron Paul Endorses Thelma Drake and Virgil Goode To: ronpaul-31@meetup.com Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 12:55 AM Dear Friend, As Americans head to the polls for this historic election, I want to ask for your support for two fellow supporters of Liberty, Representatives Thelma Drake and Virgil Goode. I need my friends Thelma [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2008, 12:50pm EST
    by reidgreenmun

  • The Case of Bob Barr for President.

    Insanity is often defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. This year you have an opportunity to reject the failed policies of the two major political parties and instead cast your vote for real change – this year you can stop doing the [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2008, 2:46pm EST
    by reidgreenmun

  • Election news from the Tidewater Libertarian Party

    Number of comments: 5
    Greetings from the TLP! The TLP has voted to endorse the following: U. S. Congress - 2nd District - (R) Thelma Drake (Other running for this seat are (D) Glenn Nye) Local races: 1. Mayor of Virginia Beach - -John Moss (Others running for this seat are Meyera Oberndorf, Will Sessoms, Scott Taylor) 2. Virginia Beach [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2008, 11:54am EDT
    by reidgreenmun

  • Keeping an eye on our freedom of mobility.

    Number of comments: 3
    Road-Use System to Get Test in Maryland Baltimore Sun (10/20/08) Dresser, Michael A federally-funded study being conducted in six states will test a system that could supplant the federal gasoline tax with road-use fees. During the study, a global satellite positioning system will track how many miles motorists drive in eight months, [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2008, 11:46am EDT
    by reidgreenmun

  • More on the Virginia Beach Mayoral Election

    Number of comments: 2
    The Virginia Pilot ask the Virginia Beach mayoral candidates the following questions. What principles would you use to deal with the multimillion dollar hole in next year’s city budget? What priorities would guide your thinking? If you cut of phase out taxes, do you replace the revenue?   We got one good [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2008, 3:08pm EDT
    by Rich Roberts

  • For the FairTax Haters

    Number of comments: 10
    Why do people attack things that they don’t understand.   Is it outta fear of the unkown?   Is it because they don’t want to appear not to know something?   Do they think that any new idea could not possibly be better than the way things are currently done?   I have to ask myself these [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2008, 5:46pm EDT
    by Rich Roberts

  • Being Dressed by the Nanny State

    Number of comments: 5
    My mother stopped dressing me when I was 5.   She felt that I was responsible enough to take this task on myself. She gave me the freedom to make my own decision. The ability to choose is an important aspect in you maturity and emotional growth. It allows you to [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2008, 2:27pm EDT
    by Rich Roberts
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