The federal government, in an unprecedented move, has effectively taken control of a city’s law enforcement agency, the New Orleans Police Department. This followed a federal investigation and DOJ lawsuit against the city. Read about what the feds are requiring of the NOPD and the associated multimillion dollar cost.
An NSA whistleblower reports that the NSA is “pulling together all the data about virtually every U.S. citizen in the country.” Read more about this disturbing report here.
Although I’m not endorsing Ice T’s rap, his understanding of the 2nd Amendment is right on target: “The right to bear arms is because that’s the last form of defense against tyranny. Not to hunt.” Read his comment on this and watch the attached, entertaining video.
If you didn’t see this on O’Reilly, take the three minutes to watch this video. In it, O’Reilly advocates for a massive expansion of federal oversight over the purchase of guns and ammo, erroneously (and repeatedly) citing the Aurora shooter’s “60,000 rounds” of ammo purchased on the Internet.
In a move that serves as a capstone to Rep. Ron Paul’s colorful career, the House on Wednesday voted to have Congress’ chief investigators conduct a full audit of the Federal Reserve’s shrouded decision-making process. Read what Bernanke has to say about it.
Rather than stimulating thoughts of gun control, the Aurora shootings have caused gun sales in Colorado to skyrocket, with one local gun dealer claiming that he had the “busiest Monday all year.”
New treaties are now being promoted to take LOST’s place including the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Disabled, which calls for government agents to supersede the authority of parents of disabled children and even covers abortion.
In yet another apparent vote fraud effort, a group called the Voter Participation Center is trying to register pets to vote, this time in Virginia. Read about Romney’s efforts to stop this.
A sophisticated group of conspirators was involved in the suicide bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver last week. Read more about what Bulgaria has discovered about the suicide team here.
The House leadership is lining up to ensure financial support for Obamacare this fall. Read this story for the details.