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Submitted by Richard Fields on Wed, 10/11/2017 - 11:08am
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1. Las Vegas shootings: Reason to rethink gun control or rethink prescribing of drugs designed to deal with “mental health issues?”

2. Can Trump handle Kim il Jung? Does he need handling?

3. More than half of all California Students miss English Standard. Even more fail at math. Is it time for School Vouchers?

4. Venezuela: How much proof do we need that Socialism doesn’t work

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Submitted by Richard Fields on Wed, 09/27/2017 - 6:09pm
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PLF case: Yim v City of Seattle; the so called “Democracy Voucher” taxes

property to give money to voters to spend in a local election.

PLF case: Markle v US Fish and Wildlife Service. How can it be critical habitat for dusky gopher frog when none live there and couldn’t survive under the conditions on the land?

Do police use deadly force when nonlethal tactics would be very adequate?

Is North Korea a serious threat, or just an excuse for bluster?

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Submitted by Richard Fields on Wed, 09/27/2017 - 6:06pm
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What’s really being normalized is leftist bad behavior

Manafort wiretap: so-called Russian Collusion in election a real problem or just another distraction?

Global warming (aka “Climate Change”): “settled science” or simply political science?

Jedediah Bila departs after 1 year as resident libertarian on ABC’s “The View”. Is she headed for something better, or just being punished for confronting Hillary Clinton?

Adrian Moore’s reasons for leaving California?

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Submitted by Richard Fields on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 10:43am
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Credible threats of violence warrant self-defense. Who will deal with the psychopathic ruler of North Korea?

Forest mismanagement and wildfires are related; what to do?

Treating drug abuse as a health problem leads to less crime and fewer deaths. Will Federal Government adopt sane drug laws?

Has the demonization of law enforcement by divisive propaganda and actions degraded public safety?

Have the disruptive, destructive, and violent actions of certain political action groups qualified them as terrorists?

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Submitted by Richard Fields on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 3:26pm
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• Occupational licensing regarding dentists is hurting poor people

• Tourists can buy weed in Vegas but can't smoke it anywhere

• Pre-crime in Georgia — persecuting alleged intent?

• Poor neighborhoods in Vegas getting destroyed by civil asset forfeiture

• Thomas Jefferson warned: a poorly educated society will not remain free. How does government monopoly K-12 schooling affect this?

• Are government entitlement programs Ponzi schemes?

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Submitted by Richard Fields on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 3:25pm
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1. Duarte Nursery vs Corps of Engineers which resulted in a farmer settling for $1.1 million dollars in fines for plowing a field. Information can be found on Pacific Legal Foundations Web Site.

2. The lame stream media’s selective approach to first amendment rights. Should everyone have the right to protest and hold rallies or only those that are politically correct or supported by the left? Charlottesville Rally rally and the resulting violence. A libertarian perspective.

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Submitted by Richard Fields on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 3:09pm
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Service Employees International Union sponsored AB 1250 would stop outsourcing of financial, economic, accounting, engineering, legal, etc jobs by counties.

The NFL offers to collaborate with the player's union on cannabis research for pain control.

CSU is dropping its algebra requirement for non-math and science majors.

Ephemerisle and Seasteading.

The war on hydroponic tomatoes by overzealous narcs.

FDA is warming to vaping as less harmful than smoking tobacco.

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Submitted by Richard Fields on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 3:07pm
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The GOP Obamacare repeal and replace debacle.

The Trump proposal to halve legal immigration and go to a merit-based system.

Trump plans to start a trade war with China starting with steel tariffs.

Trump applauds police being rough with suspects in speech to cops. Cops applaud Trump.

Trump's military transgender "ban" that he forgot to tell his generals about.

The rise of the sex bots.

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Submitted by Richard Fields on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 3:04pm
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The problem of actually using city owned undeveloped property in Dixon.

Toronto retired mechanic Adi Asti spent $550 on materials and hiring a homeless man to build a set of stairs in a community park that city fathers wanted to spend $65.000 on...whenever they got around to it. In spite of accidents being prevented by the stairs, city fathers are not happy.

A vigilante pothole team is fixing roads in Santa Cruz County over the objections of county officials...and preventing many thousands of dollars in tire damage in doing so.