CONBUSTIBLE 08/03/2013

Blind Men’s Bluff: Why the Surveillance State Is Doomed 
Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon is by far the most outspoken foe in Congress of the NSA and the domestic surveillance state that was created by Woodrow Wilson in 1917, accelerated by Harry Truman, and made exponential by the passage of the Patriot Act in 2001. Read More...

James Madison: Father of the Implied-Powers Doctrine
James Madison famously wrote in Federalist 45: “The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government, are few and defined.” Strict constructionists are fond of this quote, and often cite it in defense of their view that the Constitution established a government of strictly limited powers. But did it? Read More...

TSA misconduct increased between 2010-2012, claims government report
A new report from the Government Accountability Office, published online on Wednesday, reveals that misconduct among agents of the Transportation Security Administration has increased 26 percent between the years of 2010 and 2012. Read More...


Sens. Paul, McConnell, Alexander, and Scott Host ‘Success for Our Children: A Forum on School Choice’
On Tuesday, July 30, Sen. Rand Paul hosted a school choice forum, “Success for Our Children: A Forum on School Choice,” with Sens. Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), and Tim Scott (S.C.). Read More...

The American Surveillance State Is Here. Can It Be Evaded?
On any given day, the average American going about his daily business will be monitored, surveilled, spied on and tracked in more than 20 different ways, by both government and corporate eyes and ears. Read More...