================================================ |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| Old Dominion Liberty Letter Issue #53 |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| ================================================
In this issue: 1. VIRGINIA NEWS: Victory for Privacy Advocate 2. The Libertarian Party: Tax Protesting Today! 3. VIRGINIA NEWS: The "Government Behaving Badly" Files: This Issue's Criminal Bureaucrats 4. A Statement on Private Manning's Detention 5. NATIONAL NEWS: LP Issue Bumper Stickers 6. VIRGINIA EVENTS 7. Libertarian Radio in Virginia BECOME A LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE IN 2011: To get started, visit http://Campaign.LPVA.com and let us know! And don't forget, I'm still looking for the right local campaign to drop a few nickels on: http://freevirginia.blogspot.com/2010/08/1000-challenge.html ================================================ 1. VIRGINIA NEWS: Victory for Privacy Advocate ================================================ Roy Scherer sent this in: Good news for fans of privacy -- and a defeat for oer'reaching government. You may remember B.J. Ostergren, who has taken on the cause of preventing Clerks of Court -- and other Government agents -- from posting the Social Security Numbers of private citizens online. Her argument, with which I agree, is that this makes identy fraud much easier. After telling the legislators about the problem failed to work, she started going online, getting the personally identifiable information (SSNs and more) for various politicians, and posting them on her website. She hoped that doing so would point out the severity of the problem, but instead the General Assembly passed a law to make it illegal for anyone to do that. "We'll publish whatever info about you that we wish to, but after we do, it will be illegal for anyone to look up that information and republish it." The courts threw out the law, and now they've broadened the decision. From the website of the Richmond Times-Dispatch today: http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/apr/17/TDOBIT03-order-concludes-fight-over-social-securit-ar-977958/ >Order concludes fight over Social Security numbers > >A judge has signed an order broadening a Hanover County privacy >advocate's right to post public records containing Social Security >numbers on her website. > >District Judge Robert Payne's action concludes B.J. Ostergren's legal >battle over a 2008 state law prohibiting anyone from making Social >Security numbers available to the public. > >For years, Ostergren has posted government records containing Social >Security numbers on her website to demonstrate that governments are >failing to protect citizens' privacy. She won a lawsuit challenging >the 2008 law, but the judge said she could post records containing the >Social Security numbers only of public officials. > >A federal appeals court said the ruling was too limited and sent the >case back to Payne. > >The consent order signed Thursday outlines other documents Ostergren can post. ================================================ 2. The Libertarian Party: Tax Protesting Today! ================================================ It's Tax Day! Have you finished paying your annual tribute to the tax feeders? For over thirty-five years before the Tea Party was even a glint in Sarah Palin's eye, Libertarians have been out in front of US Post Offices, calling for the repeal of the federal Income Tax, and the abolishment of the Internal Revenue Service. Is your local LP holding a Libertarian tax protest today? If so, let us know how it went! <mailto:[email protected]?Subject=Tax_Protest> ================================================ 3. STATE NEWS: The "Government Behaving Badly" Files: This Issue's Criminal Bureaucrats ================================================ Going Rogue: Not Palin, but the ATF. As Usual: "RICHMOND, VA (AP) - A special agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has pleaded guilty to five charges, including taking items under his control and converting them for personal use... The government said 43-year-old Clifford Dean Posey of Chesapeake entered his plea Monday in Richmond federal court to charges including wire fraud, embezzlement and possessing or receiving stolen firearms." From: http://www.wtvr.com/news/wtvr-atf-agent-in-va-admits-5-felonies-20110411,0,5803972.story The government man can be sentenced to five to 20 years on each count, and possible fines up to $500,000. Any bets on whether he gets any of the maximums? Like the commenter said: "Coming from the same group that gave us the Waco disaster and the current border "gunwalker" program, are you really supprised? This agency should have been defunded 20 years ago for thier unchecked abuses." Megadittos! Abolish the BATFE! One wonders if the BATF considered issuing the usual cop-u-crat excuse that there were "no policy violations, rules or procedures or laws were broken", when they first found out Posey had sticky fingers. ================================================ 4. A Statement on Private Manning's Detention ================================================ From: http://balkin.blogspot.com/2011/03/statement-on-private-mannings-detention.html : Bruce Ackerman: Members of the academic legal community have begun circulating a formal statement asking the Administration either publicly to justify, or end, the humiliation and mistreatment of Private Bradley Manning, the suspected whistleblower who is said to have leaked classified government documents to Wikileaks. Those of you connected with colleges here in Virginia might want to forward the links to your friends who might have an interest in adding their names. Right now, there are only a few from Va/DC): Talbot Brewer, Philosophy, University of Virginia Nancy Combs, William& Mary Law School Rochelle Davis, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University Marc Morjé Howard, Government, Georgetown University ================================================ 5. NATIONAL NEWS: LP Issue Bumper Stickers ================================================ And now, a word from our sponsor: Wear the LP colors! Check out these bumper stickers: http://www.zazzle.com/immigration_is_also_called_moving_bumper_sticker-128096227542326068 http://www.zazzle.com/abolish_the_irs_vote_libertarian_bumper_sticker-128151456887305334 http://www.zazzle.com/repeal_prohibition_libertarian_party_sticker_bumper_sticker-128231895702692440 http://www.zazzle.com/abolish_the_fed_bumper_sticker-128034935072085282 "Libertarian Precinct Captain" sign, design #1, single sided, coroplast, 18" x 24" -- Send $35 via Paypal to <[email protected]> : https://pdf.buildasign.com/Proof.ashx?tcid=59796A45365257754E74383D&width=700&height=450&watermark=false&r=1287380036245 "Libertarian Precinct Captain" sign, design #2, single sided, coroplast, 18" x 24" -- Send $35 via Paypal to <[email protected]> : https://pdf.buildasign.com/Proof.ashx?tcid=716D6C69375A6A6D4637553D&width=700&height=450&watermark=false&r=1287379833352 "Repeal the Income Tax / Abolish the IRS" sign, single sided, coroplast, 18" x 24" -- Send $35 via Paypal to <[email protected]> : https://pdf.buildasign.com/Proof.ashx?tcid=4A6642496F71446C4B6D46617448367958687A374A513D3D&width=700&height=450&watermark=false&r=1287380112061 ================================================ 6. VIRGINIA EVENTS ================================================ To stay current on upcoming activities of Libertarians across the state, check out the Calendar: http://lpva.com/Calendar/events08.asp ================================================ 7. Libertarian Radio in Virginia ================================================ What's on your mind? Unlike those right-wing or left-liberal extremist shows, Free Talk Live is talk radio that ANYONE can take control of. Yes, even you. Free Talk Live is the next generation of issues oriented talk. What is the meaning of freedom? This show is about Liberty with a capital L. Check out some of the archives on the FTL Main Page http://freetalklive.com/ to get an idea of what this all means. FreeTalkLive ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call Freq Band City Affiliate Live? 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Jackson 2008-08-23 Yes M-F Sat 8-10p 7-10p ET WTAR 850 AM Norfolk 2009-10-31 Yes Sat 7-10p ET ================================================ The editors of Old Dominion Liberty Letter are always seeking stories for our regular features: STATE NEWS: The "Government Behaving Badly" Files: This Issue's Criminal Bureaucrats VIRGINIA TASER TALLY: Something for the Police State to be proud of FEATURED LINK ================================================ ================================================ |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| Old Dominion Liberty Letter Issue #53 |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| ================================================ Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License by Marc Montoni. ************************************************************* Interested in taking over ODLL? Contact us to volunteer. 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