Naomi Wolf and Lew Rockwell had a discussion last fall about libertarianism. http://www.lewrockwell.com/podcast/?p=episode&name=2008-10-30_058_americas_slow_motion_fascist_coup.mp3 At the time Naomi Wolf had a genuine interest in libertarianism, and was worried that we were fast approaching a fascist state here in the U.S. The topic of discussion could be "How to sell the libertarian message to liberals." Also you could have Mike Gravel on to discuss his leaving of the Democrat party. I'm curious to hear what liberals and former liberals have to say about libertarianism because I have some friends I'd like to help "convert". Some of them are already becoming disappointed in Obama.

Trevor is the Events Director for YAL (Young American's for Liberty)
August 1, 2009- Washington D.C.

Trevor Leach, along with a group of high school and college-age youth studying their constitutional rights at a national conference this weekend got a unique lesson on liberty from the local SWAT team. ‘Young Americans For Liberty” were told they didn’t have the right to free speech.

“You don’t have free speech,” said a Washington, D.C. SWAT Sergeant Dillon, who refused to give his first name, to YAL Events Director, Trevor Leach, shortly after the Sergeant stepped out of a heavily armored SWAT vehicle. Twenty students from the Young Americans for Liberty were peacefully petitioning at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on the healthcare bill that is currently being discussed in Congress.

The students from across the nation, were taking part in the YAL’s National Convention being held in Arlington, Virginia.

The group is a non-profit organization that focuses advocating principles of limited government and mobilizing youth activists committed to “winning on principle.”

The students had hand-held signs arguing against the current healthcare legislation that is being debated in Congress and were inviting the public to sign a petition against nationalized healthcare.

The students had gathered approximately 800 signatures and enjoyed conversations with passers-by when they were forced to shut down their efforts while a Washington, D.C., police officer called in the SWAT team. Sergeant Dillon claimed the students were in violation of Federal regulations for demonstrating because they did not obtain a permit prior to their petitioning efforts.

“You can’t walk around here with your signs and giving out stuff,” the Sergeant said while a student videotaped the incident. Leach said the students were within Federal regulation 36 CFR 7.96 (g)(2)(i), which states “Demonstrations involving 25 persons or fewer may be held without a permit.” According to the regulations, the hand-held signs the students were carrying were also permitted under the regulation.

During the exchange, the SWAT team member reached for his taser and asked Leach if the group would “disassemble or are we going to jail?” At that point, the group stopped their endeavor.

“I am extremely disappointed in the police officer’s blatant disregard for our First Amendment rights. Our youth activists are very passionate about issues such as health-care and we are frustrated that we were not able to complete our petitioning events,” Leach said. The video will be used to help students understand more about the implications of standing up for their rights, Leach said, adding that students will be able to view the episode on You Tube. For more information, contact the Young Americans for Liberty at www.yaliberty.org.

Contact Trevor Leach: trevor.leach(at)yaliberty.org

Watch the youtube of the event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNoBLa7lhXY

This is a legitimate question for all Americans to be asking, yet the liberal courts keep throwing cases out. In one instance, clerks of the Supreme Court may have even kept information from SCOTUS judges. obama has spent more than $1 million (from his campaign funds no less) on his team of lawyers in an effort to quash these requests. Whether he was born in Hawaii or Kenya is almost irrelevant, since his father's nationality at the time of his birth is truly the deciding factor. His father was a citizen of the UK! I didn't even know the word 'usurper' until this election cycle, but I do now! There are complicated legal ramifications if obama was to be found ineligible for office, specifically relating to legislation he's already executed. If the man has nothing to hide, why has he not produced a REAL birth certificate? Something's rotten in Denmark, methinks. Instead, he's only posted a certificate of live birth, which any family member could have applied for, even months after a birth, and even if a birth hadn't actually occurred in Hawaii.