GOPs half-fix keeps minor parties outCounty limits free speech to 3′x3′ space … in woodsA Michigan woman is suing her county over limiting her petition gathering to a 3-by-3-foot square of ground in a 135-acre park, a restriction one attorney said is in the running for the title of the “most unconstitutional [free] speech zone ever.” Libertarians predicted Tea Party betrayal in JanuaryOn January 17, 2011, the Libertarian Party (LP) asked the 90,000 readers of its weekly email message to take a poll asking, “When will we know that Republicans successfully fooled the Tea Partiers?” Coralville Police Shutdown Several Children’s Lemonade StandsCORALVILLE, Iowa — Police in Coralville shut down at least three lemonade stands run by children over RAGBRAI weekend. According to Dustin Krutsinger, police shut down his four-year-old daughters stand after just 30 minutes. Krutsinger said the officer told his wife, “this isn’t the first time I’ve had to do this.” UK Police Tells Public To Report Anti-Government Beliefs As TerrorismThe London Metropolitan Police is encouraging businesses and the general public to immediately report anyone who holds anti-government political beliefs to the authorities as terrorists, calling on people to become volunteer informants as the state prepares for widespread social unrest. DARPA Wants to Bring Wireless Power to Troops and Their Gadgets in the FieldToo much gadget and not enough battery. It’s a problem any early adopter of a smartphone has faced (and, to some degree, is still facing) and can be a particular hassle when you’re traveling. Lots of gadgets means lots of charging cords or spare batteries. Daily NATO War Crimes in LibyaAmong them is waging war on truth, Western managed news calling lawless imperial wars liberating ones. No wonder John Pilger says journalism is the first casualty of war. Civil Disobedience on a PlateThese stories circulating about culinary raves are becoming more prevalent. In fact, the New York Times did a good story back in April. Instead of the old dance-and-drug-type rave, these are raves where foodies gather to craft, sell, talk about, and share their food in underground farmer’s markets, away from all of the bureaucracy and tyranny of the federal food fuzz.
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