Smoking ban may soon spread to houses in Florida

“We want our homes and our children to be safe and free of tobacco,” said Ellen Feiler, health promotion director for the Broward County Health Department. “We don’t want it coming through the walls. We don’t want people walking down the street and breathing in someone else’s smoke.”

Are you ever amazed by some of the things that you read? I have to admit that it happens to me on a regular basis. Maybe it’s because I read more news than I used to or maybe it’s because people have gotten to the point where they want to legislate away things they consider to be immoral or unsafe with a complete disregard to human rights.

What is the concept here? Public housing, private apartments, and condominiums should be smoke-free so that your neighbors don’t have to endure smoke seeping through their walls or windows.

In Miami-Dade County, health officials are working with some residents of Winston Towers condominiums in Sunny Isles Beach who would like clear the air in their buildings. It’s not an easy challenge, especially since residents own their own units.

Yes, the residents own their own units. One neighbor says the following:

But Koenig said her home shouldn’t be subjected to smoke from others, whether its coming from outdoor terraces or through bathroom vents.

“We had to close the bathroom door, the smell was so intense,” she said. “It was like a toxic waste dump. You don’t want to breathe this stuff into you.”

Yes, you have every right not to smoke in your home, but you have no right to tell someone else they cannot smoke in theirs. Or even on their outdoor terrace. Next will you tell people that if they have visitors in your smoke-free environment that their visitors cannot smoke in the parking lot?

One private sector company has the right idea. Instead of telling people they cannot smoke in their own homes, they will build two sets of condominiums. One that is smoke-free and one that is not. If people purchase enough of the smoke-free condominiums they will build more.

At Archstone Delray Beach, three-quarters of residents surveyed said they were interested in smoke-free housing, said Dionne Van Druff, Archstone’s operations manager for Florida. She said the company expects to start with one building where all current residents prefer smoke-free accommodations. It would then expand to more buildings based on demand.

“Once we start rolling those out, we’re assuming it will generate more interest as people get wind of it,” Van Druff said. She said the company would then look to offer smoke-free housing in Archstone complexes inPembroke Pines, Royal Palm Beach and west Boynton Beach.

What happens if you live in an apartment complex, public housing complex, or condominium where they decide they are going to go smoke-free?

The current campaign does consider the desire of smokers. Health officials come in and educate interested residents about the risks of secondhand smoke and the benefits of smoke-free housing. Besides lowering health risks, smoke-free housing reduces the chance of fires, can decrease insurance premiums and can lower building maintenance costs.

Officials also survey building occupants to gauge support for a smoke-free environment. Then it’s up to housing authorities, condo directors or apartment managers to decide whether to provide a smoke-free building.

Health officials educate residents about the risks… as I am sure that residents cannot read the surgeon generals warning that is already on every pack of cigarettes they purchase.  What they most likely mean by this is they pressure the residents to give up smoking for the greater good or find a new home.

Either make nicotine illegal or stop treating smokers like second-class citizens…

TSA takes a break from groping to suspend employee who left “encouraging” note to vacationing blogger

She didn’t want a lot of attention when she sent out a revealing tweet, but attention she received all the same. If you didn’t hear about the original story – you may read it here.

The employee who wrote this note has been reprimanded, but as is pointed out, there is a much larger issue at stake here.

It’s easy to scape-goat one individual here, but the problem with the note is that it’s representative of the bigger privacy intrusions that the U.S. government, through the TSA and other sources, levels every day. The invasion is inherent to the TSA’s mission, regardless of whether a funny note is left behind — the note only serves to highlight the absurdity of all this security theater. As much as this is a funny and titillating story, when I put the note on Twitter for what I thought was a relatively limited audience I was hoping it would open up a bigger conversation about privacy rights (or lack thereof) in post-9/11 America. It unfortunately hasn’t done that, and instead has turned into a media circus. I would imagine that the TSA agent in question feels the same way I do at this point: I just want this story to go away. The note was inappropriate, the agent in question acted unprofessionally when s/he put in in my bag, there should be consequences and I’m glad the TSA takes these things seriously. But I get no satisfaction in hearing that someone may be in danger of losing their job over this. I would much prefer a look at why ‘security’ has been used to justify so many intrusions on our civil liberties, rather than fire a person who made a mistake.

I want to point out a simple concept here. Americans are groped, prodded, scanned, and have their luggage searched because they want to go on a vacation or take a business trip.  I have said it before and I will say it again. I would much rather go on a plane where no one had been searched.

“Where is a terrorist more apt to be found? Not these days on an airplane more likely on the interstate,” said Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons.

Yes, the TSA has branched out to highways because the airports just aren’t enough. How long until the TSA begins searching entrances to developments because terrorists have to live somewhere?

How long until you are scanned scanned before entering a grocery store or movie theater because these are likely places for a terrorist attack?

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. – Ben Franklin

I would rather know that every person on the plane with me could have a gun. How many terrorists do you think would attempt something on that plane?

Remember, please, that you are born with inherent rights. If you continue to give those rights up because you are afraid one day you will wake up and find that you have no rights left.

I want Gold and Silver food! Is this the best product that will most likely kill you? Edible spray paint FTW!

Now, I realize that this product is most likely horrible for you. I’ll be honest, I smoke the *gasp* cigarettes. I think I will be more than happy to risk some illnesses to try this. I want to eat the Golden Apple! OH! Gold BACON!

The possibilities are endless!

They claim (when you translate the German page to English) that this product is tasteless and odorless. So why get it?

So you can have a golden turkey with silver stuffing for Thanksgiving dinner!

I wonder if it dyes your mouth like lollipops…

I will most likely get this eventually. So I can try it.

Let’s be honest,  although the chicken looks sad and tiny (if that is a chicken), if you’re a fan of precious metals how much would you love to have a gold and silver dinner?

The red and blue are cool and very American,  but I really just want the gold and silver…

Elected Officials Literally Fight Over Powers, Budget Issues & more!

Sussex County Sheriff Jeff Christopher has asked the Sussex County Council for a budget increase. He didn’t get everything on his list. Sussex County Sheriff Jeff Christopher has asked Sussex County for his deputies to get police training. He was told no. Sussex County Sheriff Jeff Christopher has no arresting powers. Wednesday evening Sussex County Sheriff went to the Georgetown Police Department and filed assault charges against Sussex County Councilman Vance Phillips claiming that the Councilman “threw a notepad at him and then kicked him in the groin”.

Video NSFW and not an accurate representation of the event, but I felt it was needed.

 

It seems the two were having a meeting to discuss the issues between them for the good of the Republican party. Well that worked.

 

Get background on the event here.

All joking aside, Sheriff Jeff Christopher sent the following letter to WGMD.

STATEMENT BY SHERIFF CHRISTOPHER: 

Greetings,

My name is Jeff Christopher, your Sussex County Sheriff. Yesterday, October 26, at approximately 4:30 PM while attending a meeting in Georgetown, I became a victim of an unprovoked criminal assault while on duty and in full uniform. The perpetrator is a sitting member of the Sussex County Council.

My first thoughts were to take the perpetrator into custody as that is the duty of any Law Enforcement Officer who witnesses or is a victim him/herself of an assault. However the injury that I had sustained to my left eye and groin prevented me from carrying out any further response to the matter at that time. A short time later, I contacted the Georgetown Police Department to report the incident. After the occurrence, one of the witnesses to the event called and checked on my condition and congratulated me on using what he called “extreme constraint” in this matter. I felt that discretion of constraint was the better avenue to take. I want the people to know that I have full trust and confidence that a proper and just investigation will be conducted and that the appropriate outcome will prevail. As you know, I am a strong proponent of anti-crime measures and I feel that crime must not be tolerated to any degree. This, in order, to ensure a safer community for everyone. The people deserve a Sheriff who will not tolerate any crime ,especially violent crime and I will continue to do all I can to prevent crime in our community.

Sincerely,
Jeff Christopher, Sheriff of Sussex County

Elected officials are claiming that the behavior of Jeff Christopher was childish, almost like tattling. Also under scrutiny is Vance Phillips for resorting to physical violence and kicking a man in uniform in his groin (allegedly). It is up to the Attorney General to decide if there is enough evidence in this case to make an arrest. Vance Phillips is remaining quiet while Jeff Christopher is doing some speaking to the press.

One email states that Councilman Vance Phillips used the line that “those were fighting words”! The same email may be viewed here and also speculates on Councilman Vance Phillips losing his position over this.

Apparently, according to the Sheriff,  Councilman Vance Phillips, a former state GOP Vice Chairman, former manager of the Glen Urquhart campaign for US Senate, and a long term Sussex County Councilman-well known for his liberal views on land use in Sussex, was agitated by a remark that Christopher made during a discussion at the Sussex GOP headquarters. Sheriff Christopher told Phillips that  “he didn’t respect the Delaware Constitution” which states that the Sheriff is the Conservator of the Peace. Phillips (according to Christopher)  apparently became enraged, saying that “those were fighting words” and then threw a notebook, hitting Sheriff Christopher in the eye. He then kicked Christopher in the groin. There were two witnesses to this event from the information I have obtained.

 

Regardless of the speculation and outcome the next time that Sussex County Sheriff Jeff Christopher submits a budget before the Sussex County Council, I wonder if Councilman Vance Phillips will recuse himself.

 

*oh to have been a fly on the wall*

Sussex County Sheriff Jeff Christopher has “altercation” with County Councilman Vance Phillips (Is it Election Season already?)

Rumors are circling like wildfire.  It seems the newly elected Sussex County Sheriff Jeff Christopher reported an “incident” regarding County Councilman Vance Phillips last night to the Georgetown Police Department.

Here’s what I know:

According to the News Journal:

Christopher alleges he was hit with a pad of paper that Phillips threw during a meeting late Wednesday afternoon at county Republican headquarters.

 

According to the whispers on the blogs, there may have been a bit more that went down.

One humorous comment states that Vance misunderstood how to play Rock, Paper, Scissors. Good thing he picked Paper.

However an anonymous comment on another blog states the following:

[T]wo eyewitness tell me that the Sheriff was assaulted. This is nothing to laugh at. His eye is cut from the book and they both say Vance kicked him in the nuts!
Vance is being questioned by the GPD as we speak. This is the second incident where he has put his hands on someone. I watched him push Rakestraw around in the parking lot of DTCC during the Booth special election. Kicking someone in the balls is not a laughing matter!

 

Isn’t it interesting how there seems to be at least ONE anonymous comment on all these major sites saying that we should believe one elected official kicked another in their privates because the ANONYMOUS person heard about it. Sounds like a credible source…

WGMD has an audio clip stating that Jeff Christopher arrived at the Georgetown Police Department at roughly 5 pm.

It seems like an interesting situation. The Cape Gazette reports that some think Christopher wants to create a county police force.

 

Of course, I interviewed Jeff and Vance on my show a few months back. There was tension when they were in the studio together, but the two men shared one microphone.

Here is some audio of when Vance was in the studio and Jeff called up:

 

I guess a friend in politics is someone who will stab you in the front and throw a pad at you. Vance called Jeff a paper server in this interview, guess he had the roles reversed…

It’s also quite interesting that Jeff went to the police AFTER the altercation. If this was a situation that warranted police involvement why were they not called during the incident?

More details will most likely be forthcoming, but it seems likely to me that records of assault on an elected official would look bad during an election… And Vance has openly stated that he thinks Jeff is trying to expand the role of the Sheriff’s office a bit too much.

Jon Moseley comments about the Christine O’Donnell lawsuit

I was once again sent this email. I will just share the email with you so that you have the same information that I do:

Fairfax, Virginia (October 26, 2011) – Jon Moseley provided the following comment about news today of a lawsuit over his work for ‘Friends of Christine O’Donnell.’

“Contrary to the impression left by news reports, ’Friends of Christine O’Donnell’ filed a unique Delaware legal request asking for a ‘declaratory judgment’ in Delaware’s Court of Common Pleas.   Neither ‘Friends of Christine O’Donnell’ nor Jonathon Moseley have claimed any fault or wrong-doing by any one.  Unfortunately, the public often has a very negative impression of any lawsuit, even when people simply have a question that needs an answer.”

“The O’Donnell campaign filed a special kind of Delaware lawsuit that simply asks the Court: ‘Tell us whether we owe the money or not.’  Contrary to how this has been presented in the news, what the lawsuit actually says is that the Treasurer needs to know what is legally required.  As it was explained to me during an in-person negotiation in lawyer Rich Abbot’s office, a campaign cannot give a gift to someone.  The campaign is not allowed to pay money unless it is appropriately and legally owed.  The question was raised about the statute of limitations.  The only way that can get decided is having a judge decide.”

“So concern exists that if money is not actually owed under the law, the Treasurer would be acting improperly by making a payment.   Rapidly evolving work arrangements — while the 2010 campaign staff was disbanding after the campaign was over — apparently may have created very different understandings of what was intended with little time to stop and talk about it. Although I have my own view, I can understand why miscommunication and rapidly-unfolding events gave some people a different expectation.  But again, there is no implication of anything wrong by anyone, but questions about what legal technicalities.“

“From what I have seen over 8 years, Christine O’Donnell is 99% good and an awesome person, a better person than I am, and one of the smartest people I know.  Christine could read ‘backgrounders’ on a totally new topic and two hours later debate the top expert in the country on that new topic on national television.  Her campaign speech at the Wilmington Riverfront at the end of October 2010 was absolutely flawless. I was floored. However, she does not consider it the best use of her time to attend to administrative details and relies on others who sometimes let her down on administrative details.  Some details do get lost.”

“Friends of mine who also know Christine asked me during the 2010 general election: ‘Do you really think Christine would make a good U.S. Senator?’ Yes, as I must honestly repeat now, I am convinced that Christine O’Donnell would have and still would make an excellent U.S. Senator. I would be lying if I said anything different. Her strengths are with policy, debate, presentation, and persuasion. I do not know of any one alive who would be better as a legislator than Christine, even now. Christine O’Donnell is a ‘magnificent communicator’ and among the smartest women I have met. But putting together a good ‘hands free’ administrative structure, which will allow her to focus elsewhere, is something Christine is still pursuing.  She has wanted for as long as I’ve known her to have a team who will allow her to maximize her talents.  I would note that chasing this elusive goal is one of the dominant, persistent discussions among management gurus, consultants, and experts.”

“Comparing my interactions with Christine over the last 8 years, I (finally, slowly) realized how much the cruel, false, juvenile, mocking, and unfair attacks and insults have taken their toll.  Christine has taken this abuse far better than most people ever could.  Yet I can see how she responds a little differently than I remember.  My own faults and poor communication, dealing with my own issues, aggravated a tense and uncomfortable situation. While debating pros and cons of possible actions, there are a lot of tough words I wish I could go back and change.”

“I look forward to having a court or some decision-maker give clear direction to the lawyers and advisers, so that we can quickly retire this issue, and unite in electing conservatives to the White House, Congress, and state legislatures in 2012. I much rather enjoy debating with liberals than with each other.”

“I also want to correct and clarify any mis-impression:  The work I am seeking payment for was not about Christine’s book.”

http://www.JonMoseley.com

 

 

This is the email in its entirety.

Occupy Wall Street vs. The Tea Party

Wait, why is it always a head to head comparison of one movement against the other? Why can people not take each movement for what it appears to be? Why is it a competition? Could it be because there is an election around the corner and the politicians want to win votes?

I’m going to share a bit of my own opinion here. Please remember that I am not a “member” of the Occupy Wall Street movement although I do associate myself with the Tea Party movement.  Please also remember that I am in my twenties, so everything I say is not backed up with 50 years of experience (but that does not make it wrong).

I pay attention to the news. Let’s face it, it’s most of my day. For the past few weeks all it seems that I can hear about is how Occupy Wall Street has done this or done that.  They have pictures that are anti-Semitic (and they do, I have seen them on the Internet). There are communists and socialists out there (and there are). There are people doing drugs and having sex out there (probably, did you know that caffeine is a drug?).

I want to remind all the Tea Party members out there of something.  When you were actively having rallies there was a group there at EVERY rally I went to. This group, part of the LaRouche movement, was ostracized and asked to move to the outskirts of the rallies. When a member of the media interviewed them and you saw the clip on the news that night at home you would shake your head.  ”That guy wasn’t there for the same reason WE were there, he was just trying to draw attention to himself, confuse people, and discredit our movement!”  When the media took an image of one person’s sign (one person out of a sea of hundreds, thousands, even millions) and flashed that sign over every major news source for two weeks straight you would shake your head and yell at the screen. “My sign was so much better than that and wasn’t offensive! There’s obviously a media bias issue here!”  When people said that the Tea Party movement was funded by the Koch brothers you would shake your head and say “My check must have been lost in the mail”…

My friends have gone down to Occupy protests to do outreach. They have gone to see what kind of people were there, to learn, and to educate. In many cases I’ve had people call in the show to talk about what they’ve heard from people as well as whether they have been embraced, alienated, or even kicked out.  All of these three things have happened.

In my opinion it is in the media’s best interest to drive a wedge between the Occupy Wall Street movement and the Tea Party movement.  You can’t have everyone angry at the same people at the same time and acting together, this leads to, well, revolution.

I have seen this image floating around on the Internet. It shows a venn-diagram comparing the Occupy Wall Street movement and the Tea Party movement. The simple venn-diagram points out that according to Occupy Wall Street “large corporations have way too much power” and according to the Tea Party “the government has way too much power”.  In the middle the venn-diagram shows that both groups agree that “large corporations lobby the government to have more power and in return the government enacts laws and regulations favorable to large corporations”. I realize that this is not 100% of the issues analyzed. Both groups have issues they are associated with which are not included in the venn-diagram.

Many people my age were told by their parents that they couldn’t succeed in life without a college degree (my parents certainly emphasized that enough) because that’s the way that things were when they were younger. Sadly the cost of college has increased quite a bit and spending $40,000 – $90,000 on a degree does not guarantee a “good” job anymore. No piece of paper (no matter how much you paid for it and how much you worked to get it) can make up for experience. Let’s face it, there are a lot of people in their forties  and fifties who are now competing for the same jobs as people in their twenties.  The people in their forties and fifties have mortgages, children, and retirement to worry about and will therefore show up to work every day without fail. These people are more “reliable” in the eyes of the employer. Many of the people in their twenties cannot get mortgages because they’re paying off student loans.

I am not saying that this debt needs to be forgiven, but the government is involved in the college education business. The government filled with elected politicians. An election year is coming.

I saw a Tea Party activist complaining about the Occupy Wall Street movement. “I just want equal treatment” (regarding the amount of media attention received by both movements). If this is true, give them equal treatment. Don’t point to two pictures and say that the entire group is anti-Semitic. Don’t look at the communists who have the anti-capitalism signs and say “these kids hate capitalism”.  Many of them don’t realize that the system we have now is crony capitalism, you’d be surprised how many people can have their attitudes changed if you talk with them civilly for a little while. Intelligent discussion does not have to be a thing of the past.

Don’t point to the politicians that say “good job guys” and say they are bought by that person or their political backers. Don’t say they’re all bought by George Soros if you aren’t bought by the Koch brothers. This holds true on BOTH sides. Don’t call all Tea Party members racists because one person associated with the movement says something offensive (and this happens).

Every movement has it’s fringe extreme.

Please remember, 6 months ago many people were complaining that the younger generation was not active politically.  Now that they’re active they’re criticized.  They’re learning how to engage the system and some leeway should be granted.  These people have been out in the cold for over a month. They have slept on sidewalks because they realize there is something wrong with the system.  Yesterday in Oakland they were tear gassed and shot at with those fun little rubber balls. These people have dedication.

The groups and parties that are “supporting” these protesters now will likely harness a massive force for the 2012 election cycle yet almost every Tea Party activist I know is saying “thank goodness my kids aren’t out there”…

How many of you complaining about how these protesters have actually been to one of the protests? This applies to both sides.

I encourage everyone to engage in their right to Free Speech and Assembly. I will speak to you before I judge you. But I’ve been called naive before and most likely will be called naive again.

Two lawsuits – Christine O’Donnell and Jon Moseley and the Huffington Post

Jon Moseley is apparently suing Christine O’Donnell:

In Wednesday’s News Journal….Christine O’Donnell is in a legal dispute with a former campaign worker who claims he wasn’t paid in full.
Virginia attorney Jonathan Moseley has demanded $18,250 for work and expenses this year and in 2008 for the former Delaware Republican Senate candidate, according to a declaratory judgment complaint O’Donnell filed last week.

Jon must be busy because he’s also suing the Huffington Post.

I was sent this email a few hours ago:

The fight against the liberal JOURNO-LIST and left-wing media continues with a new lawsuit filed by Jonathon Moseley, who previously exposed lies against Christine O’Donnell.  (Moseley’s work with Christine O’Donnell has been concluded and he seeks other clients in Virginia and on non-State-specific matters.)

LAWSUIT AGAINST THE HUFFINGTON POST FILED

BY ATTORNEY JON MOSELEY FOR SUSAN BRADFORD

Fairfax, Virginia (October 26, 2011) – A “Bill of Particulars” detailing a lawsuit against The Huffington Post by reporter and author Susan Bradford was filed today in the Fairfax County General District Court in Fairfax, Virginia.   The trial in the case will be scheduled on November 7, 2011, expected to be a half-day trial in January 2012.

In June 2008, The Huffington Post reviewed Susan Bradford’s work and offered her $12,000 for a series of articles on the topic.  (Bradford had asked for $15,000, but shook hands — literally — on $12,000.)

Investigative reporter SUSAN BRADFORD claims to have discovered the surprising news of how, in her account, false allegations against Jack Abramoff had been spread by Senator John McCain (apparently in retaliation for campaign tactics in South Carolina) and jealous lobbying competitors to Jack Abramoff’s nouveau empire in the lobbying sphere.  Susan Abramoff contends that the Native American tribes who Abramoff was said to have cheated reject those accusations.

However, when Susan Bradford submitted the final series of articles, she was told the deal was off.

Then, a few days later, The Huffington Post published the same exclusive news scoop revelations under someone else’s name.

So Susan Bradford’s scoop was published — but she wasn’t paid for it.  Nor was she given credit for her work.

Susan Bradford is suing for the payment not received of $12,000.

The complete lawsuit “Bill of Particulars” can be downloaded from  http://www.DefenseForVirginia.com

or:

http://www.defenseforvirginia.com/BillofParticulars.pdf

Susan Bradford is the author of

Lynched!: The Shocking Story of How the Political Establishment Manufactured a Scandal to Have Republican Super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff Removed from Power.

http://www.amazon.com/Lynched-Establishment-Manufactured-Republican-Super-lobbyist/dp/145631016X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319582019&sr=8-1

Details on this will be shared when I have updates.

Rick Perry’s Tax Code – Do you buy it?

It seems that Rick Perry’s tax code has a few flaws.

He’s “cutting taxes” yet also increasing social security benefits?

No one is going to pay more yet he is keeping the current system AND allowing people to “choose” a different system? It seems like he is allowing people to admit that the system we have now has serious flaws yet instead of fixing those flaws he is going to offer another option along with our current option…

Perry is not pitching scrapping the tax code, he’s pitching a flat tax on top of our current tax code. Somehow, every time that the government attempts to offer two choices they end up merged and twisted together.

It's not theft if you fill out a form...

According to Fox News:

“Perry’s flat tax proposed would preserve key tax exemptions for families earning less than $500,000 a year and would increase the standard deduction to $12,500 for individuals. It would also eliminate the tax paid on the country’s largest estates when property owners die and eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits.

The plan calls to get rid of the Alternative Minimum Tax for families. It also includes several government-oriented items, like a Balanced Budget Amendment, a ban on earmarks and a cap on federal spending at 18 percent of gross domestic product. It aims to balance the budget by 2020.”

He’s going to balance the budget AND  cook you a gourmet 7 course dinner!

Lemonade sellers have all charges dropped for Lemonade Freedom Protest

Kathryn Dill, Meg McLain, and Will Duffield will most likely be celebrating tonight. In fact, many Liberty activists around the country will probably do a little celebrating tonight as the Superior Court of the District of Columbia has dropped all charges against the three Lemonistas.

Kathryn, Meg, and Will were arrested on August 20, 2011 during Lemonade Freedom Day – a day of awareness for activists alarmed at the shutdown of numerous lemonade stands during the hot summer months.  The charges included “selling goods on U.S. Capitol grounds” (which faces 180 days behind bars – a very productive use of your tax dollars). More details about Lemonade Freedom Day is available here.

On October 4, 2011, Meg McLain was on The Angel Clark Show on Radio Freedom to talk about the three Lemonistas and their court appearance that day. The mood was somber as it seemed Meg, Kathryn, and Will were facing up to 360 days behind bars because they also refused to submit to a urine test as their “crime” was non-violent and not related to an “illegal substance” (unless the “Justice System” has decided that lemonade is a drug).

It seems that to the “Justice System” the Fourth Amendment is just mere words on paper. PSSST:

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

According to The Daily Caller:

The three faced an additional 180 days in jail after being held in contempt of court for refusing to submit to a urine test for drugs.

The urine sample was part of a program to avoid going to trial. The court also demanded the three submit to weekly drug testing and a substance abuse class. The lemonistas said all of this was a violation of their Fourth Amendment rights.

“It wasn’t a violent crime,” Dill said. “There were no victims, except all the thirsty people at the Capitol who couldn’t get lemonade because we were arrested.”

The Lemonistas received donations from numerous activists and Liberty-Minded People who wanted to ensure that your tax dollars don’t go toward keeping people behind bars for selling lemonade.

Today all the charges against the three were dropped.  The Lemonade Three are also allowed on Capitol grounds again as you may easily see by the photo they took after leaving court.

Kathryn Dill will be on  The Angel Clark Show on Radio Freedom tonight to discuss what happened today! If you can’t listen live from 7-9 pm EST you can also listen to the archive! Rumor has it FreedomWatch will also be covering this tonight.

Atom Jones will also be on the show tonight to talk about the Seasteading Institute – more information you don’t want to miss about what could be the greatest living plan of the century!

Please remember that although the charges have been dropped against Will, Meg, and Kathryn, this is not over.  Three People were arrested, intimidated, and bullied. They were surrounded by police as they sold cups of lemonade for 10 cents each to children on a hot summer day. Three People were harassed as they plead not guilty and offered deals for violating behavior dictated by someone else. Their rights were threatened so your children may one day be able to sell lemonade in America without a permit.

This should not happen in a Free Society.

One day, activists will not be there to stand up and protect your Rights. One day you will have to stand up for your own Liberties or you will lose them. One day you may wake up and see that everything you have taken for granted and hold to be self-evident has disappeared.