Category Archives: Crime and Punishment

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/28/2013- Smiling Politicians And Baited Traps

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday February 28, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue a review of an article by Dr. Joel McDurmon of American Vision which seeks to educate people about what happens when smiling politicians bait a trap and we take the bait. We discuss an Ohio example in some detail.

Article links- http://americanvision.org/7138/the-smiling-politician/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/8/2013- As Predicted-Legislators Use Sandy Hook To Push Personal Agendas Regarding “Mental Health” Intrusion On Children

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday February 8, 2013. Chuck Michaelis does an analysis on the motivations behind legislation in Connecticut that would require “mental health screening.” What Chuck sees is a hijacking of the mental screening process to strip people who think outside the box of their custodial rights and the forced “retraining” of their children to conform to “societal norms.”

Article links- http://americanvisionnews.com/5446/ct-targets-homeschoolers-with-post-sandy-hook-bill

http://christiannews.net/2013/02/06/proposed-connecticut-bill-mandates-mental-health-assessments-for-homeschooled-children/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/18/2013- How Government Initiatives To Solve Problems Create Worse Problems

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday January 18, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis do a more in depth discussion of the President’s proposal to “reduce gun violence.” We predict that the result of the proposals will be MORE violence, not less, as has been the case in many other countries that have banned private ownership of firearms. We also question other sections of the proposal that are extremely dangerous to liberty.

Article link- http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/wh_now_is_the_time_full.pdf

 

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/17/2013- Using Children As A Prop To Justify Stealing Liberty

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday January 17, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the President’s use of children as a prop while proposing that their right to defend themselves be stolen from them. We also discuss some of the factors which contribute to a violent society.

Article links- http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/01/15/Obama-to-Announce-Gun-Ban-Surrounded-by-Children

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/16/2013- Constitutional Absolutism

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday January 16, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss a recent tirade by an MSNBC “personality” with the “stylish” moniker Toure, in which he manages to contradict himself and appeal to emotion over rational thought on the gun control issue.

Article links- http://www.mediaite.com/tv/msnbcs-toure-we-need-obama-to-save-us-from-the-gun-epidemic/

http://americanvisionnews.com/5292/toure-hoodwinks-audience-with-lies-the-government-is-plotting-to-take-your-guns

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6uACOkLdG0[/youtube]

 

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/15/2013- Statesmanship, The Constitution, And Interposition

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday January 15, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue our discussion of true constitutional statesmanship and how few lawmakers really understand how the Constitution or the interaction between the state governments and the state governments is supposed to work.

Article links- http://k2radio.com/wyoming-house-bill-no-hb0104-firearm-protection-act/

http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/12/wyoming-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-nullify-federal-gun-control-measures-jail-federal-agents/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/9/2013- There May Be A Reason Why You Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching You

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday January 9, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the expansion and renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by Congress and President Obama. We discuss how threats, real or imagined, are used to steal YOUR liberty.

Article link- http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/12/30/Obama-signs-warrant-less-surveillance-bill/UPI-50541356919185/?spt=hs&or=tn

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/2/2013- Finally, Someone’s Actually Thinking Clearly About Protecting Schools

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday January 2, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine a great idea for protecting schools from madmen while others provide schemes designed to further empower their own offices.

Article link- http://www.mediaite.com/online/sheriff-joe-arpaio-deploying-armed-posse-to-protect-schools/

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/12/20/armed-staffer-may-be-option-dewine-says.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/1/2013- One Of Our Most Fervent Wishes For The New Year

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday January 1, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk about a petition on the “We The People” White House website which seeks to deport Piers Morgan. Morgan has threatened to leave on his own if American gun laws don’t change. We say “don’t let the door hit you on the way out.”

Article link- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254758/Piers-Morgan-Deport-If-America-wont-change-crazy-gun-laws-I-deport-myself.html

 

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/27/2012- Still More Media Bias And How To Deconstruct It

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday December 27, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis look at a critique of a Reuters article (actually a propaganda piece) on gun shows and determine that we all need to learn how to read “news” stories with an eye for bias.

Article links- http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/22/us-usa-gun-shows-idUSBRE8BL0DP20121222

http://pjmedia.com/michaelwalsh/2012/12/22/assault-the-democrat-media-complex-strikes-again/?singlepage=true