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We the People Chat #29: High High Schoolers/Sanitation/The Enemy/Geek Guns
Topic 1 (Want to survey panel and viewership on what they were about in high school...) Megadeth - Hook in Mouth (New World Order edition) RON PAUL! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufT2CN-JpS8...

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[198] Ron Paul on Fed hikes and Scotlands future hangs in the balance
Our lead story today is Scotland, as voters are about to choose whether to remain part of the United Kingdom or to secede. If the yes campaign --seeking independence for Scotland-- secures...

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[198] Ron Paul on Fed hikes and Scotlands future hangs in the balance - Video

Ron Paul Write In Homeland Security
Hammering Truth discusses current events. - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/alex-jones-hammering-truth.

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ST. PETERS The city has paid $20,000 to settle a lawsuit by a local Ron Paul campaign leader over his trespassing arrest after the chaotic 2012 Republican presidential caucus at the Francis Howell North High School gym.

Brent Stafford of O'Fallon, Mo., had filed the suit last year, several months after a St. Peters municipal judge acquitted him of the trespassing charge after hearing testimony from witnesses.

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, alleged false arrest, malicious prosecution and violation of Stafford's constitutional rights. The city denied the allegations.

The settlement was made public Thursday by the city; it was reached June 30.

Stafford had been arrested on the sidewalk outside the St. Charles County GOP caucus site as he was trying to get caucus participants to reconvene. The caucus, in March 2012, had shut down after about a half hour of boisterous disputes.

Some of the several hundred people, with Paul supporters in the forefront, yelled objections to decisions made by caucus organizers. Much criticism was aimed at a ban on videotaping and other recording.

Police testified in the municipal court trial that their order to leave applied to both the gym and the area outside. Stafford's attorney contended that it didn't and said no one told him to leave the grounds before he was arrested.

Stafford said he had left the gym as ordered along with other participants and then exercised his free-speech rights outside.

City officials said they acted out of concern for public safety when they and caucus organizers told people to leave the gym and the premises. Officers said they were concerned that the crowd was growing hostile.

A few weeks later, Stafford was elected chairman of a repeat county caucus ordered by state GOP officials at which videotaping was allowed.

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The House has approved a bill that would open the Federal Reserves activities, including its deliberations on interest rate policy, to increased congressional scrutiny.

The legislation would direct the Government Accountability Office to conduct a full audit of the Feds operations and report back to Congress. Currently, the GAO reviews the central banks financial operations, but not its policy decisions or agreements with foreign governments and central banks. An outside firm audits the Feds financial operations and its findings are published in the central banks annual report.

Known to some on Capitol Hill as the Audit the Fed bill, it passed the Republican-controlled House Wednesday on a 333-92 vote, with support from 106 Democrats. However it would likely face more opposition in the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats.

[This] bill brings us one step closer towards bringing much-needed transparency to our nations monetary policy, Rep. Paul Broun (R., Ga.), a sponsor of the legislation, said in a statement.

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D., Md.) voiced his opposition to the measure as it was debated on the house floor Tuesday. If enacted, this bill would severely curtail the independence that has been a hallmark for the Federal Reserve and has been essential to its ability to strengthen our country, he said. It would permit GAO to audit the communications that members of the Federal Reserves Board of Governors have with each other and with staff regarding monetary policy.

Fed officials strongly oppose any legislation that might give lawmakers direct oversight over monetary policy, arguing this would compromise the principle of central bank independence. The fear is that lawmakers would put short-term political interests ahead of the broader economic well-being if their hands got too close to the central banks policy levers.

The bill was based on a previous effort by former Rep. Ron Paul (R., Texas), who ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012.

Mr. Pauls Audit-the-Fed push was part of a postcrisis backlash against the central bank, which was seen by critics as both too slow to foresee the oncoming disaster and too lenient with the banks that received taxpayer backing through a string of financial rescue packages and emergency credit facilities. Fed officials and their defenders said those responses helped prevent the 2008 crisis from escalating into a more catastrophic financial system meltdown.

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Ron Paul Legacy Lives on as House Passes Fed Audit Bill

Ron Paul on Americas foolhardy ISIS strategy
The US should back out of the Middle East and let Syria and Iran destroy the Islamic State, according to former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas). In an interview with...

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[195] Ron Paul: US foolish to take on ISIS Melissa Bell on new media
This is a very big week for Scotland as a vote for Scottish Independence is slated to be held on Thursday, September 18th. However, a complex and potentially more explosive situation is unfolding...

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[195] Ron Paul: US foolish to take on ISIS & Melissa Bell on new media - Video

Ron Paul: US persists on Mid-East policy thats over 20yo - it #39;s crazy!
Islamic State #39;s rapid expansion has already seen it become the largest terrorist group in history. The CIA estimates it has more than 31000 fighters, making it bigger than some countries #39;...

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Former Rep. Ron Pauls push to audit the Federal Reserve got another boost Wednesday when the House passed the bill for the second time in three years, and by a bigger margin than before.

The bill, now sponsored by Rep. Paul Broun, Georgia Republican, was approved on a 333-92 vote, with all but one Republican and 106 Democrats in favor of it. Thats a major jump from last time, when a majority of Democrats voted against it.

Still, despite the overwhelming support, the law is likely to die. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who had previously indicated support for such an audit, reversed himself in 2012 and said he wouldnt let the bill come to to the Senate floor.

Mr. Paul, a long-time congressman who twice ran for the GOPs presidential nomination, made auditing the Fed one of his chief campaign issues, and it regularly drew loud applause from his followers.

The bill would order the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office to review the Feds decision-making particularly on monetary policy.

Congress established the Federal Reserve a century ago. The system, which consists of a board of governors and 12 regional banks, acts as lenders of last resort to the countrys banking system, and is charged both with fighting inflation and promoting economic growth and employment.

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House approves Ron Paul's 'Audit the Fed' bill

The ever feisty Ron Paul is the driving force behind LPAC, the three-day Liberty Political Action Conference, which begins Thursday in a lofty Virginia hotel outside Washington, and hosts 800 eager guests. Indeed, Mr. Paul will man the podium, along with Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz, plus Reps. Justin Amash of Michigan, Paul Broun of Georgia, Tim Huelskamp of Kansas, Raul Labrador of Idaho, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Mark Sanford of South Carolina. The event sponsors range from the Charles Koch Institute, to the Atlas Society, Reason magazine, the Poker Players Alliance and Accuracy in Media, among many. The Campaign for Liberty is behind it all; the senior Mr. Pauls activist group claims respect for the Constitution, the rule of law, individual liberty, sound money, and a noninterventionist foreign policy as their foundation, their charter notes.

The weekend will bring together liberty activists from all across the country and will feature valuable training that will empower our members to successfully push for liberty at the federal, state, and local levels, the organizations president John Tate assures Inside the Beltway.

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The unfriendly press, meanwhile, is scrutinizing both Mssrs. Paul hoping the son shies away from his fathers traditional Libertarian teachings as the 2016 campaign trail beckons, and the shadow of the Islamic State looms. But hybrid politics are far too fluid these days for a quick hit job. Its complicated. Undecided and independent voters are many in number, as are disenchanted Republicans and Democrats. Most polls continue to suggest American remain more concerned with the U.S. economy than international terrorism, though that could change. Paul the younger along with every other presidential aspirant must all reckon with the same evolving political landscape.

TILTING AT KILTS

Naturally. But of course people are betting on the outcome of the Scottish vote for independence, which takes place Thursday and has drawn keen international interest, along with fears that the price of Scotch will go up. Fox Business Network anchor Neil Cavuto, in fact, will offer four hours of special Scottish coverage in the early morning. The public, meanwhile, has already wagered $81.5 million on the vote, and at least one attuned organization predicts a secession. The latest odds from Paddy Power, a very active Ireland-based betting house:

Were now looking at 3/1 for a Yes vote, 1/4 for a No, notes Paddy prognosticator Aidan Elder.

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THE PERSISTENT MEDIA BIAS

The liberal leanings of the news media have been a cultural force ever since the phenomenon was identified by long time scholar Robert Lichter, who authored Media Elite: Americas New Power Brokers all the way back in 1986. And so the trend continues, almost three decades later. A new Gallup poll finds that 44 percent of Americans say theres a left-ward bias in the press, compared to 19 percent who perceive a conservative bent. Only a third of the public say press coverage is about right.

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Inside the Beltway: Libertarians kick into gear with LPAC The Liberty Political Action Conference