A trip down memory lane will give us a refresher of how gun confiscation has helped consolidate government power.
Proponents claim that if the government just "cracks down" even harder, the drug problem will be solved. The reality in Mexico and the Philippines shows how wrong this idea is.
Every government law, regulation, or ordinance must ultimately meet noncompliance with jail cells and government agents with guns.
Thanks to plea bargains and endless lists of new laws, American prisons are filled with innocent people.
Looking more like an old-school authoritarian regime, the US government now has the power to revoke your passport if you owe taxes.
Feds are reaching far beyond their limited Constitutional naturalization powers, and also violating state and federal laws.
The federal government relies on state and local officials to run its ever-growing surveillance state. This could also be its Achilles heel.
