[powerpress] On Wednesday, February 27, 2013 the Supreme Court of Canada had the opportunity to stand up for Canadians’ Right to Freedom of Speech. To call their ruling in R. v. Whatcott an “Epic Fail” would be a gross understatement. When the Supreme Court starts out by explaining as it did in Whatcott, not that individual rights are the very foundation of our … [Read more...]
A Victory for Privacy Rights! Conservatives Kill Bill C-30
[powerpress] Never let it be said that you can’t make a difference. When the Conservatives introduced Bill C-30, titled the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act, Vic Toews said anyone who didn’t agree with the bill was standing “with the child pornographers”. In light of that stand, I suppose it’s reasonable to conclude Vic Toews is now standing “with … [Read more...]
Ian Thomson Case: The Full Legal Decision
[powerpress] Ian Thomson was acquitted of unsafe storage of firearms charges on January 3, 2013. You can download the full transcript of the decision here: http://rightsandfreedoms.s3.amazonaws.com/pdf/THOMSON-IAN-TRANSCRIPT_20130103.pdf While I personally haven't read it fully yet, I'm told it makes for some interesting reading. I'll … [Read more...]
Must be nice to be a Corrupt Toronto Cop at Sentencing Time
I truly get sick of seeing corrupt policemen, instead of receiving prison time for their crimes, be rewarded for them instead by our asinine justice system. Clearly judges in Ontario are taking lessons in stupidity from B.C. Supreme Court Judge Janice Dillon, who sentenced former RCMP Corporal Monty Robinson to a whopping 30 days of house arrest for obstruction of justice … [Read more...]
San Antonio – The Theatre Shooting You’ve Never Heard Of
Does anyone aside from me find it bizarre that the mainstream press utterly ignores shootings where the would-be mass killer is stopped by a good guy with a gun? The restaurant and theatre shooting in San Antonio, just 2 days after the school shooting tragedy in Connecticut, is basically a ghost story as far as the mainstream media is concerned. Outside of “pro-gun” … [Read more...]
The sign you’ll NEVER see posted on Nancy Pelosi’s front door, but she insists be post on yours.
[powerpress] As I wrote the other day in "And the 2012 Hypocrisy Award goes to…", anti-gun hypocrites believe guns in their hands (or the hands of their publicly-funded security agents) are absolutely fine... it's guns in the hands of we mere citizens that they think are the big problem. The gun-banning fanatics insist that if we just took all the guns guns away from … [Read more...]
The Lesson of Ben Comen (and your New Year’s Resolution)
[powerpress] Ben Comen is a runner. Specifically, he's a cross country runner. He's never won the Olympics, nor is he likely to. In fact, Ben will never make it to the Olympics other than as a spectator. So what lesson can a runner you've never heard of, and who has never won a Gold medal at the Olympics possibly teach you? Possibly the most … [Read more...]
Do Americans Have Civil Rights? Not any more thanks to the US Senate…
[powerpress] Americans had, up until just a few days ago, rights guaranteed under the United States Constitution. That obviously bothered US Lawmakers, who stripped the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (NDAA) of one very important amendment: the one ensuring that American citizens and any persons in America legally would be assured a jury … [Read more...]
Canadian Sheeple are no better than their American Cousins!
[powerpress] On December 4th, 2012, I wrote an article titled “30% of Americans are Nanny State Sheeple” in which I asked the question What's become of the "Greatest Nation on Earth"? In that article I discussed my abject horror with a study showing over 30% of Americans would willingly submit to oral, anal and vaginal cavity searches if it meant … [Read more...]
Hypocritical Anti-Gunners: Be Very Careful What You Wish For
[powerpress] Anti-gun zealots get a lot more than they bargained for after publishing the names and home addresses of New York handgun permit holders. On December 24, 2012, The Journal News got up on it's high horse and published an article titled "The gun owner next door: What you don't know about the weapons in in your neighborhood", which … [Read more...]
Who needs the Constitution when you can have a Police State instead?
[powerpress] You’ve heard the saying many times before… The solution is worse than the problem it’s supposed to solve. That’s precisely the state of affairs in Paragould, Arkansas, a small town roughly 90 miles northwest of Memphis, Tennessee, today. Citizens of this small town, population 26,000, stripped of their Constitutional Rights, are now … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas!
[powerpress] May you and your family have a blessed and happy Christmas! That said, while I would love to be nothing but sweetness and light in the days leading up to Christmas, I must admit that’s a little difficult given the happenings of the past week or so. First, of course, is the tragedy in Newtown, CT, where 20 little gifts from God … [Read more...]
Police Officer Jennifer Lynn Sebena is shot and killed in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
[powerpress] A husband is grieving the senseless loss of his wife this very minute. Instead of preparing Christmas Eve dinner for his bride, Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer Lynn Sebena's husband must now prepare for a funeral instead. I can't even begin to imagine the horror of that. [hr] UPDATE: Benjamin Gabriel Sebena charged in … [Read more...]
Every year stories of jackbooted thugs of the State dispensing the Spirit of Christmas warms my heart
[powerpress] Every year there are stories of government agents dispensing the Spirit of Christmas. They never fail to warm the depths of my heart. One story that caught my eye while scanning the headlines today was of Christian Critzer, a Christmas tree farmer in Waynesboro, Virginia. Okay, technically these particular state thugs … [Read more...]
Arthur Topham & RadicalPress.com Hate Crime Trial: Freedom of Speech Legal Case Update
[powerpress] On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Arthur Topham was back in the Quesnel, BC, Court house for his latest attempt at a bail hearing. The regular Judge presiding over Arthur’s case was unable to attend so a female judge, M. Church, heard the application instead. Crown Council Jennifer Johnston opened by giving Judge Church a … [Read more...]
Marc Lemire Case: the latest attack on Freedom of Speech by the Canadian Human Rights Commission
[powerpress] I had a long conversation with Marc Lemire on Wednesday evening, December 19, 2012. For those not familiar with his name, Marc Lemire is the one and only man to ever win a case against the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC). Until Lemire was hauled before this Kangaroo Court the Canadian Human Rights Commission had a … [Read more...]
Happy End of the World Day! (At least according to those dead Mayans…)
[powerpress] Well, today is the day. The End Of The World!!! Good thing too, because if it doesn't I'm in big trouble for not buying my wife any Christmas presents! Seriously though... the end of the world? All because some old dead guys gave up counting? Are people really this naive? Sadly, the answer to that is a resounding … [Read more...]
Ending School Shootings once and for all – A Simple 3-Step Plan
[powerpress] As I wrote the other day in "Gun-Free Zones Kill Kids" there is a very simple way to end school shootings once and for all. We as a people are simply too cowardly to face that reality because it offends our delicate sensibilities. We think we're "above" doing what is necessary to protect our children from lunatics who want to kill … [Read more...]
My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims of the Connecticut school shooting
[powerpress] Friday's school shooting is a tragedy of unprecedented proportion. The horror of this mass murder is felt across the world, and I'm hardly alone in expressing my shock and horror at what a single madman did. Authorities in Connecticut released the names of the victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Here are the names … [Read more...]
Gun-Free Zones Kill Kids
[powerpress] Before I go any further, I want to express my deepest condolences to the families of every child and adult who was so senselessly murdered yesterday. My most sincere thoughts and prayers go out to every one of those families. [hr] All day Friday the news poured out of Connecticut about the latest tragic and horrifying shooting of … [Read more...]
Thug RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler suddenly pleads guilty?
[powerpress] When it comes to police brutality cases I don’t surprise easy. So often they are pathetically predictable. Today, however, I was shocked to see Kelowna thug and RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler suddenly changed his plea to guilty. This sad excuse for a man spent the past two years proclaiming his innocence, blaming his RCMP bosses for “tossing him under … [Read more...]
When Compliance with the Nanny State is More Important than Education
[powerpress] Andrea Hernandez just wants to get an education. She is, by all accounts I can find, a good student. She’s also a human being who understands we must never allow ourselves to be tracked like pieces of meat in a grocery store. Andrea Hernandez decided that when her high school issued mandatory RFID-enabled high school ID cards, she would not be a … [Read more...]
30% of Americans are Nanny State Sheeple
[powerpress] The TSA, surprisingly, does not currently perform oral, anal or vaginal cavity searches, but the shocking statistic that 30% of Americans would willingly submit to body cavity searches by TSA agents horrified me. The poll, conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of InfoWars.com, showed that an astronomically high percentage of … [Read more...]
Ian Thomson’s attempted murderers sentenced today… but not for the charge of attempted murder
[powerpress] In the early morning hours of August 22, 2010, Ian Thomson's home was attacked by four men screaming that they were going to kill him. They tossed Molotov cocktails at his home and dog kennel and did not back off until Ian Thomson grabbed one of his legally-owned pistols and fired a couple of warning shots over their heads. Then, … [Read more...]
Shocking But True! Good Cops Really Exist!
[powerpress] In the midst of the Geoff Mantler police brutality trial it's easy for us to forget that not all cops are brutal thugs with badges and guns who believe they are above the law. Some police men and women are actually, believe it or not, genuinely decent and honourable human beings. One such decent and honourable police officer is … [Read more...]
Libby Davies and the Nanny State Sodium Squad
[powerpress] The Great Nanny State will take care of you. At least that’s the plan if NDP health critic (and Nanny State Nutbar) Libby Davies gets her way. Like all good socialists, Libby Davies believes the answer to every problem is the expansion of the Nanny State. In her eyes there is no such thing as a problem that another … [Read more...]
Bill Whittle’s Plan for a Post-Obama America
[powerpress] Bill Whittle is an interesting guy. He started out in life as a professing Liberal and came to his senses, as he calls it, later in life. That said, he has embraced his inner conservative enthusiastically ever since, and works tirelessly to bring common sense back to America. Through his Afterburner and Firewall programs … [Read more...]
Why we must Support Marc Lemire’s Appeal of the Bizarre Federal Court ruling on Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act
[powerpress] As you no doubt already know, MP Brian Storseth’s Private Members Bill C-304, an Act to repeal Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, has passed the Canadian Parliament. However, it must still pass the Senate before this piece of freedom-crushing legislation will be gone for good. In the meantime, Marc Lemire’s … [Read more...]
Remembrance Day: Our Most Important Holiday
[powerpress] Remembrance Day is, I believe, the most important holiday we have. This is the one day we set aside each year to remember all of the brave men and women who fought to protect our Rights and Freedoms. That includes both those veterans who returned home safely after serving and those who came home wounded and broken; those who now rest in graves … [Read more...]
Spitting in the face of our veterans: Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger should be ashamed of himself
[powerpress] While our government at all levels continues its assault on our Right to Freedom of Speech, we must remember that the only reason we even have that right is because brave and decent men and women fought and died defending it on our behalf. I suppose that’s why reports that schools are giving students the ability to “opt out” of Remembrance Day … [Read more...]