Greg Orman Publicly Discusses His Independent Run for U.S. Senate
This article describes a talk given by Greg Orman recently on his experience running as an independent for U.S. Senate in Kansas last year. …read more
Downsize DC Foundation Annual Report
We have been way TOO busy at the Downsize DC Foundation. So we’re VERY late getting you this 2014 annual report.
Last year, our wonderful supporters funded the following…
2.0 and 3.0 of our Zero Aggression Project (ZAP) website (launching soon!)
Amicus briefs in six court cases (listed below) that produced three victories!
As you may recall, the Zero Aggression Project intends to…
Find and recruit new libertarians.
Move others in a libertarian direction.
Most libertarian educational efforts…
Focus on practical questions of public policy.
Provide valuable education, but do NOT aim to recruit and activate new supporters.
The Zero Aggression Project is different…
We …read more
Sheriff Ludicrously Claims Deputy Had to Beat Pregnant Woman Because she “Reached for his Gun”
Greenville, Texas – On Wednesday Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks finally addressed the viral video of one of his deputies punching a 38-week pregnant woman, Deanna Robinson-Katsuki, numerous times.
Anyone that was hoping for transparency and accountability had that thought quickly jettisoned after listening to Meeks’ statements during the press conference.
In an awkward, but unsurprising display of toeing the “thin blue line,” Meeks attempted to justify the actions of his officer. In his statement, Meeks forwards a bizarre narrative that the pregnant mother, seen being punched numerous times on video, was actually reaching for the officer’s gun.
A partial transcript of Meek’s …read more
VIDEO: Technologically Challenged Cops Assault Teen then Try to Delete Video, They Failed
Virginia Beach, VA– In January, 18-year-old Courtney Griffith was pulled over for the light on her license plate being out. Concerned by the officer’s aggressive behavior and knowing her rights, she propped her cell phone up on the dashboard to capture the incident.
After brutalizing her 17-year-old friend and taking them both into custody, the officers attempted to delete the footage. Luckily, the video went to a “recently deleted” file on her iPhone and was able to be recovered.
The young mother had just pulled into her driveway with the father of her child as well as her 17-year-old friend Brandon. As …read more
Canada’s Liberal Party Leader Says Green Party Should be in Canadian 2015 Debates
Canada will hold a Parliamentary election on October 19, 2015. This story says the leader of the Liberal Party favors letting the Green Party into this year’s debates. The leaders of the other two major parties have not yet expressed an opinion. …read more
Three bills for a transparent Congress
Please tell Congress to support DownsizeDC.org’s three core Agenda bills through the Legislative Quality Control campaign.
You may borrow from or edit this letter…
I demand greater legislative tranpsarency. Re-introduce these bills from the last Congress…
1. The Read the Bills Act (http://1.usa.gov/1xxyybr) requires YOU to read the bills you support, and gives the public seven days to read and critique them before Congress votes. Unlike rushed-through bills like Obamacare, you couldn’t “pass the bill so that you can find out what’s in it.”
2. The One Subject at a Time Act (http://1.usa.gov/1Go51Gd) prevents Congress from combining unrelated bills into one. No more pork-filled …read more
Officer Feared for His Life, So He Shot & Killed this Family’s Tiny Miniature Pig
“He came out of the woods at me running at a trotting pace and I felt threatened so I shot and killed him….I was following orders”
Ely Township, MI — In one of the most cowardly moves by law enforcement that we’ve ever witnessed, a Michigan DNR officer shot and killed a family’s miniature pig Thursday after he “felt threatened.”
Two years ago, Tony Gervasi and Brandy Savelle decided to get another pet. They adopted a miniature pig named Caeser, and he’s been a part of their family every since.
“He just instantly became one of us, cuddled, slept in our bed. Just …read more
Grass Roots Effort Raises $16K Bail In a Day to Free the Man Who Filmed Eric Garner’s Death
Ramsey Orta (Photo: Sylvia Martinez)
New York, New York – 48 hours ago, Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed the NYPD killing of Eric Garner was beginning to lose hope as he sat behind bars at Rikers prison in New York.
As a high profile police accountability activist, Orta feared for his life while in police custody, and those fears were confirmed when fellow inmates at Rikers began falling ill because their food was laced with rat poison. To protect himself from similar attacks, Orta has been refusing to eat, and has been living off of junk food from the vending machine …read more
Oklahoma Ballot Access Bill in Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday, April 8
The Oklahoma Senate Rules Committee will discuss HB 2181 on Wednesday, April 8, after the floor session adjourns in the afternoon. HB 2181 is the bill the eases the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party. …read more
Fairvote Web Page Has World Map Showing What Type of Election System Exists in Each Country
Fairvote’s web page has this interesting world map, which attempts to show what type of election system is used in each country. The map really can’t show this information for the tiniest countries, but it is still a valuable resource. …read more