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Freedom lost to rules and regulations

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America. The Land of the Free. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men This novel idea, that people have rights that are not bestowed by government but are inherent to their nature as human beings, has sustained us as the freest country on earth for over 200 years.

The question for us today is: Can we hold onto it? On both the Cato and Heritage Foundations Index of Economic Freedom among nations, the U.S. has slipped from #2 in the year 2000 to #12 today. Why? Could it be the 175,496 pages (as of 12/2013) of rules (laws) listed in the Code of Federal Regulations, all enacted by unelected federal agencies and departments? For example, the EPA has passed regulations that will deprive coal mine owners of their property and mine workers of their freedom to choose their line of work. OSHA rules determine how many toilets a business must have, IRS ever-changing regulations can determine your guilt without due process (civil forfeiture), and on and on, thousands of rules diminishing your freedom to run your life or your business. Not to mention actual Congressional laws such as Obamacare that destroys your freedom to choose the doctor/hospital/insurance plan that is right for you. Oh yes, you can choose from the governments selections.

Then there are the latest government entities: regional boards. Throughout the U.S. these are popping up with appointed bureaucrats having the power to control land use, public schools, water usage, transportation, roads, public utilities, agriculture, and mixed use development, and any other areas they deem essential. Based on the U.N.s Agenda 21, they supersede local elected governments. So far, the regional board governing Ridgefield requires that the first selectman of each town be board members. Typical example of a regional boards power: The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission covering Washington Township in Ohio decided, as part of Sustainable Development, that a bike path was needed. They took part of the property of Jennie Granatos 150 year old farm by eminent domain and began bulldozing her trees and lawn, all without even a public hearing. The bike path runs in front of her house only a few feet from her front steps, rendering the value of her property worthless. Suing in court, Granato was given $200 as compensation. Remember Kelo vs New London?

Freedom of Speech has always been the freedom barometer for us. Have you noticed whats happening on college campuses today? No speech is allowed that might offend Muslims or the Progressive ideology on many campuses. Diversity of thought or speech is anathema.

The purpose of government is to protect our freedom, not destroy it. But the price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Busy with our own lives, we are failing that task. Is it too late?

This column is supplied by the Republican Town Committee.

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Freedom Cup Leauge Nationwide Series Race #1 @ Daytona International Speedway – Video

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Welcome to Race #1 in the Freedom Cup Leauge Nationwide Series. 32 laps at the famous 2.5 mile track in beautiful Daytona Beach, Florida, under the stars. Who will come out on top, and who...

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Iranian Journalist Siamak Ghaderi: 2014 CPJ International Press Freedom Awardee

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CPJ International Press Freedom Awards 2014

Siamak Ghaderi is an Iranian freelance journalist and a former editor and reporter for the Islamic Republic's official news agency IRNA.

Ghaderi made international headlines when he chose to rebut former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's claim in 2007 that there were no homosexuals in Iran by publishing online his own interviews with several gay Iranians. He later set up his own blog, called IRNA-ye maa (Our IRNA), in which he covered street protests and other developments following the contested 2009 presidential election.

In July 2010, he was arrested and, in January 2011, sentenced to four years in prison and 60 lashes on charges of "propagating against the regime," "creating public anxiety," and "spreading falsehoods." Pro-government news websites--including Rasekhoon and Haghighat News--called him a "seditionist" who was arrested for "immoral" acts. His blog was repeatedly blocked by authorities before he was detained, reports said.

Ghaderi was an editor and reporter for IRNA for 18 years until he was dismissed for writing about the 2009 election on his blog.

On July 14, 2014, Ghaderi was released from prison.

The text of Ghaderi's acceptance speech, as prepared for delivery, is below. For the Farsi-language version of the speech as prepared for delivery, click here.

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Threat to freedom of expression a threat to media: PM Modi

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Guwahati, Nov 29, PTI:Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged the media to accept the challenges of threat to freedom of expression posed by certain quarters.

"In a democracy, we realise the importance of freedom of expression only when it is denied to us just like the importance of breathing is realised when one cannot breathe for two seconds," Modi said.

Inaugurating the Platinum Jubilee celebration of North East's leading English daily 'The Assam Tribune' here, he said "it was Indira Gandhi who made us realise the value of freedom of thought, ideas and expression in a democracy by gagging the media during the Emergency."

"People refused to accept it and the country was united to assert its right for freedom of expression, though many editors and mediapersons were thrown into prison and faced innumerable challenges", Modi said.

"Whenever any person or organisation wants to assert their supremacy, their first attack is on the media and the most recent example is that of the ISIS who made journalists their victims by beheading them," he said.

It was not important for ISIS from which country the journalist belonged to, what language he spoke or what his colour was, but the fact that he was wielding the pen and fighting for the truth was enough to make him a victim, the Prime Minister said.

In the 21st century, "an attack on media is an attack on humanity and is a blot for the nation and the world alike", he said.

Modi said "the media faces immense challenge in a fast-moving society like ours. Earlier, we got news once in 24 hours but now we get at least 24 news in one minute and the challenge is to be trusted and remain credible".

Credibility is a major challenge for the media as, he said, "merely reading the news is not enough but one has to read between the lines to ascertain whether it is credible."

"Had we ever seen earlier any signboard at any shop saying 'pure ghee available here'? But now we see such things. Similarly, media, too, has taken to promotion in a big way with slogans like 'saccha (true) khabar and tej (fast) khabar which makes one wary about its veracity," Modi said.

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Bayfield Park for freedom camping?

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Nikau Moore (2), of Christchurch, enjoys the playground at Bayfield Park yesterday. The park could be the next site to be included in the Dunedin City Council's freedom camping trials. Photo by Dan Hutchinson

Bayfield Park is the latest site being considered by the Dunedin City Council for freedom camping, with a proposal to allow up to five vehicles a night to stay there.

Council Reserves and Recreation Planning team leader Richard Saunders said, due to the demand on the freedom camping trial site at Macandrew Bay, the council had asked staff to find additional sites.

Staff had identified Bayfield Park, in Shore St, as a potential site and had asked for submissions from the public through a notice in the newspaper.

Just two submissions were received. Both raised concerns about the effects of freedom camping in general and on the Bayfield Park site in particular.

''That will need to be considered before any decision is made,'' Mr Saunders said.

He said the issue was yet to be considered by the full council so he could not give a time frame on if or when the site would be up and running.

Better signs and additional security patrols were being put in place this summer to try to resolve the issue of too many campers using the sites at once.

There are already freedom camping trial sites at Macandrew Bay, Ocean View Reserve car park and Warrington Reserve. All sites will be reviewed after April 30 next year.

- by Dan Hutchinson

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