Personal Liberty Digest

Latest From John Myers December 12, 2012 Hypocrisy Served With Rice » There is no limit to the hypocrisy of the Administration of President Barack Obama. The latest example is the "green" President's candidate for secretary of state, Susan Rice.  More » Freedom Watch Google And Taxes » Google, Inc. wants to keep the money it earns. In 2011, the company shifted about $9.8 billion in revenues into a Bermuda shell company in order to avoid about $2 billion in worldwide taxes. More » Personal Liberty News FBI Reports Hate Crimes Down » According to crime data from the FBI for 2011, hate crimes last year fell to the lowest level they have been since 1994. More » Obesity Threatening National Security » The United States has a growing national security problem: Many Americans are becoming too fat to serve in the Armed Forces. More » Patent Filed For Electric Handcuffs » Earlier this month, Gizmodo discovered a recent patent filing for handcuffs that would afford law enforcement officers a range of shocking new tools to keep their prisoners under control. More » Healthy Diet Reduces Second Heart Attack Risk » Heart patients who ate a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and fish significantly reduced their chance of a second heart attack, researchers in Canada say. More » 2nd Amendment Under Fire Appeals Court Strikes Down Illinois Gun Ban A gun-grabbing Illinois State Senator spent the evening of Dec. 5 in the hoosegow after he was caught trying to board an airplane while carrying a gun. Senator Donne Trotter of Chicago, who has long fought concealed-carry legislation in the State and is an ardent gun control activist, had a .25 cal. Beretta and a magazine containing six rounds in his garment bag. He told authorities he had worked late as a security guard the previous night and packed his bag early Wednesday morning, forgetting he had the gun in the bag. Trotter works for a security firm and has permits and licenses — that most Chicagoans can't get — to carry a firearm for his work. More »