Personal Liberty Digest

Latest From Chip Wood January 18, 2013 Obama’s ‘In Your Face’ Nominations » Barack Obama’s second term hasn’t even officially begun. But we already know that the tone will be even more demanding and confrontational than his first term. That became clear in the so-called negotiations over the fiscal cliff. More » Freedom Watch How Television Will Shape The New Gun Culture In America » Weapons are being fired all the time on television, but that happens on cop shows. Network programmers know the public will obsessively watch guns going off and bodies falling. More » Personal Liberty News Department Of Justice Taunts ACLU » The Feds are increasingly treating the Freedom of Information Act as a joke. Such is the case regarding a recent FOIA request for information about GPS tracking of citizens submitted to the Justice Department by the American Civil Liberties Union. More » Panetta: Civilians Don’t Need Assault Guns » U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told U.S. troops in Italy Thursday he doesn't understand why some people think they need assault weapons. More » Rand Paul Vows To Fight Executive Action » Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he will try to kill parts of President Barack Obama's executive actions to curb gun violence, implying the President has a "king complex." More » U.S. Restaurants Make Patrons Fat » U.S. obesity rates show signs of improving, but restaurants serving 3,000-calorie plates of pasta aren't helping, a non-profit group says. More » Chip Shots Your Tax Refund Will Take Longer Delays expected in tax refunds. The Internal Revenue Service announced that the Congressional debate over the fiscal cliff has caused it to delay processing individual tax returns by eight days. The IRS needed the extra time to program its computers to include the changes and extensions the legislation included. The IRS says it will begin processing 2012 tax returns by the end of the month. More »