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When Government Fears the People

Originally published September 4, 2010, By Linda. Updated May 26, 2013. 2 Comments

When Government Fears the People

Thomas Jefferson made the astute observation: “When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.” Today, the problem with our government at all levels is that it has no fear of the people. In fact, it’s worse than that. Our elected officials, as a group, have […]

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ACTION ALERT: Call your State Senator Friday AM

Originally published February 4, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 7, 2014. Leave a Comment

Editor’s Note: Thank you to Laura Ebke of NE Campaign for Liberty for alerting us to these issues. The Nebraska Campaign for Liberty’s Legislative Watch group “NebraskaLiberty’s Unicam Watch” has been busy reading bills introduced in this session and have identified two bills in particular—both carryovers from the last session—which will likely come to a […]

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Updates & ACTION ALERTS Sen. Johanns Town Hall Friday in Lincoln

Originally published November 12, 2009, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 25, 2011. Leave a Comment

Senator Mike Johanns Town Hall Friday, November 13, 10:00am Location: Southeast Community College Gym 8800 O St

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