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Today we present Bob Barr’s Laws of the Universe #75

PRESIDENCIES AND MOVIES HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON – SECOND TERMS, LIKE SEQUELS, ARE RARELY AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL

No matter the box-office-hit, you’re rare to find a sequel as good as the first movie. Just like Hollywood, the terms that befall the first rarely turn out to be as good. In Today’s episode, we have a scary threat of a political sequel… you don’t want to miss this warning.

Today we present Bob Barr’s Laws of the Universe #40

GOVERNMENT ALWAYS HAS A GOOD REASON FOR DOING WHAT IT SHOULDN’T

No matter what government proposes to do — whether by legislation, appropriations, regulations, or whatever – it ALWAYS will be presented to us as something that helps or benefits us. But what happens when we discover the truth? Find out today on Bob Barr’s Laws of the Universe.

In the golden age of automobiles, manufacturers like Ford and Chevrolet sold us on a life of adventure virtually without limits. Today, the same people who sold us those dreams are poised to begin selling backdoor “kill switches” to the government to limit our freedom on the no-longer-open highways and roads. Join Bob Barr today and learn just why you should always be cautious and defensive of the things that government seeks to control.

Today we present Bob Barr’s Laws of the Universe #81 WHEN DRAFTING A PIECE OF LEGISLATION, MAKE SURE YOU COME UP WITH A GOOD ACRONYM AS A TITLE FOR THE BILL, BECAUSE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THAT’S THE ONLY PART PEOPLE WILL READ OR REMEMBER Even if the legislation is terrible, a clever name can win the vote of legislators and often even the people affected. From the “USA PATRIOT Act” to the “SNIPER Act,” join Bob Barr as he discusses the deceit and lies behind the shiny cover of modern legislation.