NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — There is no doubt who is responsible for the Newtown school massacre. The shooter is dead and the prosecutor handling the case has said he does not expect any charges.

Yet authorities are continuing to keep search warrants and police records secret. Media outlets have pressed for the release of more records, which could shed light on a crime that has revived the national debate over gun control and could change the way guns are regulated.

The massacre has led to proposals for universal background checks on gun buyers and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. It also prompted reviews of school security and mental health care and led to proposed legislation in Connecticut that would forbid arcades and other establishments from allowing children under 18 to play point-and-shoot video games. (more…)

On Tuesday, the Department of Justice sent shockwaves through the nation when Attorney General Eric Holder informed Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in writing that the White House would be within its legal authority to execute an American citizen via drone on U.S. soil if that person was determined to pose a threat to national security.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz takes on Attorney Eric Holder on that question. What follows is video which reflects the disingenuous, and I’d say cavalier, response from Holder. However, Cruz takes that response – head on.

Having said that, the natural consequence of the “drone issue” is the direct confrontation of federal use of “kill authorization” when the identified person(s) are not posing an imminent risk to anyone else. (more…)

March 7th 2012 was a Wednesday.

After working his contacts for 3 days, Trayvon™ family media consultant, Ryan Julison, finally found the hook to get the media to take note of his client.   ‘Racist – Vigilante – Neighborhood Watch Captain Shoots unarmed black kid With Tea and Skittles in Florida’.

Reuters News Service ran an article outlining the Julison narrative of the shooting on March 7th.   Just to show how falsehoods are in the initial pitch sold, I’m going to highlight the now known manipulative lies in red:

(Reuters) – The family of a 17-year-old African-American boy shot to death last month in his gated Florida community by a white Neighborhood Watch captain wants to see the captain arrested, the family’s lawyer said on Wednesday.

Trayvon Martin was shot dead after he took a break from watching NBA All-Star game television coverage to walk 10 minutes to a convenience store to buy snacks including Skittles candy requested by his 13-year-old brother, Chad, the family’s lawyer Ben Crump said. (more…)

Use this thread as an open thread just for Zimmerman Case stuff. A place to just dump, collect, or discuss general information about the Trayvon Martin VS George Zimmerman Case.

“The sensationalized, fact-deficient coverage of this case has achieved the
desired results. The networks got their ratings. The politicians got their
talking points. And if it means innocent people get caught in the middle of the
racial enmity they’ve fomented, obviously it’s considered acceptable collateral
damage. Congratulations, geniuses. Job well done.” Jim Treacher, The DC Trawler

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Lie on stand raises credibility issue for chief witness in Trayvon Martin case. http://t.co/KZSbghypuK

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 6, 2013

Lawyer: State's most important witness in George Zimmerman case lied http://t.co/kcJwLUtZ2V #TrayvonMartin

— Daralene (@DaraleneJ) March 6, 2013

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7  8 9  10  11 12+ Hours and It’s Over…

UPDATE:  (Hufington Post) After nearly 13 hours on the Senate floor, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has ended his filibuster of the nomination of John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

“I will speak until I can no longer speak,” Paul said at the beginning of the filibuster, which he used to address concerns over President Obama’s policies on civil liberties, including the president’s controversial drone program.

Paul began the filibuster at 11:47 a.m. ET on Wednesday, and concluded at 12:39 a.m. on Thursday. After Paul ceded the floor, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) filed for cloture on Brennan’s nomination, adjourning the Senate until 10 a.m. Thursday.  (read more)

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Sharyl Attkisson

Please read this article first which provides context for the book excerpt that follows.

https://www.humanevents.com/2013/03/05/obama-admin-wants-to-deport-christian-homeschoolers/

By the way, it didn’t have to be that particular article. There are a thousand other links that could have been used for the same purpose spreading back over the last 60 months since Obama began actively campaigning for POTUS and saying what his intentions were.  That one just happened to be a current update regarding an ongoing situation.

They Thought They Were Free: the Germans, 1933-45, Milton Mayer (more…)