The Cato Institute sez <\/a>they are \u201can incredibly effective force in advancing the cause of freedom\u201d\u2013if by \u201cfreedom\u201d you mean \u201ca nosy police state in which strangers report on you to your neighbors\u201d. Talk about mission creep.<\/p>\nLibertarianism: For relief from symptoms of Nanny Statism, take in extremely small quantities only under supervision from a Doctor (of the Church).<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2026win Grand Prize for Most Un-Self-Aware Hypocrites: Send out letter to neighborhoods, exposing the voting habits of their next-door neighbors. The Cato Institute sez they are \u201can incredibly effective force in advancing the cause of freedom\u201d\u2013if by \u201cfreedom\u201d you mean \u201ca nosy police state in which strangers report on you to your neighbors\u201d. Talk about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[39],"class_list":["post-39530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-whiskey-tango-foxtrot"],"yoast_head":"\n
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