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THE OTHER IRS SCANDAL: Outright War Against Marijuana Dispensaries

"Should the IRS campaign be successful, it will ... eliminate tens of thousands of well paying jobs, [and] destroy hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue." Dispensaries providing marijuana to doctor-approved patients operate in a number of states, but they are under assault by the federal government. SWAT-style raids by the DEA and finger-wagging press conferences by grim-faced federal prosecutors m ...

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OVERREACH: IRS Sued For Seizing 60 Million Medical Records

A healthcare provider has sued the Internal Revenue Service and 15 of its agents, charging they wrongfully seized 60 million medical records from 10 million Americans. The name of the provider is not yet known, United Press International said. But Courthouse News Service said the suit claims the agency violated the Fourth Amendment in 2011, when agents executed a search warrant for financial data on one emp ...

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Adam Kokesh Arrested In Philadelphia “Smoke Down Prohibition” Event

Adam Kokesh, the veteran who has been planning an armed march on Washington, D.C. has been arrested for another act of civil disobedience. Earlier today, a post was made on Adam Kokesh's official Facebook page that he had been arrested in Philadelphia during a "Smoke Down Prohibition" event. Kokesh has attended all four previous "Smoke Down Prohibition" events and was continuing this trend by participating ...

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TOPLESS WOMEN IN PUBLIC NOT BREAKING THE LAW, Says NYPD [W/ VIDEO]

Ladies of New York, you are free to walk bare-breasted through the city! New York City's 34,000 police officers have been instructedthat, should they encounter a woman in public who is shirtless but obeying the law, they should not arrest her. This is a good step towards gender parity in public spaces. This decision means that breast exposure is not considered public lewdness, indecent exposure, or disorder ...

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Maxine Waters Says Obama has a Scary Database with Everything on Everyone

President Barack Obama has his supporters, who’ve remained somewhat steadfast in backing him.  But one major concern that has been coming from the left and the right are a series of civil liberties violations that appear to have occurred since the president came into office. The Obama White House has not been very transparent through the years, and is accused of violating freedom of the press by spying on m ...

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HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE DRONE HEARING: One Step Closer To Legislation Restricting Drone Use

Earlier today the House Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing examining the privacy implications of allowing aerial drones into domestic airspace, setting the stage for potential legislation restricting the use of drones. While drones are already used across the U.S. by more entities than we know, by 2015 the airspace will be opened up to much more widespread use. That said, local law enforcement agenci ...

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STOP AND FRISK: NYPD Racial Profiling

The Fourth Amendment states: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. In other words, constitutional law requires reas ...

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7.1 Million Americans in Prisons So Corporations Can Profit [VIDEO]

America which is known as the freest country in the world has incarcerated more of it's citizens than the rest of the world combined. 7.1 million Americans are either in prison, on probation or under correctional supervision. The numbers continue to climb each year as more prisons are built nationwide. News journalist Fareed Zakaria from CNN goes in depth to show viewers how much the American government as ...

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NEVER ENDING: US Suspends Constitution in Permanent World War on Terror

Two disturbing developments have occurred in the last couple of days that have gone relatively unnoticed compared to the recent IRS, AP, and Benghazi scandals. First, the senate is debating an expansion of the already broad powers of the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF) so the U.S. can essentially engage any area in the world in the war on terror, including America. Which brings us to the sec ...

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ATTENTION SOLDIERS: Who Do You Serve? [VIDEO]

RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/25272... This video was made by Brett S. (youtube.com/liberution). If you would like to submit footage or edit videos for AVTM email Lucas@adamvstheman.com Buy agorist! Get your metals from http://agoristmetals.com Please address love mail to adam@adamvstheman.com Donate Bitcoin: 1BWeuWdgjrP8PFAwBwgwU9BUqJNewScouy Get your AVTM shirts here: http://adamvstheman.com/ ...

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