Only 21% Say U.S. Government Has Consent of the Governed

The founding document of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, states that governments derive “their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Today, however, just 21% of voters nationwide believe that the federal government enjoys the consent of the governed.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 61% disagree and say the government does not have the necessary consent. Eighteen percent (18%) of voters are not sure.

However, 63% of the Political Class think the government has the consent of the governed, but only six percent (6%) of those with Mainstream views agree.

The two-faced truth about immigration

New Labour has two separate immigration policies. The first is the one it endlessly proclaims to the public – of supposedly tough restrictions, raids on employers of illegal workers, expulsions of those with no right to stay here.

Number of Prescriptions Written in UK for Antidepressants Nearly Equals Entire Population

There were 36 million prescriptions issued for antidepressant drugs in the United Kingdom in 2008, nearly one for every adult in the population, according to numbers obtained by the Liberal Democrat party.

Celebrities get more respect than dead soldiers, says George Cross holder

The Army’s youngest holder of the George Cross has clashed with the Ministry of Defence over the “lack of respect” paid by ministers to servicemen who have made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Poland Plans Giant Strip-mine, Thousands to be Displaced

THE KGHM STRIP MINE

WHAT IS THE STRIP MINE IN LOWER SILESIA, POLAND?

  • 50 years ago great deposit of coal

Preparing for civil unrest

The most remarkable thing about civil unrest is that there hasn’t been more of it.

Politicians are making a hash of this country—and much of the rest of the civilized world. We know it. They know it. They know we…

State-Controlled Consciousness

John Taylor Gatto is an American retired school teacher of 29 years 8 months and author of several books on education.

He is an activist critical of compulsory schooling and the hegemonic nature of discourse on education and the education professions.

Excerpt from a video interview by the Swedish teacher Lennart Mogren

I’m a Photographer, Not a Terrorist – How to Shoot in Public With Confidence

These days, photographers are routinely made to feel like terrorists. Highly suspect criminal characters who must be watched closely. Case in point? Picture me walking around the Winchester Saturday market taking macro photography of the fruit & veg stalls…followed by…

Right-hand man, gentleman’s agreement and whiter than white: PC quangos ban common phrases to avoid causing offence

Right-hand man, gentleman’s agreement and whiter than white are the latest phrases to fall foul of the political correctness lobby.

Government quangos have issued fresh lists of phrases they are seeking to ban to avoid causing offence.

Dialysis for immigrants drives hospital into debt

A Las Vegas hospital providing emergency dialysis services to 80 illegal immigrants says that accounts for much of its operating deficit.