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Michael Maharry returns to the show to discuss Afghanistan and his new book, Constitution Owner's Manual. Mike and Kyle describe how Trump has ramped up the war in Afghanistan. Mike answers questions about how the Constitution can be used to limit the president's war-making abilities. He explains the problems with the War Powers Act and the AUMFs. 

Michael Maharrey serves as the national communications director for the Tenth Amendment Center and the managing editor of the SchiffGold website. He hosts his own podcast, Thoughts from Maharrey Head, as well as the Friday Gold Wrap podcast and the It’s Your Dime interview series for SchiffGold.

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MichealMaharrey.com

Mike Maharrey on Afghanistan

60 Minutes

Some Strong Language

Pete invited Slappy from the Rollo and Slappy Show to come on and explain how he used jury nullification in a federal drug trial to help a few non-violent offenders walk.

This will encourage and enrage you.

The Rollo and Slappy Show

Episode 153 - The PCP Trial Pt. 1, The Juror Perspective

Episode 155 - The PCP Trial Pt. 2, James Nixon - The Defendant's Perspective

Slappy on Twitter

TakeHumanAction.com

Link to Richard Grove's Autonomy Course

Donate at the Libertarian Institute

Pete's Link to Sign Up for the LP

Lions of Liberty Podcast

Pete's Patreon

Pete's Books on Amazon

Pete's Books Available for Crypto

Pete on Facebook

Pete on Twitter

On FPF #450, I discuss the House vote to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force. The bill was passed in 2002, allowing President Bush to start a war with Saddam's regime in Iraq. Saddam was hung in 2006 and, his army disbanded. However, both presidents Obama and Trump invoked the AUMF as giving them "authority" to carry out military operations in Iraq. The House vote is an attempt for Congress to regain some control over the president's near-endless war-making powers. 

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Scott Horton Show - Mike Treacy

87 Minutes

Suitable for All Ages

Pete invited the host of the wildly successful "School Sucks Podcast," Brett Veinotte, to come on the show. Pete asked Brett to go into the history of compulsory schooling in the US starting with the Prussian model all the way up to the modern day. After this history lesson, Brett talks about alternatives to government schooling today, and in a libertarian society.

SchoolSucks.com

TakeHumanAction.com

Link to Richard Grove's Autonomy Course

Donate at the Libertarian Institute

Pete's Link to Sign Up for the LP

Lions of Liberty Podcast

Pete's Patreon

Pete's Books on Amazon

Pete's Books Available for Crypto

Pete on Facebook

Pete on Twitter

CEO of Factom, Paul Snow, gives me the 101 on Factom. We also discuss blockchain use cases (especially having autonomy over your digital ID and data), tokenization, and the overall importance of bitcoin and crypto. This is how we become sovereign individuals.

Factom is a decentralized publication protocol for building record systems that are immutable and independently verifiable, and uses Bitcoin as that anchor of verification.

Don't trust, verify!

We received our education about tokenized salvation, me and Paul :-)

- Probably not Willie Nelson

Scott interviews John Dennis, a Republican congressional candidate from California challenging Nancy Pelosi in the upcoming election. Dennis, a businessman, says he wants to unseat Pelosi mainly because she's terrible on issues of war and the intelligence state. These areas used to be strengths among Democrats, but since the Obama administration the left has been conspicuously silent. Dennis believes that not only are American Republicans coming around to become the antiwar party, but also that principled leftists might see the appeal of his positions over those of Pelosi, whom many on the left despise.

Discussed on the show:

Defend the Guard Legislation

"The Neocons Strike Back" (The New Republic)

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Sam Jacobs of Ammo.com discusses the 2016 Oregon standoff between federal agents and Ammon Bundy, Lavoy Finicum and their allies. Most listeners probably remember some of the details of the 2014 standoff in Bundy's native Nevada, which ultimately resulted in a judge dismissing all charges with prejudice after it was shown that federal agents lied about their side of the story. Most probably aren't as familiar with the details of a similar incident in Oregon, which led to Finicum's death. Jacobs explains some of the nuances of the case, concluding that even though Finicum's innocence is not as clear as some make it out to be, there was obvious malfeasance on the part of law enforcement, as well as an attempt to supplant the truth with a false narrative afterward.

Discussed on the show:

"The Oregon Standoff: Understanding Lavoy Finicum’s Death and Washington’s Management of BLM Land" (Ammo.com)

"Midnight Express (1978)" (IMDb)

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Joe Lauria discusses the allegations that his website, Consortium News, is a puppet of the Russian government, recently leveled against them by both Canadian television network Global News, and Canada's Communications Security Establishment. It seems that this is the now just the smear used by mainstream media and intelligence agencies against anyone who is willing to consider alternatives to their narrative. Lauria reiterates the need for a true nonpartisan consensus of libertarians, leftists, and paleoconservatives, all of whom should be able to see through the government's worst foreign policy lies.

Discussed on the show:

"Consortium News Sends Libel Notices to Canadian Signals Intelligence Agency and Major Television Network" (Consortium News)

"Nuland-Pyatt leaked phone conversation" (YouTube)

"Trump Gives Away the Store and Israel Will Now Officially Become an Apartheid State" (Consortium News)

Joe Lauria is the editor-in-chief at Consortium News. He is a former UN correspondent and wrote at the Boston Globe and Wall Street Journal. You can follow him on Twitter @unjoe.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Scott discusses the impeachment proceedings against President Trump with journalist Michael Tracey, who says that there are some alarming allegations underneath the democrats' blanket accusation of "abuse of power." What they are really alleging, says Tracey, is that Trump is guilty of treason, a crime that carries the death penalty. Most alarming of all, though, is how pervasive the cold war rhetoric has become even among average democratic voters. People don't seem to realize that this political soap opera they tune into for entertainment is moving the world steadily toward the brink of nuclear war. Tracey and Scott both think Trump could be impeached for actual crimes—but this is not a standard any reasonable person should support.

Discussed on the show:

"Democrats' Dubious Impeachment Subtext of Treason" (Real Clear Politics)

Colour revolution

Michael Tracey is a New York based journalist. You can find a collection of his writing at his website or follow him on Twitter @mtracey.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com.

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On FPF #449, I cover some of the details of Trump's "Deal of the Century" and explain why it is meant to be rejected by the Palestinians. While Trump claims the deal creates a Palestinian State, the deal actually gives limited autonomy to a collection of several small, disconnected areas that will be called Palestine. The Palestinians will not have a military and minimal border crossings. For these reasons - and many more - the Palestinians denounced the peace plan. I argue the point of the plan was for the Palestinians to reject it, so Israel will have the excuse to continue the occupation and theft of Palestinian land. 

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Kelley Vlahos - Foreign funding for think tanks

Reuters - Netanyahu V Trump

Defense One - Lockheed record sales