"INDIANAPOLIS – Fort Wayne Democratic Rep. Phil GiaQuinta is contesting the legality of deducting money from his state paycheck to cover fines levied during the House Democrats' five-week walkout.

And he also thinks the fines themselves are illegal – a point that has divided some members of the Democratic caucus. "

"We exercised our right to express our views. We did nothing wrong," GiaQuinta said. "We want due process to be followed, and if it is, we will pay."

REFERENCE:
Kelly, N. April 8, 2011 3:00 a.m. Democrat contests collection
GiaQuinta challeges fines, deducting them from pay: The Journal Gazette. Retrieved from http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20110408/NEWS07/304089970

Skyrocketing gold, silver, oil and other commodity prices, a brazen attempt by the Federal Reserve to monetize a staggering and deleterious debt, a precipitously falling dollar, creeping inflation – these are elements of a "big event," Ron Paul told Alex Jones on Tuesday.

"It's huge, and it has started," Paul said, and it may be identified as such within 30 days. "I believe it is the beginning… you and others have been talking about commodity prices going up." The Texas Congressman noted that even the former boss of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, has warned about out of control inflation.

Reference:
Nimmo, K. April 6, 2011. Ron Paul: The 'Big Event' Has Started. Retrived from http://www.prisonplanet.com/ron-paul-the-big-event-has-started.html

In response to the idiotic and pointless burning of the Koran by a Florida pastor and the deadly riots that followed, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has proposed limiting the First Amendment.

"I wish we could find a way to hold people accountable. Free speech is a great idea, but we're in a war," Graham told CBS' Bob Schieffer on Sunday.

Graham mentioned government censorship of the First Amendment during the Second World War. FDR signed Executive Order 8985 in December of 1941 and established the Office of Censorship. The order gave a legion of bureaucrats "absolute discretion" over the exercise of the First Amendment and the free speech of all Americans.

Reference:
Nimmo, K. April 4, 2011. Lindsey Graham Advocates Killing First Amendment. Retrived from http://www.infowars.com/lindsey-graham-advocates-killing-first-amendment/