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Biden's budget proposal is out. I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute brought to you by Liberty Lighthouse Wellness, my new made in America supplement line. Find them in the Shop at Liberty-Lighthouse.com President Biden's budget suggests increasing the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent, ensuring that “large corporations pay their fair share.” The administration estimates this would generate $1.326 trillion in revenue. Sure, increasing corporate tax might raise federal revenue. It also might cause corporations to fire employees to make up the difference. A 7% increase in corporate tax might also cause the cost of everything you buy to go up by 7%. After all, the inconvenient truth is that only consumers pay taxes. Biden is also attempting to roll back part of the Trump tax cuts. Remember that promise of no tax increases for anyone earning less than $400,000? We all knew that was a lie, but rolling back a cut is the same thing as an increase. Hopefully, the House of Representatives wont take the $6.8 trillion budget proposal seriously. Aww, crap. That means all of our hope lies in Kevin McCarthy's hands. Find more news and commentary at Liberty-Lighthouse.com Until next time, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

F'ing taxes Your phone calls Brent Hamachek of HumanEvents.com David Sumrall of StopHate.com Free T-Shirt to a lucky caller --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Your phone calls War in Ukraine, a year later Dr. Jen Van De Water of The Wellness Company TWC.Health --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

I say all or nothing for Ukraine. I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute brought to you by Right To Bear Insurance. If you own a firearm you need to use code LIGHTHOUSE at ProtectWithBear.com just in case you ever need to use your firearm. The war in Ukraine started one year and two days ago. Let's reflect a little. The US wasn't going to send tanks because that would cause World War III. Now we are sending tanks, but they won't get there for over a year. So, the US Federal Government intends to send money and other support for at least another year. Over $113 billion dollars in US Taxpayer money has been spent on the war in Ukraine. That is over $900 per taxpayer. How much of that money and how many lives have been lost because of our gradual support? We should have either been all in with everything the Ukraine needs from day one, or we should have stayed out of it entirely. Russia is famous for winning wars of attrition. Thousands or millions more will die. Western support needs to be aimed at winning, or just give up. All or nothing, either way it will be cheaper financially and cost fewer lives. Find more news and commentary at Liberty-Lighthouse.com Until next time, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

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I think the Biden administration may be trying to over-correct. I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute brought to you by Right To Bear Insurance. If you own a firearm you need to use code LIGHTHOUSE at ProtectWithBear.com just in case you ever need to use your firearm. So a Chinese spy balloon was allowed to traverse the lower 48 states. Biden got a lot of flack for that, and rightfully so. Since then, four more objects have been shot down. Supposedly, the radar has been adjusted to spot smaller objects now. I guess until now, if something smaller than a Cessna flew by, nobody noticed. Anyway, Biden said that the last 3 things shot down were likely not from the CCP but probably from private companies. Wait a minute. You don't know what they are, and you're shooting $400,000 rockets at them?! Did our president and our military forget the rule…know your target and what is behind your target? Wow. This is the same guy that doesn't want you to have "assault weapons." From now on, when I see something on or over my property, the first thing I am going to do is shoot at it. If it is good enough for the president, it should be good enough for me, too, right? Find more news and commentary at Liberty-Lighthouse.com Until next time, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

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The State of the Union report is Constitutionally required of the President of the United States. This annual address has become a state of the politics of the day speech.  That shouldn't be surprising to anyone. Partisan politics has entered and corrupted every topic and conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

The war in Ukraine has been going in for almost a year. I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute brought to you by Right To Bear Insurance. Use code LIGHTHOUSE at ProtectWithBear.com just in case you ever need to use your second amendment right to bear arms. The US Federal Government has sent $100 billion dollars to Ukraine. Let's put that enormous number into perspective. $100 billion is over $300 per person in the United States. $100 billion is $800 per US Taxpayer. $100 billion is $15 billion more than the entire 2023 budget of the Depart of Homeland Security. Oh, and by the way, half of the $100 billion can't be accounted for. Before Russia entered Ukraine, the US had no strategic interest in and no foreign policy framework for Ukraine. So why now is Ukraine worth more than Homeland Security? Find more news and commentary at Liberty-Lighthouse.com Until next time, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

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What does it say about a society that elects people who can't quote our founding documents? I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute brought to you by Right To Bear Insurance. Use code LIGHTHOUSE at ProtectWithBear.com just in case you ever need to use your second amendment right to bear arms. We all had fun with Resident Biden having a brain fart quoting the Declaration of Independence Last weekend the vice president did something more sinister. She intentionally left "life" out when listing our unalienable rights. Clearly, she did this because she was speaking to a pro-abortion group, but that doesn't explain her first omission. The second before omitting life as an unalienable right to pander to the crowd, she left out God to create the new progressive version of the Declaration of Independence. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men. Our rights do not come from an all-powerful government, and THAT is what makes the United States the greatest nation in the history of the world. We are doomed to tyranny if we allow our politicians to forget or ignore that. Find more news and commentary at Liberty-Lighthouse.com Until next time, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Your phone calls Society is becoming stupid by design Col (ret) Mike Ford, Managing Editor of American Free News Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Resident Biden takes classified documents seriously. I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute and a reminder to use code LIGHTHOUSE at MyStore.com to save money on American made products from American companies. Resident Biden takes classified documents so seriously that he had at least one in his garage. Just for a minute, let's forget that a former Vice President shouldn't have classified materials. Let's ignore the hypocrisy of Biden's statements regarding Trump having classified materials at Mar-A-Lago where there are Secret Service. What I want to know is why were attorneys clearing out the office at the U Penn think tank. Lawyers cost hundreds of dollars an hour. Two guys and a truck would have been infinitely cheaper. Where the lawyers there because they expected to find something like this? Maybe the attorneys were used just so there would be attorney-client privilege in place. The presence of lawyers doing a job a couple of teenagers could do is intriguing to say the least. Now that this story is out, I have many questions, but the Whitehouse Press Secretary has refused to answer a single one put to her. Hopefully the new special council will have better luck. Find more news and commentary at Liberty-Lighthouse.com Until next time, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Priorities Your phone calls Comedian Adam Nutter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

If you are able, please help my friend who lost everything in a fire on December 30th. GoFundMe.com/f/Tashoi The fight to elect a Speaker of the House David Sumrall, founder of StopHate.com Your calls. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

The fight for speaker of the house seems to be the big news. I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute and a reminder to use code LIGHTHOUSE at ZStackLife.com to supercharge your immune system this cold and flu season. For the first time in a hundred years, the Speaker of the House vote has gone on for days. At the time of this recording, there have been 11 votes, and still no speaker elected. I think the fact that Kevin McCarthy has tried 11 times and has not even considered stepping aside is an indication of McCarthy's ego. It has been my experience that anyone who wants a job of power this badly is not the person We The People should want in that job. I am glad this fight is happening. My opinion of several members of Congress has changed during this process. Some for the better and some for the worse. Aside from politics, I would like to ask for your help again. My dear friend lost everything on December 30th when her apartment building was destroyed by fire. My friend, Tashoi, is starting the new year with absolutely nothing. If you are able, please help my friend through the GoFundMe link at liberty-lighthouse.com or at GoFundMe.com/Tashoi Until next time, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

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I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute. This week's Liberty Minute is not going to be political news. This Liberty Minute is a personal plea to help a friend. On Thursday, December 22nd, my friend, single mother, and coworker was injured. Jen is a part-time rural mail carrier. She was delivering a package last Thursday when she slipped on ice, fell, hit her head, and was knocked unconscious. An ambulance came and called for life flight. Life flight was grounded because of the snowstorm, so Jen was transported two hours away by ambulance. She was hospitalized but was released in time to be home with her kids for Christmas. Yesterday, she was slurring her words and was again hospitalized. That is the last update I have on her condition. As a part-time carrier, Jen has no benefits. She will eventually be paid a little something by workers' comp, but who knows how long that will take. I am asking you to reach into that spirit of giving that comes with the holiday season and help my friend if you can. Any donations received through my website, Liberty-Lighthouse.com, will go to Jen and her kids to fill the gap before workers' comp pays her anything. If you can, please go to Liberty-Lighthouse.com and donate to my friend. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill has passed. I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute and a reminder to use code LIGHTHOUSE at ZStackLife.com to supercharge your immune system this cold and flu season. One political party has controlled the House, Senate, and Whitehouse for almost two years. Despite this, they still chose to combine 35 different spending bills into one 4155-page omnibus bill and ram it through at the last moment before their Christmas vacation. They decided not to debate each of the 35 individual bills in committees all year long. They intentionally waived billions in automatic spending cuts that the Whitehouse promised would help pay for the last giant spending package. This omnibus spending bill is full of political agenda garbage, earmarks, and pork barrel spending. This is symbolic of what is wrong with our federal government. No human being can possibly read, research, and comprehend 4155 pages of anything in the short time allotted. Anyone who truly represents We The People, regardless of party, would never vote for a bill they can't understand and explain in detail. Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until next time, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Steve O'Brien from Republic Of Texas Radio fills in while I deliver mail late for the Christmas package rush in the snow. Adam Nutter, libertarian & comedian, joins in the second hour. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

The electoral college & Canadian entrepreneur, John Papaloni --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Congress is planning to give the Pentagon a raise. I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute and a reminder to use code LIGHTHOUSE at ZStackLife.com to supercharge your immune system this cold and flu season. I am all for the United States having the largest, most expensive military on the planet. But.. the Pentagon has failed their financial audits five years in a row. In the most recent audit, the US Military cannot account for over $2 trillion in assets. Maybe the military needs to spend less time trying to understand "white rage" and trying to force experimental vaccines on the healthiest people around and start focusing on protecting our nation and her assets. $2 trillion in lost assets is worth investigating. People need to be fired. I say, no more budget increases until the Department of Defense fixes their accounting. If you or I failed 5 consecutive audits, we would be in federal prison. Just like the rest of government, the Pentagon needs to remember that money and those assets belong to We The People Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until next time, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Special guest co-host, Steve O'Brien, Republic of Texas Radio. Jim Clymer, National Chairman of the Constitution Party, is the guest for the first hour. Bud Cornwell, The Patriot Cause, comes on in the second hour to discuss the convention of states. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Ukrainian President Zelensky is Time Magazine's Person of the year. I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute, brought to you by Dr. Zelenko's Z-Stack. Use code LIGHTHOUSE at ZStackLife.com to supercharge your immune system before cold and flu season. Ukrainian President Zelensky has single-handedly destroyed the free press and his people's freedom of religion. Volodymyr Zelensky has taken over the news media in his country. The Ukrainian people can now only see what Zelensky wants them to see. Zelensky has banned one of the oldest religions in his country because it has ties to Russia. Before the Russian invasions, we heard about corruption in Ukraine. Zelensky was accused of jailing his political opponents. There were rumors of mass graves in Eastern Ukraine. Now, Zelensky is sainted as Person of the Year. The United States is sending billions of dollars to him, only half of which can actually be accounted for. Well, what can we expect from the magazine who also awarded Adolf Hitler the Man of the Year Title for 1938? Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until next time, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

In the first hour, I hold a press conference to announce my candidacy for President of the United States. Find more at Peter4President.com In the second hour, Angel Harrelson, wife of disabled American veteran and J6 political prisoner Kenneth Harrelson. GiveSendGo.com/G22ZH --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

The first oath keepers trial is over. So what happened? I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute, brought to you by Dr. Zelenko's Z-Stack. Use code LIGHTHOUSE at ZStackLife.com to supercharge your immune system before cold and flu season. I have been following the plight of disabled American veteran Kenneth Harrelson for several months now. Harrelson was arrested in March 2021 for his part on January sixth. The VA cut off his benefits three months ago after urging from the Biden Justice Department. A month before Harrelson even went to trial. After spending 630 days in a DC jail, under covid lockdowns the entire time, the verdict is in. Harrelson was convicted on three of the six charges but acquitted of the Seditious Conspiracy charge that the Justice Department cited to the VA as the reason for cutting his benefits. Angel Harrelson has not had her husband's income for three months. She has not seen her husband face-to-face since he was arrested over 630 days ago. Harrelson was denied bail and visitation. Now, the District of Columbia has filed a civil suit against Harrelson and others. Please help Angel by donating at GiveSendGo.com/G22ZH Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until next time, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

So Republicans will control the House and Trump is running for President again. Now what? I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute, brought to you by Dr. Zelenko's Z-Stack. Use code LIGHTHOUSE at ZStackLife.com to supercharge your immune system before cold and flu season. What can we hope for from a Republican-controlled House of Representatives? Well, if history is an example, not much. Maybe instead of bills spending $2 trillion at a time, maybe they will only spend $1.5 trillion. Government accounts for 57% of our nation's Gross Domestic Product. That means that every taxpayer works from January 1st through July 27th, just to feed our massive, bloated, overgrown government. If we wanted to get anywhere near a balanced budget, the government would have to cut spending, all spending, by at least 25%. The last time a president was elected to cut spending, Regan was only able to cut the growth of spending. The uni-party in DC has created an uncontrollable monster. It no longer matters whether Democrats or Republicans are in charge. The monster will continue to be fed with your money and your liberty. Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until next time, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

What have we learned from the recent election? I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute, brought to you by Dr. Zelenko's Z-Stack. Use code LIGHTHOUSE at ZStackLife.com to supercharge your immune system before cold and flu season. All of the polls before Tuesday's election predicted a huge red tidal wave, but what really happened was more like a red sun shower. What does this indicate? It could mean that polls just aren't relevant or reliable anymore. It could mean that Republican voters took massive wins for granted and just didn't turn out to vote. Some will say it is more proof of fraud or selection rather than elections. I think the results show that far too many Americans put political party above their own best interests. Polls showed that the economy and inflation were the number one priority of voters and polls also showed that voters believe Republicans are better at handling those issues. Voters have been told for years that Republicans are racist nazis, so maybe many people won't vote for Republicans despite believing Republican candidates represent their own best interests. After all, could you vote for Hitler because milk got expensive? Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until next time, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

My annual Veterans Day Speech taken from the American Legion and DAV recommended speeches. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

I bit off more than I could chew.  So, I'm going to try a smaller bite. The Liberty Minute will now be a weekly production instead of a daily grind.  I'm Peter Serefine with this week's Liberty Minute, brought to you by Cedar Mill Fine Firearms.  Use code LIGHTHOUSE at cedarmillfirearms.com for firearm cases with style. So let's get to it.  A serious problem with our nation's checks and balances system has become apparent lately. Our administrative and bureaucratic system has become too big and too slow to protect our rights. A judge recently struck down New York City's covid vaccine mandates for public workers.  Okay.  That's great.  The judicial system acted as a check against the executive.  Not so fast, though, or maybe I should say not fast enough.  Over 2,000 people were fired because of a policy now deemed unconstitutional.   According to the Declaration of Independence, the government's primary job is to secure our rights.  If it takes ten months to overturn an unjust law, then 2,000 people can be destroyed by one branch of government before another branch calls it out. Hard-working, tax-paying citizens, deserve a much faster response to tyranny than that.  We, the people, deserve a smaller, more responsive government.  Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com  Until next time, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Pennsylvania Democrat candidate for Senate still has obvious problems. I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. I don't like the Pennsylvania Democrat candidate for Senate, John Fetterman's politics, but that is not what this is about. John Fetterman had a stroke just before winning the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania. Yesterday he gave his first in-person interview since the stroke. He required a closed caption screen to read the reporter's questions. Fetterman is still having trouble processing language. His political leanings don't matter. He is currently not fit for the job of Senator. A closed caption screen on the Senate floor, in committee, or during a debate is far less than ideal. I wish Mr. Fetterman a full recovery, but with the election less than a month away, he just isn't ready yet. Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Non-citizens get voter registration notices. I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. 30,000 non-citizens in Colorado received notices about voter registration. The authorities in Colorado said it was a computer glitch. Pennsylvania and Texas have both had similar”glitches” in the past. It seems that issuing a driver's license to non-citizens and then linking the voter registration process to the driver's license process may have some unintended consequences. Looking at the current immigration policy, or lack of an immigration policy, one might get the idea that was the plan for Motor-Voter laws all along. Dead people stay on the voter rolls for years. Move out of state, and you're probably still on the old rolls yourself. Now, non-citizens get notified to register too. Elections will never be secure again until we make voter registration expire. That is the only way voter rolls will ever be cleaned and maintained. Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

NPR says Biden's pot pardon will help reverse the racist enforcement of the war on drugs. I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. So, some advocates of the marijuana possession pardon say the decades-old war on drugs has imprisoned black and brown people at higher rates. That may be true, but it was Biden that championed the 1994 drug laws that disproportionately went after crack over powdered cocaine. More importantly, with over 100,000 people dying from fentanyl poisoning last year, should marijuana conviction pardons even be on the radar? Fentanyl is now the #1 killer of people 18-45 years old. Has anyone ever died from a marijuana overdose? Although I agree with the Pot Pardon, I would much rather see the federal government spending its time and our money on stopping Fentanyl. Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

OPEC+ cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day. I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. The oil-producing nations in OPEC+ announced they are cutting oil outputs by 2 million barrels a day. Senator Joe Manchin said the move shows that the US must emphasize American energy independence and security. Hmm, it seems like I have heard that before. In response to the output cut, the Biden administration announced the release of 10 million more barrels from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserves. Gee that will cover the shortfall for five whole days. Then what? Biden has already drained the reserves to their lowest point in decades. Biden created this problem by forcing his green agenda and is using the nation's strategic reserves as his party's campaign checkbook to attempt to bring gas prices down before next month's election. Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

OPEC+ is expected to announce a cut in oil production today. I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. The oil producers' cartel of OPEC+ is meeting today and is expected to announce the largest cut in production since the beginning of the CoVid pandemic. Some are forecasting a cut of a million barrels per day. That will obviously raise the price of oil and, in turn, the cost of gasoline. Clearly, a steep increase in gas prices this close to election time would be a disaster for the Democrats, so the Biden administration has launched a full-scale pressure campaign hoping to stop a production reduction. Remember when America was energy independent and a net exporter of energy? Ahh, the good Ole days. If only Biden had not attacked American oil producers, stopped pipelines, ended leases, and drained the nation's strategic reserves. Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Democrats want to control everything. I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. Democrats in New Jersey are proposing two bills forbidding retail warehouse chains such as Costco and Sam's Club from limiting gasoline sales to members. One lawmaker said, “I see gasoline the same as I would see food or energy bills or anything. I think it's a public access.” A former New Jersey governor said, “Last time I checked, that's a commodity; what's going on here?” Hey geniuses, those warehouse clubs sell food too. So next, you'll demand that membership be free and open the stores to everyone. Members pay the annual membership fee to get the lower members-only prices. Anyone can become a member. It is not some discriminatory secret society that needs to be broken up. For the sake of everything good in America, get the government out of business. Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

How absurd does woke gender ideology have to get? I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. A number of girls playing for a high school volleyball team in Vermont have been barred from using their own locker room after filing a complaint to school officials about a transgender teammate. The dispute started after the transgender player at Randolph Union High School allegedly made an “inappropriate comment” to some girls while changing in the locker room. School authorities replied to complaints: there is "plenty of space where students who feel uncomfortable" can change in private. According to Vermont's state law, students can play sports and use the locker room that corresponds to the gender with which they identify….and apparently, if a transgender student is inappropriate, too bad. The biological girls get pushed out. Ahhh…isn't equity great? Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

When is enough enough? I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute.  I don't care where you stand on the Ukrainian situation.  It is an ugly situation that is far more complicated than most of us realize.  I do have a question, though.  How much of our tax money is enough to send?   The last total I saw was $67 billion in US tax money sent to aid Ukraine. To give that a little perspective, the entire military budget of Russia last year was $65.9 billion. The United States alone has sent $1.1 billion more to Ukraine than Russia spent on their military all of last year. Put another way that is $115,000 per homeless person here in the US. There is something seriously wrong with the priorities of our federal government. Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com  Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Congress is working on another short-term continuing resolution to fund the government until December. I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. For the 43rd time since 1976, Congress has failed to adopt a comprehensive federal budget for the Fiscal Year 2023 that begins Oct. 1 Let me say that another way. In the past 46 years, Congress has passed a complete and comprehensive budget on time only three times. In 1976 the National Debt was $620 billion, which is about $3 trillion in today's money. The National Debt today is over ten times that. Maybe passing a complete and comprehensive budget on time is one of the keys to getting a handle on the National Debt. One thing is for sure. A 6% success rate does not inspire confidence in Congress. Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Too many Americans don't realize government money is their own tax money. I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. A recent poll by YouGov on behalf of the libertarian Cato Institute said that 64% of Americans oppose Biden's student loan foreign if it raises taxes. The same poll also showed that 76% would oppose the plan if it would cause universities to raise their tuition and fees. News flash! Both of those things are true. The cost of college has skyrocketed 1200% since the federal government took over student loans, almost 1000% more than inflation. It is also a middle school government class that used to teach that every penny the federal government spends or gives away comes from taxpayers. Have we stopped teaching that, or has the citizenry just forgotten the government does not produce or sell anything? Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

What? There were FBI informants at the January 6th protest? What's next? Is the government going to say Covid came from a lab? I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. The federal government has finally admitted that at least five FBI informants were involved with the Oath Keepers at the Capitol on January 6th. So, if there was a seditious conspiracy or insurrection planned, the FBI knew about it. If that is the case, why weren't the police prepared? Where was the riot gear? Why wasn't the National Guard called up? Everyone knew the protest was scheduled and expected to bring a quarter of a million people to DC. Gee, it almost looks like the people in charge of security wanted the protest to turn violent. Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

California has gone completely crazy with its environmental policies. Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. We already know California has banned the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission unanimously voted to remove subsidies to builders who are installing gas lines for new constructions starting in 2023. Also, last week, the California Air Resources Board approved a proposal that would ban new natural gas-fueled furnaces and water heaters in homes by 2030. In short, California is now attacking clean-burning natural gas. The state that has rolling blackouts every summer and tells people not to charge their electric cars is trying to eliminate every alternative to the unreliable electric grid. California is actively trying to send itself and its residents back to the nineteenth century with no electricity and no alternatives. Find more commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Did Resident Biden admit a border problem? I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. The Biden administration has set the record for the number of apprehensions at the US- Mexico border in a calendar year and in a fiscal year, twice. So far, more than 2 million arrests have been made this fiscal year. Yesterday, Biden said, “We're working with Mexico and other countries to stop the flow,” Oh,working with Mexico like the previous administration had done, but you un-did. Things like the remain in Mexico program that you have fought in court to stop since taking office. Is that how you're working with these other countries? By bringing back all of the processes and procedures that you called racist on the campaign trail? It does seem that Biden has finally admitted a problem. There must be an election coming up. Find more commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Resident Biden will decide about running for reelection after the midterms. I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. When asked about his low poll numbers, Biden blamed Covid-19. He said covid had an “impact on the psyche of the American people.” Yeah, Joe. That is what hurts your poll numbers. It couldn't possibly be: Increased crime rates losing 20% of my retirement account because of your economy fentanyl becoming the #1 killer of adults under 45 Huge increases of overdose deaths Millions of illegal aliens being allowed to just walk in My utility bills increasing by 30% Sending $70 billion of our tax money to Ukraine Spending $1 trillion on the inflation extension act Our grocery bills are up 13% The National Debt is over $30 trillion I'm sure you're right. Covid is what people are thinking about when polled. Find more commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Saturday was Constitution Day. I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. Albert Einstein said, “the strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it.” Einstein said "each citizen," not citizens at large. On September 17th, 1787, thirty-nine men signed the United States Constitution. The grand experiment of a representative democracy framed as a Constitutional Republic began 235 years ago. The average Constitution tried in other countries only lasts 15 years. So clearly, the United States Constitution is remarkable. I have handed out thousands of pocket Constitutions, and I can't believe how often someone says, "I've never read it" or "I don't really know what's in it." Be determined to defend the Constitution. Read it. Teach its principles to younger generations. Returning to constitutional principles is our only hope of saving our republic. Find more Constitutionally-minded commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

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Please explain how ultra mega extreme MAGA are terrorists. I'm Peter Serefine, and this is today's Liberty Minute. Resident Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas both keep pointing at the Make America Great Again crowd as domestic terrorists. Let's examine this idea. The MAGA people don't seem to be hiding. Many of them wear clearly identifiable clothing, like bright red hats. Most are open about their beliefs, both religious and political. As far as I can tell, the MAGA folks just want to Make America a Great nation Again. They want our government to think about us, the American citizens, first. They want to pay fewer taxes, want to actually feel represented in DC, and generally want the government out of our daily lives. So please, tell me again how "Let's go Brandon" became the new Allahu Akbar. Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. I'm Peter Serefine, and this is today's Liberty Minute. That quote from Benjamin Franklin cuts right to today's politics, 247 years later. Both sides of the political aisle use fear to push their agenda. Climate change, a threat to our democracy, white supremacists, covid, and monkeypox are shouted from the left. The right yells rising crime, socialism, the new world order, and an invasion from the southern border. Governments and politicians use scare tactics constantly. We are a nation founded on personal liberty regardless of your political views. We as individuals must start taking responsibility for ourselves again. That is why I end every show with, "protect your liberties. Once they're gone, there is no getting them back." Find more news and commentary at liberty-lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis Pacem, Para Bellum --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support

Kenneth Harrelson has been a political prisoner for 552 days. I'm Peter Serefine with today's Liberty Minute. There is now a trial date. On September 27th, the first group of Oath Keepers will be tried by jury. The trial could last months. Disabled American Veteran, Kenneth Harrelson, will have spent 566 days in prison before the first day of his trial. In the meantime, the VA cut the benefits paid to his wife before any trial or conviction. It doesn't matter what you think about the events of January 6th. Your political ideology does not matter. This is wrong! The United States does not hold political prisoners. We have the right to a speedy trial. Our country, our constitution, does not allow citizens to be treated this way. I do not recognize the Republic that I love anymore. Find more news and commentary at Liberty-Lighthouse.com Until tomorrow, si vis pacem, para bellum. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/libertylighthouse/support