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The Overlords

DO-NOTHING CONGRESS: The mainstream media routinely complain about today's "do-nothing" Congress. But why? We're better off with a Congress that does less. Much of what Congress does in the name of solving problems takes our freedom, increases spending, and ends up creating worse problems. LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATES: Ann Coulter wants to "drown" anyone "considering voting for the Libertarian candidate in any Senate election." Why? She says libertarians "are going to cost Republicans the Senate." PROSECUTOR POWER: A small group of Washington overlords-federal prosecutors- sometimes break rules and laws to advance their own careers and wreck the lives of people who may have done nothing wrong. Are they jailed? Punished? Disbarred? No! Sidney Powell's book "Licensed to Lie" explains how they actually get promoted into some of the most prominent positions in national government. One of these prosecutors, Kathryn Ruemmler, is reported to be Obama's choice to replace Eric Holder! RIGGING THE SYSTEM: The media say the electorate is angry at incumbents. But the overlords in Washington almost never get pushed out (their reelection rate never drops below 85 percent!) There are too many rules written by incumbents to protect their incumbency. INTRUSIVE LAWS! Did you know it's illegal to own a small turtle? Yes! You might put one in your mouth and get....salmonella! There has been a staggering growth in the number of federal regulations over the past 40 years. And yet, bureaucrats never look back to see whether these regulations work. They just add more! IMPERIAL WASHINGTON: Politicians get privileges that we the people don't. The senate barbershop loses about a third of a million dollars every year. The Eisenhower Memorial has received $65 million in appropriations, but there's no monument built. The governor of Massachusetts spent $9 million to renovate his office.

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  • Originally Aired October 23, 2014
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network Fox Business
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