Julian Heicklen’s 2009-11-23 FIJA outreach and arrest
I arrived at he U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 500 Pearl Street in Manhattan at 11:45 am on Monday, November 23, 2009. The weather was cold and windy. I stood in the middle of the plaza in front of the courthouse. I passed out 10 of the FIJA pamphlet entitled “True or False: Factual Information about Jury Service” along with my flyer (see below). At 12:10 pm three Homeland Security police officers approached me. I asked them to identify themselves, but they did not. Instead they asked me who I was. I responded that I did not have to identify myself, but that they did. One of them grabbed my arm and placed me under arrest. I fel

HR1207 Passes committee against Barney Frank’s wishes
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ In an unprecedented defeat for the Federal Reserve, an amendment to audit the multi-trillion dollar institution was approved by the House Finance Committee with an overwhelming and bipartisan 43-26 vote on Thursday afternoon despite harried last-minute lobbying from top Fed officials and the surprise opposition of Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who had previously been a supporter. The measure, cosponsored by Reps. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Alan Grayson (D-Fla.), authorizes the Government Accountability Office to conduct a wi

America’s Army: Super-Effective
http://kotaku.com/… Of all the US Army’s various recruitment methods – and they have many – it appears none are anywhere near as successful as a humble, free video game. We are of course talking about America’s Army, the free-to-play shooter that’s been drumming up interest in the US armed forces for nigh on seven years now. According to a statement issued by MIT as part of a 2008 report – which is now being presented to the US Congress by the Army – “30 percent of all Americans age 16 to 24 had a more positive impres

Julian Heicklen’s 2009-11-16 FIJA outreach and arrest video
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Julian Heicklen: Courthouse event of 11/16/09
Hi Freedom Fighters: Here is my report from the incident at the U. S. District Courthouse for the Southern District of New York on November 16, 2009: FIJA DEMONSTRATION OF 11/16/09 I arrived at he U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 500 Pearl Street in Manhattan at 11:45 am on Monday, November 16, 2009. The weather was perfect: warm and sunny. I stood in the middle of the plaza in front of the courthouse. I started to pass out the FIJA pamphlet entitled “A Primer for Prospective Jurors” along with my handout (see below). Two photographers, whom I do not know, were present At 11:48 am, I was approached by two federal marshals,