Author Archives: Paul Henry

About Paul Henry

Paul has a law enforcement background, having served as a Florida Deputy Sheriff and State Trooper for over 25 years until he retired. He worked many levels and positions within the FHP, from road patrol trooper to traffic homicide investigator, then sergeant with homicide squad oversight. His last 5 years were as a lieutenant in criminal investigations, where he investigated numerous internal, ID Theft, commercial vehicle theft, and driver license/title fraud cases. Paul is best known for the September 2003 capture of Florida's most wanted fugitive Walter Rhodes, who was involved in the 1976 murders of Trooper Phillip Black and Constable Donald Irwin in South Florida. Rhodes had absconded from parole and was hiding in Washington State under a false identity. After retirement, Paul wished to pursue his automotive hobby and be left alone, but saw an increasing amount of waste in government as well as the government's increasing involvement in our private lives and liberty, so he became politically active. Paul is the founder of the non-partisan citizen's group Floridians Against REAL ID, and authored two bills for the 2012 Florida legislative session: REAL ID partial repeal and Motorist Rights (red light cameras). Paul is the REAL ID and Red Light Camera issue lead for The Tea Party Network, a communications network for over 80 Tea Party groups. Paul works as the Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs with the Florida Campaign for Liberty and lives in the Tallahassee, Florida area.

Representation Defined a/k/a A Few Good Men

Reps. Ben Albritton (R) and Evan Jenne (D) Does that letter after their name really mean much when it comes to Liberty? Here are two Florida State Legislators that can truly be called Representatives. Webster defines a representative as: 1: … Continue reading

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Sin, Gravity, and Liberty

While listening to a recent teaching by my Pastor, he spoke about how we are never stagnant in this life. The forces arrayed against us that result in Sin are like gravity. If we do nothing, we fall. This got … Continue reading

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Happy Valentines Day Mrs. H.

It's nice to write a post not about politics (well not 100%) or all of the hatred that seems to be so pervasive in our world these days. This one goes out to my best valentine of all time, Mrs. … Continue reading

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The Poster Child for the GOP-Led Downfall of America

Watch this almost 3 minute video and see what you think. Consider: Newt Gingrich "talks like I want to live". How about how he has ACTED (politically, not personally) in his support of global warming and mandated health insurance? Of … Continue reading

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Endorsements of Ron Paul… Even if They Don’t Realize It

A couple of days ago, I participated in a Tallahassee area forum for undecided voters. My friend Catherine, who works tirelessly and without any compensation on many constitutional and liberty issues, set up the event. The idea was to have … Continue reading

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Coming Soon to a Highway Near You: Driverless Cars

It's a beauty, isn't it? It was owned by a little old lady that never drove it… One experience you get when you sit in a subcommittee room waiting for the bill you are going to speak about is the … Continue reading

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Internet Taxation= Double Taxation

I don't agree with much of what my state Representative, Michelle Vasilinda, does. It's been said politics makes strange bedfellows, and that's certainly the case for her death penalty repeal bill, which is one of a few areas where I … Continue reading

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The Camaro or the Mustang… an Analogy

One of my favorite people* spoke using analogies a couple thousand years ago, and it was an effective means of communication that I've tried to use on occasion. This topic is dear to me since most people I know are … Continue reading

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A Detailed Scoring of the Republican Presidential Candidate Positions

Recently I received the Southern New Hampshire 9.12 group's detailed positions (click for latest version) of the several Republican presidential candidates. It was a great piece of information, and they put a lot of work into it. Here is a … Continue reading

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The Establishment, Then and Now

Back in the 60's and 70's, this term generally referred to the government. As history repeats itself again, it once again refers to the government we have. I'll cite a couple of examples here. If you think things like REAL … Continue reading

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