A doctor assigned to monitor Army tests of nuclear battlefield conditions learns that soldiers are being deliberately exposed to dangerous levels of radiation. [Dir: Peter Markle/ Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Lea Thompson/ 99 min/ Drama/ Abuse of Power, Working for Government] In the late 1980s, journalistic and congressional investigators revealed that the U.S. … [Read more...]
After the Promise (1987)
A naive Depression-era widower who applies for welfare is robbed of his family by state child protection bureaucrats. Story inspired by actual events. [Dir: David Greene/ Mark Harmon, Diana Scarwid, Rosemary Dunsmore/ 93 min/ Drama/ Abuse of Power, Incompetent Government] “We are here to help. Our only concern is with the children’s well-being.” So says a social worker … [Read more...]
The Last Chase (1981)
In the near future, a former race car driver speeds across the country in a daring escape from a highly regulated America in which cars, among other things, are banned. [Dir: Martyn Burke/ Lee Majors, Burgess Meredith, Chris Makepeace, George Touliatos/ 106 min/ Action-Adventure, SciFi-Fantasy/ Canada/ Anti-Regulation, Abuse of Power, Escape from Socialism] The … [Read more...]
Mission Mind Control (1979)
ABC News correspondent Paul Altmeyer investigates secret CIA-funded mind control experiments, in which innocent people were subjected to torturous psychiatric abuse without their knowledge or permission. [Director: Richard Roy/ 60 min/ Documentary/ Abuse of power, Government healthcare, Psychiatry & force] How to See Mission Mind Control Amazon (DVD) Amazon (Instant … [Read more...]
Rage (1972)
A sheep farmer retaliates after his teenage son is accidentally killed by chemical weapons released as part of a covert U.S. Army experiment. [Dir: George C. Scott/ George C. Scott, Richard Basehart, Martin Sheen/ 100 min/ Drama/ Abuse of Power] No trailer available. Every so often another revelation appears in the press about the U.S. government exposing Americans to … [Read more...]
Don’t Drink the Water (1969)
A vacationing American family accidentally ends up behind the Iron Curtain and is mistaken for spies. [Dir: Howard Morris/ Jackie Gleason, Estelle Parsons, Ted Bessell/ 100 min/ Comedy/ Escape from Socialism, Abuse of Power] This film explicitly lampoons some of the more stereotypical aspects of socialism, and even better, it puts high-handed U.S. government officials in … [Read more...]
Storm in a Teacup (1937)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS An old woman's refusal to pay for a dog license sets in motion a chain of events that humbles her local government. [Dir: Victor Saville, Ian Dalrymple/ Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Cecil Parker/ 87 min/ Comedy/ Britain/ Free Press as Hero, Bureaucratic Abuse of Power--Excessive Force] “Oppression is never small.” So says the heroic … [Read more...]
Operation Choke Point: DOJ Accused of Abusing Power in Morality Ploy
The Department of Justice is accused of using financial regulations to discourage businesses it considers immoral or undesirable. [3 min/ Abuse of power, Second Amendment] Films With Related Themes Abuse of power Second Amendment Links about Operation Choke Point --Wikipedia --Stop the Choke --Breitbart: Obama's 'Operation Choke Point' Seeks to Destroy … [Read more...]
SNL Mocks President’s Executive Order Overreach
An "educational film" explains the process of how law is created, comparing an executive order with the conventional method of getting approval of both houses of Congress. [3 min/ Abuse of power] Links about executive orders Wikipedia: Executive Orders The Dangers When a President Writes His Own Laws, Harlow Giles Unger, Huffington Post, 4/7/14 Shift on … [Read more...]
Catherine Engelbrecht’s Testimony at House of Representatives
Catherine Engelbrecht, entrepreneur and Chairwoman of True the Vote, testifies regarding her own personal experience with widespread federal abuse of power--including 15 audits and investigations of her business and personal finances initiated against her by various agencies following her application for tax exemption for True the Vote, an organization whose stated objective is … [Read more...]