The Obama administration is seeking to make it easier for the FBI to compel companies to turn over records of an individual's Internet activity without a court order if agents deem the information relevant to a terrorism or intelligence investigation.
The administration wants to add just four words -- "electronic communication transactional records" -- to a list of items that the law says the FBI may demand without a judge's approval. Government lawyers say this category of information includes the addresses to which an Internet user sends e-mail; the times and dates e-mail was sent and received; and possibly a user's browser history.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
It’s what free men did, and do.
Just as state schooling is not about education, but about the state, gun control is not about guns: It’s about control.
A citizen who can fend for himself when the predators come or the schools fail is less inclined to look to the state for sustenance and oversight in other areas of life.
To progressives, that’s an invitation to anarchy.
To the men who wrote the Second Amendment, it was a condition of citizenship in a free republic.
It’s what free men did, and do.
A citizen who can fend for himself when the predators come or the schools fail is less inclined to look to the state for sustenance and oversight in other areas of life.
To progressives, that’s an invitation to anarchy.
To the men who wrote the Second Amendment, it was a condition of citizenship in a free republic.
It’s what free men did, and do.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Think of it This Way.....
The U.S. Constitution is about limiting government.
It gives enumerated powers to government and guarantees specific enumerated inalienable rights to individuals...
It gives enumerated powers to government and guarantees specific enumerated inalienable rights to individuals...
Friday, July 16, 2010
So much for Gov't Reform!
On this day in 1945, at 5:29:45 a.m., the Manhattan Project comes to an explosive end as the first atom bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
The original $6,000 budget for the Manhattan Project finally ballooned to a total cost of $2 billion.
The original $6,000 budget for the Manhattan Project finally ballooned to a total cost of $2 billion.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
State Department Does It Again....
We keep hearing from the left how the Obama Administration is at least neutral on the Second Amendment and private ownership of firearms. Then we get crap like this from said Obama Administration.
The United States is pleased to join the international community in observing International Small Arms Destruction Day as part of our ongoing efforts to reduce armed violence and support the rule of law around the world.
Excess, loosely secured, or otherwise at-risk small arms, light weapons and munitions pose both a security and humanitarian risk worldwide.
I could point out that the contempt shown the U. S. Constitution, our law of the land and a document that as a agency of the United States Government the State Department is bound, by the State Department shows just what they really think about rule of law. Support for the activities of the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) also show us where their heart is. Obama, Hilliary, and their ass kissers have no respect for our rights. If they can find a way to strip of our firearms and our rights, they will.
AND WHAT THE HELL IS "Excess"??????
Monday, July 05, 2010
The Spectre of Martial Law....
The Constitution of the United States was drafted as a means to reign in government and force it to respect the freedoms of the people.
It exists to deter the power hungry, for under the Constitution they are supposed to be denied the control they thirst for, not given unrestrained supremacy.
Martial law is a tool by which the power hungry can remove the restraints of the Constitution and cast aside freedoms on a whim.
This is unacceptable no matter the state of affairs.
War, terrorism, economic collapse, environmental catastrophe, none of these events gives anyone the license to usurp our liberties.
It cannot and will not be allowed.
As the 4th of July is celebrated, we here in America should remember what it means to call ourselves a “sovereign people”.
It is a title every man is born with but few men have the strength and fortitude to keep.
“Independence” requires taxing vigilance, a persevering spirit, and the determination to see that neither is tread upon.
Independence has a price.
In the event that we are confronted with martial law in this country, it is a price we may have to pay all over again.
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Independance Day
Enjoy your holiday weekend.
Remember where and why it all happened, remember that the battle still rages on today.
The Rights of free people are always at risk when the people don't jealously protect them.
Remember where and why it all happened, remember that the battle still rages on today.
The Rights of free people are always at risk when the people don't jealously protect them.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Overheard in a Newsroom...
Reporter, to no one in particular: “If they roll (the late Senator) Byrd over in his casket, is that flipping the Byrd?”
Sports Editor who is unsure if the Netherlands is plural: “I have a question about the Netherlands.”
Copy Chief: “Don’t we all.”
Promo producer: “Getting drunk and detonating shit. That’s how I celebrate America.”
Editor: “Technically a dog is a male, and a bitch is a female.”
Reporter: “In the words of Ice Cube, a bitch is a bitch.”
Digital editor after a conversation about space station supply ship: “It doesn’t sound like we’re in a newsroom. It sounds like we’re on the bridge of the fucking Enterprise.”
Boss to police reporter while protesters were outside the office: “No, I didn’t say you couldn’t go down there I just said you couldn’t spit on them or urinate on them.”
Reporter, trying describe a new dance club to editor: “How do we say ‘stripper pole’ in a family newspaper?”
Tech guy: “You guys have a lot of garbage cans in here.”
Editor: “We used to have a lot more people here.”
Sports Editor who is unsure if the Netherlands is plural: “I have a question about the Netherlands.”
Copy Chief: “Don’t we all.”
Promo producer: “Getting drunk and detonating shit. That’s how I celebrate America.”
Editor: “Technically a dog is a male, and a bitch is a female.”
Reporter: “In the words of Ice Cube, a bitch is a bitch.”
Digital editor after a conversation about space station supply ship: “It doesn’t sound like we’re in a newsroom. It sounds like we’re on the bridge of the fucking Enterprise.”
Boss to police reporter while protesters were outside the office: “No, I didn’t say you couldn’t go down there I just said you couldn’t spit on them or urinate on them.”
Reporter, trying describe a new dance club to editor: “How do we say ‘stripper pole’ in a family newspaper?”
Tech guy: “You guys have a lot of garbage cans in here.”
Editor: “We used to have a lot more people here.”
Friday, July 02, 2010
Tool Time!
From another site:
DRILL PRESS:
A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it.
WIRE WHEEL:
Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, “Oh, crap!”
SKILL SAW:
A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.
PLIERS:
Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.
BELT SANDER:
An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs.
HACKSAW:
One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle… It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.
VISE-GRIPS:
Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
OXYACETYLENE TORCH:
Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race.
TABLE SAW:
A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity.
HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK:
Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.
BAND SAW:
A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge.
TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST:
A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER:
Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.
STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER:
A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.
PRY BAR:
A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.
HOSE CUTTER:
A tool used to make hoses too short.
HAMMER:
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit.
UTILITY KNIFE:
Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use.
SOB TOOL:
Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling Son of a b#@*h” at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need.
DRILL PRESS:
A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it.
WIRE WHEEL:
Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, “Oh, crap!”
SKILL SAW:
A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.
PLIERS:
Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.
BELT SANDER:
An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs.
HACKSAW:
One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle… It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.
VISE-GRIPS:
Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
OXYACETYLENE TORCH:
Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race.
TABLE SAW:
A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity.
HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK:
Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.
BAND SAW:
A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge.
TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST:
A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER:
Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.
STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER:
A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.
PRY BAR:
A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.
HOSE CUTTER:
A tool used to make hoses too short.
HAMMER:
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit.
UTILITY KNIFE:
Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use.
SOB TOOL:
Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling Son of a b#@*h” at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need.
Friday, June 25, 2010
General McChrystal was right!!!
Let's face it,
when you report to a cast of clowns, none of which have ever carried a weapon or fired a shot in anger, their ineptitude is galling to most warriors.
When you are fighting an insane war in a region that in no way can be termed a "country" - but a series of disconnected tribes, it can be galling to be shot at and in most cases you can't shoot back.
When you are reporting to a cast of clowns that have never run anything in their life but lived mostly in academia and off the largesse of the taxpayer, it can be galling at best.
When you are reporting to a self described Messiah who was a community organizer, has broken every promise he made while running for president, has screwed up and muddled up every facet of America today in his regency from healthcare, to the financial industry, to the automobile industry, to Afghanistan, to the oil spill in Louisiana, to the so called job creation mantra, and to the foreign relations area where our prestige in the world has plummeted in the very countries where he went on his apology for America tours, it can be galling.
when you report to a cast of clowns, none of which have ever carried a weapon or fired a shot in anger, their ineptitude is galling to most warriors.
When you are fighting an insane war in a region that in no way can be termed a "country" - but a series of disconnected tribes, it can be galling to be shot at and in most cases you can't shoot back.
When you are reporting to a cast of clowns that have never run anything in their life but lived mostly in academia and off the largesse of the taxpayer, it can be galling at best.
When you are reporting to a self described Messiah who was a community organizer, has broken every promise he made while running for president, has screwed up and muddled up every facet of America today in his regency from healthcare, to the financial industry, to the automobile industry, to Afghanistan, to the oil spill in Louisiana, to the so called job creation mantra, and to the foreign relations area where our prestige in the world has plummeted in the very countries where he went on his apology for America tours, it can be galling.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Shamelessly Stolen :)
Gun Blogger Glossary
APPLESEED - A program designed to teach shooters to become riflemen, complete with a history lesson. More info here.
AR - Short for ArmaLite, typically referring to the AR-15 pattern rifle, the most popular of the EBRs
ARSENAL - Any number of weapons higher than one according to the MSM
ASSAULT WEAPON - A weapon that defies definition because there is no such thing. See also "Shoulder Thing That Goes Up"
ATF - See "BATFE"
BACON - Meat of the gods
BATFE - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
BATFEIEIO - Kenneth Melson had a farm BATFEIEIO. And on that farm he had some Airsoft rifles BATFEIEIO.
BECAUSE YOU SUCK AND WE HATE YOU - Heckler & Koch (HK) worked hard on their marketing slogan.
BIANCHI - The NRA's Action Shooting tournament
BLOOMBERG - Mayor of New York and an ardent gun rights denier. He has shown in the past that he is not above having his men break the law in order to deprive others of their Second Amendment rights.
BRADY - Most often refers to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
CCL - Concealed carry license
CCW - Carry concealed weapon
CLIP - NOT A MAGAZINE! This is a clip.
COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING - Where grown men and women play dress up and then sling lead at steel targets like Wyatt Earp did to the Clanton's at the O.K. Corral.
EBR - Evil Black Rifle. See: "Tactical", "Shoulder Thing That Goes Up"
FORD EARTHFUCKER - Every Gun Nut's dream vehicle...or something
GAMER - Someone who participates in shooting competitions to the possible detriment of their self-defense shooting skills
GAMERFAG - A "Gamer" who has "turned it up to 11"
GUN FREE ZONE - More properly termed a Second Amendment rights denial zone. Also a good place for car thieves to go gun shopping.
GUN PORN - Pictures of guns (almost always zero pretty ladies present in said pictures)
HELLER - Most frequently referring to the Supreme Court case of District of Columbia v. Heller. Also Dick Heller the lead plaintiff in the case.
HSUS - Humane Society of The US. They are not humane. They are also one of the biggest threats to hunting and gun ownership in the country.
IDPA - International Defensive Pistol Association, one of the "practical" shooting sports organizations
INSTEAD OF DOING SOMETHING - This is what most politicians do on a daily basis
JEWS IN THE ATTIC - A test for potentially corrupt laws invented by Joe Huffman
JMB - John Moses Browning, inventor of every cool gun you've ever shot (probably)
JMB, PBUH - John Moses Browning, Peace Be Upon Him
LOOPHOLE - Something legal that some people feel should not be. See the Gun Show Loophole for a good example
LOST & STOLEN - A requirement in some cities to report within 24 hours that a firearm has been lost or stolen. See "Instead of Doing Something"
MAGAZINE - Anything that isn't a clip.
MAIG - Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Most mayors that are members don't realize that the name should be Mayors Against All Guns Everywhere.
MAKE SARAH BRADY CRY - Doing anything that the Brady Campaign would disapprove of. Such as having fun.
MICROSTAMPING - A completely useless technology designed to be used as a backdoor gun ban.
NRA - The National Rifle Association
NRA-ILA - The lobbying arm of the NRA
OC - Open carry. To carry a firearm in the open for all to see (typically holstered on the hip)
ONE QUESTION - Joe Huffman's response to gun banners
ONLY ONES - Law enforcement officers who feel that they are the "only ones" qualified to handle firearms. It comes from a popular video of an officer uttering his famous last words.
PIG CANDY - The best bacon you've never had. I suggest adding the cayenne.
PSH - Pants Shitting Hysterics or Pants Shitting Hysteria. More info on the types of S involved in PSH can be found here.
REASONED DISCOURSE - The internet equivalent of taking your ball and going home. Typically comments are either moderated or shut down completely to avoid having to think about anything that might force them to shift their world view.
SHOULDER THING THAT GOES UP - An infamous quote by Carolyn McCarthy that does an excellent job of illustrating how ignorant of guns most gun banners actually are.
TACTICAL - Anything black that makes the owner feel more like an "operator"
TACTICAL COFFEE - Better than a .25 in some situations
TACTICAL PANTS - Pants with pockets in the pockets in the pockets (and comfy too). A complete guide here.
THREE GUN - Competition shooting involving a rifle, pistol, and shotgun
THREEPERS - Supposedly the 3% of gun owners that are either crazy brave or just crazy
UNPOSSIBLE - After improbable, there's impossible after that comes unpossible. There's a whole laundry list of unpossible here.
USPSA - The other practical shooting sports association
WOOKIE-SUITER - Science fiction reading, small "l" libertarians. Complete definition here (with picture).
ZOOTSHOOTERS - Quite possibly the coolest shooting sport around
APPLESEED - A program designed to teach shooters to become riflemen, complete with a history lesson. More info here.
AR - Short for ArmaLite, typically referring to the AR-15 pattern rifle, the most popular of the EBRs
ARSENAL - Any number of weapons higher than one according to the MSM
ASSAULT WEAPON - A weapon that defies definition because there is no such thing. See also "Shoulder Thing That Goes Up"
ATF - See "BATFE"
BACON - Meat of the gods
BATFE - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
BATFEIEIO - Kenneth Melson had a farm BATFEIEIO. And on that farm he had some Airsoft rifles BATFEIEIO.
BECAUSE YOU SUCK AND WE HATE YOU - Heckler & Koch (HK) worked hard on their marketing slogan.
BIANCHI - The NRA's Action Shooting tournament
BLOOMBERG - Mayor of New York and an ardent gun rights denier. He has shown in the past that he is not above having his men break the law in order to deprive others of their Second Amendment rights.
BRADY - Most often refers to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
CCL - Concealed carry license
CCW - Carry concealed weapon
CLIP - NOT A MAGAZINE! This is a clip.
COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING - Where grown men and women play dress up and then sling lead at steel targets like Wyatt Earp did to the Clanton's at the O.K. Corral.
EBR - Evil Black Rifle. See: "Tactical", "Shoulder Thing That Goes Up"
FORD EARTHFUCKER - Every Gun Nut's dream vehicle...or something
GAMER - Someone who participates in shooting competitions to the possible detriment of their self-defense shooting skills
GAMERFAG - A "Gamer" who has "turned it up to 11"
GUN FREE ZONE - More properly termed a Second Amendment rights denial zone. Also a good place for car thieves to go gun shopping.
GUN PORN - Pictures of guns (almost always zero pretty ladies present in said pictures)
HELLER - Most frequently referring to the Supreme Court case of District of Columbia v. Heller. Also Dick Heller the lead plaintiff in the case.
HSUS - Humane Society of The US. They are not humane. They are also one of the biggest threats to hunting and gun ownership in the country.
IDPA - International Defensive Pistol Association, one of the "practical" shooting sports organizations
INSTEAD OF DOING SOMETHING - This is what most politicians do on a daily basis
JEWS IN THE ATTIC - A test for potentially corrupt laws invented by Joe Huffman
JMB - John Moses Browning, inventor of every cool gun you've ever shot (probably)
JMB, PBUH - John Moses Browning, Peace Be Upon Him
LOOPHOLE - Something legal that some people feel should not be. See the Gun Show Loophole for a good example
LOST & STOLEN - A requirement in some cities to report within 24 hours that a firearm has been lost or stolen. See "Instead of Doing Something"
MAGAZINE - Anything that isn't a clip.
MAIG - Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Most mayors that are members don't realize that the name should be Mayors Against All Guns Everywhere.
MAKE SARAH BRADY CRY - Doing anything that the Brady Campaign would disapprove of. Such as having fun.
MICROSTAMPING - A completely useless technology designed to be used as a backdoor gun ban.
NRA - The National Rifle Association
NRA-ILA - The lobbying arm of the NRA
OC - Open carry. To carry a firearm in the open for all to see (typically holstered on the hip)
ONE QUESTION - Joe Huffman's response to gun banners
ONLY ONES - Law enforcement officers who feel that they are the "only ones" qualified to handle firearms. It comes from a popular video of an officer uttering his famous last words.
PIG CANDY - The best bacon you've never had. I suggest adding the cayenne.
PSH - Pants Shitting Hysterics or Pants Shitting Hysteria. More info on the types of S involved in PSH can be found here.
REASONED DISCOURSE - The internet equivalent of taking your ball and going home. Typically comments are either moderated or shut down completely to avoid having to think about anything that might force them to shift their world view.
SHOULDER THING THAT GOES UP - An infamous quote by Carolyn McCarthy that does an excellent job of illustrating how ignorant of guns most gun banners actually are.
TACTICAL - Anything black that makes the owner feel more like an "operator"
TACTICAL COFFEE - Better than a .25 in some situations
TACTICAL PANTS - Pants with pockets in the pockets in the pockets (and comfy too). A complete guide here.
THREE GUN - Competition shooting involving a rifle, pistol, and shotgun
THREEPERS - Supposedly the 3% of gun owners that are either crazy brave or just crazy
UNPOSSIBLE - After improbable, there's impossible after that comes unpossible. There's a whole laundry list of unpossible here.
USPSA - The other practical shooting sports association
WOOKIE-SUITER - Science fiction reading, small "l" libertarians. Complete definition here (with picture).
ZOOTSHOOTERS - Quite possibly the coolest shooting sport around
Friday, June 11, 2010
Saturday, June 05, 2010
Word Substitution Time...
"The danger to America is not an IDIOT but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an IDIOT presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president."
"The problem is much deeper and far more serious than the IDIOT, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince.
"The Republic can survive a IDIOT, who is, after all, merely a fool.
It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president."
Feel free to replace IDIOT with the name of your choice....
"The problem is much deeper and far more serious than the IDIOT, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince.
"The Republic can survive a IDIOT, who is, after all, merely a fool.
It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president."
Feel free to replace IDIOT with the name of your choice....
Quote of the Day
In difficult ground, press on;
In encircled ground, devise stratagems;
In death ground, fight.
Sun Tzu - The Art of War (circa 400 B.C.)
(which ALL of you should read!)
Read what you will into the posting of it.
In encircled ground, devise stratagems;
In death ground, fight.
Sun Tzu - The Art of War (circa 400 B.C.)
(which ALL of you should read!)
Read what you will into the posting of it.
Friday, May 28, 2010
I love living in a "free" country....
Thousands of census workers, including many temporary employees, are fanning out across America to gather information on the citizenry. This is a process that takes place not only every decade in order to complete the constitutionally-mandated census; but also as part of the continuing “American Community Survey” conducted by the Census Bureau on a regular basis year in and year out.
What many Americans don’t realize, is that census workers — from the head of the Bureau and the Secretary of Commerce (its parent agency) down to the lowliest and newest Census employee — are empowered under federal law to actually demand access to any apartment or any other type of home or room that is rented out, in order to count persons in the abode and for “the collection of statistics.” If the landlord of such apartment or other leased premises refuses to grant the government worker access to your living quarters, whether you are present or not, the landlord can be fined $500.00.
That’s right — not only can citizens be fined if they fail to answer the increasingly intrusive questions asked of them by the federal government under the guise of simply counting the number of people in the country; but a landlord must give them access to your apartment whether you’re there or not, in order to gather whatever “statistics” the law permits.
In fact, some census workers apparently are going even further and demanding — and receiving — private cell phone numbers from landlords in order to call tenants and obtain information from them.
Isn’t it great to live in a “free” country?
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Never a Boring Moment...
We've been having problems with the natural curiosity of the critters in the backyard.
I called and called and called the city’s animal control unit about the raccoons invading my patio and destroying everything they got their hands on.
After going through an interminable phone tree designed to discourage all but the most determined caller from ever talking to a city employee, I finally reached a live human being.
“Good morning, Sir,” she said, “How may I serve you? What is the nature of your complaint”?
“A passel of raccoons have been destroying my patio and ripping the lower branches off the trees,” I said, “Would you please send an animal control officer out to trap them and haul them off”.
“Sir, Our department does not deal with wild animals. We only pick up dogs and cats. For a raccoon, you have to hire a state licensed private trapper to come on your property to capture the animal. And you must pay him at your own expense”.
“I’d like to change my request,” I said.
“How do you wish to change it, Sir”?
I said, “There’s this really ugly cat that’s been destroying…”
She cracked up laughing.
I still had to get the Mossberg 12ga out and take care of it myself...
hmmm...pump or autoloader????
I called and called and called the city’s animal control unit about the raccoons invading my patio and destroying everything they got their hands on.
After going through an interminable phone tree designed to discourage all but the most determined caller from ever talking to a city employee, I finally reached a live human being.
“Good morning, Sir,” she said, “How may I serve you? What is the nature of your complaint”?
“A passel of raccoons have been destroying my patio and ripping the lower branches off the trees,” I said, “Would you please send an animal control officer out to trap them and haul them off”.
“Sir, Our department does not deal with wild animals. We only pick up dogs and cats. For a raccoon, you have to hire a state licensed private trapper to come on your property to capture the animal. And you must pay him at your own expense”.
“I’d like to change my request,” I said.
“How do you wish to change it, Sir”?
I said, “There’s this really ugly cat that’s been destroying…”
She cracked up laughing.
I still had to get the Mossberg 12ga out and take care of it myself...
hmmm...pump or autoloader????
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Something to Ponder...
The American market is a very critical and exacting one, and there is a long tradition behind it which regards a pistol as first and foremost a fighting weapon, which means above all handiness, balance, and the feel of an arm for quick shooting.
To-day, in America, as of old, the man who carries the gun, policeman, criminal, or private citizen, carries his life in the chamber, as it were, of that gun; and he must get there first with it if he is to walk the streets again.
To-day, in America, as of old, the man who carries the gun, policeman, criminal, or private citizen, carries his life in the chamber, as it were, of that gun; and he must get there first with it if he is to walk the streets again.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Maybe it is too late to save America
Maybe we are not worthy of freedom anymore.
Living in America is not a right just because you can walk across the border.
Being an American is a responsibility and it comes by respecting and upholding the Constitution the law of our land which says what you must do to be a citizen of this country.
Freedom is not free.
The Federal Government has refused for years to do anything to help the border states.
We have been over run, and once they are here we have the burden of funding state services that they use.
Education cost have been over a billion dollars.
The healthcare cost billions of dollars.
Our State is broke, $3.5 billion deficit and we have many serious decisions to make. One is that we do not have the money to care for any who are not here legally.
It has to stop.
The border can be secured.
We have the technology and the ability to stop this invasion.
We must know who is coming and they must come in an organized manner legally so that we can assimilate them into our population and protect the sovereignty of our country.
We are a nation of laws.
We have a responsibility to protect our citizens and to protect the integrity of our country and the government which we live under.
Living in America is not a right just because you can walk across the border.
Being an American is a responsibility and it comes by respecting and upholding the Constitution the law of our land which says what you must do to be a citizen of this country.
Freedom is not free.
The Federal Government has refused for years to do anything to help the border states.
We have been over run, and once they are here we have the burden of funding state services that they use.
Education cost have been over a billion dollars.
The healthcare cost billions of dollars.
Our State is broke, $3.5 billion deficit and we have many serious decisions to make. One is that we do not have the money to care for any who are not here legally.
It has to stop.
The border can be secured.
We have the technology and the ability to stop this invasion.
We must know who is coming and they must come in an organized manner legally so that we can assimilate them into our population and protect the sovereignty of our country.
We are a nation of laws.
We have a responsibility to protect our citizens and to protect the integrity of our country and the government which we live under.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
New Military Medal Proposal For ‘Courageous Restraint’ ????
A proposal to grant medals for “courageous restraint” to troops in Afghanistan who avoid deadly force at a risk to themselves has generated concern among U.S. soldiers and experts who worry it could embolden enemy fighters and confuse friendly forces.
Lt. Col. Edward Sholtis, a spokesman for Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, who commands NATO forces in Afghanistan, said that no final decision has been made on the award, which is the brainchild of British Maj. Gen. Nick Carter.
“The idea is being reviewed at Headquarters ISAF,” Sholtis said. “The idea is consistent with our approach. Our young men and women display remarkable courage every day, including situations where they refrain from using lethal force, even at risk to themselves, in order to prevent possible harm to civilians. … That restraint is an act of discipline and courage not much different than those seen in combat actions.”
However, professor Jeffrey F. Addicott, a former senior legal adviser to the Green Berets and director of the Center for Terrorism Law at St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, said “It’s an absolutely outrageous proposal to our fighting men.
“The implication of this award is that we do not engage in war fighting that is appropriate,” Addicott said. “They’re sending a chilling message to our troops that we are not complying with the law of armed conflict. It’s a propaganda victory for our enemies.”
Sholtis disputed that the award would limit troops’ ability in the battlefield.
“We absolutely support the right of our forces to defend themselves,” he said. “Valuing restraint in a potentially dangerous situation is not the same thing as denying troops the right to employ lethal force when they determine that it is necessary.”
But other soldiers saw the medal proposal as a reinforcement of troubling rules of engagement. “Unfortunately, we are being reduced to a police force,” said another U.S. soldier. “There are troops that never leave Bagram or Kandahar airfield. … Maybe if they left us all on base and never sent us out to confront the enemy, we could all be honored [for] valor.”
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
I'm all for stopping the Bad Guys, I'm even
ok with stretching the rules a tad to make work easier for the good guys.
Under no means do I support drop kicking due process out the window so that gun control supporters like Mikey Bloomberg can use the no fly list to strip people of their Constitutional rights.
Bloomberg wants people on the no fly list barred from purchasing firearms.
The no fly list is so screwed up no “reasonable” person should even consider using it as a standard for anything even its current purpose. Little kids have been barred from flying because they share a name with someone on the list. Appealing your name on the list is next to impossible.
No one even really understands the Feds process for putting someone on the list but we’re supposed use it as a standard for stripping a person of their rights. T
his is what Bloomberg wants us at the mercy of so he can further his gun control agenda.
My right to possess and carry a firearm is a Constitutional, civil, and human right.
I won’t give 'em up.
Read into that what you will.
Under no means do I support drop kicking due process out the window so that gun control supporters like Mikey Bloomberg can use the no fly list to strip people of their Constitutional rights.
Bloomberg wants people on the no fly list barred from purchasing firearms.
The no fly list is so screwed up no “reasonable” person should even consider using it as a standard for anything even its current purpose. Little kids have been barred from flying because they share a name with someone on the list. Appealing your name on the list is next to impossible.
No one even really understands the Feds process for putting someone on the list but we’re supposed use it as a standard for stripping a person of their rights. T
his is what Bloomberg wants us at the mercy of so he can further his gun control agenda.
My right to possess and carry a firearm is a Constitutional, civil, and human right.
I won’t give 'em up.
Read into that what you will.
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