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Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves?
– Tench Coxe, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788
“We are our own first responders,”
The fact that it has to be said, that We the People should be a priority above and are preeminent before Govt, is a sad state of affairs.
A bit of good news – the pace of the economy is actually doing better than initial reports (reformatted, emphasis mine): The U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the second quarter, notching its quickest pace in more than two years, and there are signs that the momentum was sustained at the start of … Read more
Ray Buckley, Chair of the NH Democrat Party, has a missive in the Concord Fishwrap about we plebes voting. Thus:
SHOT: My Turn: Fighting back against disenfranchisement
This week the New Hampshire Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against the voter suppression bill known as Senate Bill 3. We refuse to stand idly by while Republicans try to strip away voting rights based on lies.
…SB 3 exposes eligible voters to criminal penalties simply for failing to understand or comply with confusing paperwork. It makes you sign a different form if you’re registering 31 days out as compared to 30 days out. It makes you prove not just that you live here, but that you intend to stay here.
If you can’t provide that information more than a month before Election Day, you will be turned away from registering. If you can’t provide this information within 30 days of an election, you will be subject to voter fraud investigation, including government officials knocking on your door and asking to see your papers.
CHASER: “…asking to see your papers.” Democrats must show ID
There is no way or technique to get “vouched” later, right Ray? Like SB3? And aren’t you being discriminatory with that whack about “confusing paperwork” – nice way to word your bigotry of low expectations that your voters can’t deal with stuff like…..getting an ID? How well do they really like being “low browed” as you categorize them as having the minds of little children who can’t do “complicated”? My, such a way of viewing your base!
The hypocrisy, it’s dripping off your chin, Ray…
Full column:
We should be mindful (and wary because) of his wise words: “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” – President Abraham Lincoln
Just thought I’d leave this here:
Traffic fatalities linked to pot are up sharply in Colorado
Federal and state data show that the number of drivers involved in fatal crashes in Colorado who tested positive for marijuana has more than doubled since 2013. A Denver Post analysis of the data and coroner reports provides the most comprehensive look yet into whether roads in the state have become more dangerous since the drug’s legalization.
It shows that Increasingly potent levels of marijuana were found in positive-testing drivers who died in crashes in Front Range counties. The trends coincide with the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado.
And I find this….well, I’m thinking that the operative phrase may well be “self-serving”:
First Amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
California Constitution:
SEC. 2.
(a) Every person may freely speak, write and publish his or her sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of this right. A law may not restrain or abridge liberty of speech or press.
Antifa wants to beat on REAL fascists (which, in part, want to control your speech)? Look no further than your Progressive Totalitarian Overlords (otherwise known as Democrats) in the California Senate that just passed legislation to do just that – and the lower House is about to follow suit.
Again, this is very scary time for American Exceptionalism – it shows that the Progressive Totalitarians are winning at turning this country inside out:
…Citizens are wary of speaking their minds, a new poll suggests. Many Americans are opting to stay quiet in an intensified culture of political correctness fostered by activism and often biased media coverage. “Few Americans think they have true freedom of speech today and think the country is too politically correct,” reports a new Rasmussen Reports survey.
Toxic masculinity and privilege. pic.twitter.com/EE9xVit4d4 — Renna (@RennaW) August 27, 2017 (H/T: Instapundit)
This kind of stuff is really starting to creep me out: scared of ideas, scared of people with differing opinions, scared of history, scared of not having safe spaces supplied with pillows, crayons, and puppies?? And now the NEXT thing that these adults-who-won’t-admit-they-are-children (and very small children at that):
“Doorbells are just so sudden. It’s terrifying,” says Tiffany Zhong, 20, the founder of Zebra Intelligence, which helps companies conduct custom research and gather insights on people born in the past two decades. There’s no published research about doorbell phobia, but it’s a real thing. In a poll by a Twitter user earlier this month that got more than 11,000 votes, 54% of respondents said “doorbells are scary weird.”
And before any of you “pro-Abortion Nazis” decide to try the tired, hackneyed, and trite shaming tactic of “well, YOU raise someone with genetic defects, then” (with their expected answer that I would have to respond that I haven’t and am not right now). I have two words for you. I am. And the child … Read more
ANY time that an Alinskyite / Socialist is removed, it is a good day. Night. Both. (H/T: Powerline)
The UL has a piece on the Islamic Society of NH; I figured I’d just borrow the image (Steve’s post on this here).
SHOT:
CHASER: Liberals upset that VP Mike Pense refuses to
Vice President Mike Pence has been catching some flack for the revelation that, as detailed in a Washington Post profile, he allegedly refuses to dine alone with any woman who isn’t his wife Karen, nor will he attend any events with alcohol at them if she isn’t there. This struck many on the left as comically outdated and unnecessary, and led to quite a bit of mockery of the vice president.
It is not “allegedly” – that it is S.O.P for Mike Pence, current Veep of the US. I didn’t write about it at the time, but I agree with him and the “whys” of his choice of behaviors. More on that later. The point I want to make is, at the time, Liberals and Feminists all over had their panties in a bunch and were screaming “HOW DARE that Mike Pence “protect” his marriage in acting in such a way? See! The Chauvinistic Patriarchy!”.
Yeah, you keep telling yourselves that. Yet, do you see what I don’t see?
For whatever reason, this ain’t my night to do heavy stuff, but every once in a while, going light is right. I will have to say I was impressed with the number of elements in this that get double or triple duty but in different ways. Take the few minutes to watch even if you … Read more
It has been 12 long years since a major hurricane (Category 3 or above) has hit the US mainland and Harvey is turning out to be catastrophic. Just watching the news last night was terrifying. Not only had it strengthened wind-wise, the ensuing wobbling will keep in the southern part of Texas for a few days lambasting the residents there. I thought that 41″ of rain that was forecasted a couple of days ago (YIKES – three and a half FEET of rain in 4 days????) – last night I heard up to 50″!
Already, I’ve heard reports that Ground Zero, Rockport, has all but been wiped out by 135mph winds.
The notion of the “art of association” can be traced back to Tocqueville, who noted America’s robust civil society that consists of an array of social associations and networks. These associations and networks were not the result of government design or legislation, but instead evolved through the ingenuity of self-reliant citizens acting entrepreneurially. Associations stand between the government and the market. They allow people to come together and solve common problems without relying on government. In doing so, they serve as a check on government power because private individuals do not become overly reliant on government to solve the problems they face. The emergence of a robust civil society is only possible when people’s right to free association is established and protected. Where this right exists, people can invest in establishing social associations and networks, which can potentially play a crucial role in the wake of crises.
– Chris Coyne (“Constitutions and crisis”)
The proprietor of Cafe Hayek, Prof Don Boudreaux adds this truism:
“The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small,but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.” – President Obama, Inauguration (2009)
And then we get this: IRS Rehires Hundreds of Employees Fired for Fraud, Theft, Abusing Taxpayer Data
The Inspector General for Tax Administration has discovered that under Commissioner John Koskinen, the Internal Revenue Service re-hired 212 employees it had previously fired for offenses including tax evasion, theft, and abuse of taxpayer data. The title of the report makes it clear that the IRS “continues to rehire former employees with conduct and performance issues.”
Kurt Schlichter has a piece at Townhall that I thinks speaks to a lot of the Republican base, especially those from the TEA Party movement, on the GOPe (Establishment GOP and NeverTrumpers). While he rails against mostly the latter (but plenty for the former), this caught my eye:
…Oh yeah, we’ll repeal Obamacare. Oh yeah, we’ll defend the border. Oh yeah, we’ll defund the baby-butchering cartel. Oh yeah, blah blah blah blah blah. All lies, but they didn’t care. They had their power and prestige and the promise of a fat paycheck down the road when they moved from Congress to K Street. Actual conservative ideology? Well, that was for the rubes. And we were the rubes. We in the base, who are suffering from the establishment’s incompetent mismanagement of the society it had been foolish to try to micromanage in the first place, tried to warn them. But the Fredocons wouldn’t listen, because they’re smart, not like everyone says, like dumb…
(H/T: Powerline)
I wonder if she appreciated his creativeness? (H/T: Linkiest)